gladys ryan

• Managing director of Communicating Simply, which has worked across Southern Africa since 1998.

• Author of Gentle Like Water, A Path for the Selful Soul, a guide to exploring selfulness, encouraging the reader to embark on a journey to their soul’s truth through discussions and exercises focusing on self-growth and reflections on the world.

• Experienced communications practitioner with 25+ years’ experience built on a foundation of social justice activism and early work establishing key gender and education-focused development organisations.

• High-level documentation skills, having worked extensively as a writer and editor, including organisational histories, stories and case studies.

• Education and marketing materials development for various audiences in accessible, plain language formats.

• Researcher and evaluator, delivering projects on various topics using participatory methods, innovating ways to better translate knowledge into practice.

• Workshop design, facilitation, particularly on writing skills and gender awareness (see Black Women Writing), as well as one-on-one mentoring and coaching support.