Oli Henman
Global Coordinator of Action for Sustainable Development
Theme : civil society participation and governance
Brief : Oli Henman is the Global Coordinator of Action for Sustainable Development. He also serves as one of the Organising Partners of the NGO Major Group and is currently Co-Chair of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders active on the SDGs. He has considerable experience of strengthening civil society participation and governance around the world. He supports the engagement of community organisations and national coalitions in the implementation and follow up of the SDGs, using People’s Scorecards for national accountability. In his previous role at CIVICUS he led key advocacy on the SDG negotiations and campaigns. Prior to CIVICUS, he was Head of Partnerships & International at NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations); he was also a co-drafter of the Council of Europe's ‘Code of Good Practice on Civil Participation’. He has an MPhil in Latin American Politics from Oxford University, he is half-Brazilian and started his career working on participatory budgeting in the cities and rainforests of Brazil.
Theme : civil society participation and governance
Brief : Oli Henman is the Global Coordinator of Action for Sustainable Development. He also serves as one of the Organising Partners of the NGO Major Group and is currently Co-Chair of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders active on the SDGs. He has considerable experience of strengthening civil society participation and governance around the world. He supports the engagement of community organisations and national coalitions in the implementation and follow up of the SDGs, using People’s Scorecards for national accountability. In his previous role at CIVICUS he led key advocacy on the SDG negotiations and campaigns. Prior to CIVICUS, he was Head of Partnerships & International at NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations); he was also a co-drafter of the Council of Europe's ‘Code of Good Practice on Civil Participation’. He has an MPhil in Latin American Politics from Oxford University, he is half-Brazilian and started his career working on participatory budgeting in the cities and rainforests of Brazil.
