Paul-André Wilton
Profile:
Paul-André was formerly Senior Policy Advisor (Conflict and Humanitarian) for CARE International UK. He led CARE International UK’s policy analysis and advocacy around resilient markets, livelihoods and jobs within the overall humanitarian advocacy area. He also shared responsibility for delivering gender, peace and security humanitarian advocacy on emergencies.
Before CARE he worked for peacebuilding and democratisation organisations, and lived in West and East Africa. Previously he worked in the education sector teaching English for five years to students of all ages in Spain and the UK. He holds an Msc in Global Politics from Birkbeck, University of London.
One good thing I’ve read
I really enjoyed Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson for the fascinating discussion and examples of how fragility and institutions interact over time. I would also recommend The Fate of Africa by Martin Meredith as an excellent and necessary sweep through the history since decolonisation and independence on the continent. In one of my first jobs we used to give it to each intern on their departure, as invariably it filled huge gaps in their knowledge, as it had done for me
Twitter: @PA_Wilton
Blog posts
Ending sexual violence during and after conflict: Sharing lessons from the Great Lakes Advocacy Initiative
Monday, 30 November -0001 00:00As the world gathers at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, a four-year CARE project addressing gender-based violence in East Africa has shown just what kind of real policy changes can be achieved using joined up advocacy and
Five reasons why getting gender, violence and masculinities onto national curricula makes sense
Tuesday, 27 May 2014 14:42In the Balkans, the success of CARE’s work with young men in schools has led to governments in Serbia, Croatia and Kosovo approving and accrediting a life skills curriculum focused on gender-based violence, positive masculinities and
Save the date 10-13 June 2014: CARE at the Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict global summit
Friday, 02 May 2014 13:23
Reflecting on peacebuilding and Theories of Change in Pakistan
Wednesday, 19 March 2014 10:07CARE International UK is a champion of using theories of change (ToCs) in peacebuilding design, monitoring and evaluation as part of a strategic approach to
The World Bank can now spend more on Fragile States – so what should it do with the cash?
Monday, 03 February 2014 10:25The World Bank is starting to put the money behind its thinking on Fragile States. However, as a 10-year evaluation of its work in fragile and conflict affected states shows, getting the finance might have been the easy
What might recovery from sexual violence in war look like? Reflections from CARE International as the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence kicks off
Monday, 25 November 2013 14:18Today marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, which focuses for 2013 on the theme of militarism. The past year has seen the British Government and others make sexual violence as a weapon of war a political priority as
Learning Lessons in Conflict Sensitivity from the Private Sector
Wednesday, 21 August 2013 10:03Surprisingly robust and informative – my verdict on the International Finance Corporation (IFC) 2012 standards on environmental social sustainability from a conflict sensitivity perspective. Perhaps we should spend a bit more time learning from
‘Civil War is Not a Stupid Thing’ and starting a new reading group in CARE
Wednesday, 31 July 2013 11:49Bill Gates claims to read 20-30 books a month. Yet the truth is most of us working in development rarely read a book cover to cover. ‘Book Off’ – is CARE International UK’s (CIUK’s) attempt to tap into the best new ideas without
Can financial incentives increase good governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Wednesday, 31 July 2013 11:48The Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) largest community reconstruction programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rewarding the four best performing councils in the region of Maniema more than $100,000 of
‘Civil War is Not a Stupid Thing’ and starting a new reading group in CARE
Monday, 29 July 2013 14:22Bill Gates claims to read 20-30 books a month. Yet the truth is most of us working in development rarely read a book cover to cover. ‘Book Off’ – is CARE International UK’s (CIUK’s) attempt to tap into the best new ideas without
