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She takes a special focus on gender, norms and change in fragile environments. Dr. Holly Ritchie has a background in finance, community development, value chain analysis and women’s economic empowerment with experience in Afghanistan (10 years), Kenya (10 years), Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the Middle East and Brazil. Recent assignments (2018-2020) include the development of Gender Profiles for Somalia and Sudan under the African Development Bank and UN Women (Lead Consultant). She was a Gender and Enterprise Advisor for the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) across the Horn of Africa and the Middle East from 2018-2024. In addition to her consulting work, Holly is a Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), part of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), a Research Associate at the International Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa (ICFI) and a Visiting Faculty member at Riara University, Nairobi. Her PhD (ISS 2013, Cum Laude) focused on (grassroots) women’s enterprise in Afghanistan and cultural change (published with Routledge 2016). In 2014-15, she designed and conducted a BA course at Leiden University, The Hague, NL entitled Gender in Fragile Environments, and has conducted short professional training on the ‘Institutional/cultural context’ for Women’s Entrepreneurship Promotion at Maastricht School of Management (2014-15). Holly has a strong interest in cultural norms, gender (and women’s empowerment), technology, and social change in ‘fragile’ economic development. Her research and work has looked in particular at (poorer) women’s enterprise participation in marginalized, conflict and refugee settings. She focuses on social inclusion/integration in business, value chains and technology, and looks ahead to social outcomes from economic and technological empowerment. 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Nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy, she is known for compassionate storytelling from conflict and post-conflict regions. Her films have taken her from Afghanistan and Iraq to refugee communities around the world, working with broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, PBS and Netflix. Leslie’s work often focuses on women’s rights, justice and resilience, and has contributed to real-world impact, including the release of imprisoned Afghan women following international attention generated by her films. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b309a3a7e3c3a5d5b9c4827/db7782c2-fd96-4bd6-80a7-9eb8c5aee713/PHOTO-2026-05-01-16-16-59.jpg Advisors & supporters Nada Amri Wheeler Nada Amri Wheeler is a strategy consultant and entrepreneur with over 13 years of experience advising businesses and public institutions across multiple industries. 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