Thomas Scalway Email & Phone Number

We are a little team of designers, data-gurus and science communication specialists based between Cape Town and Europe. We help health and development organisations tell brilliant stories with their data.

Southern Africa

Monitoring and evaluation for Evidence for HIV Prevention in Southern Africa programme (EHSPA). Focusing on M&E of research uptake component.

Southern Africa

Monitoring and evaluation specialist for HIV Evidence into Action programme around Southern and Eastern Africa.

Lesotho And Cape Town

Leading a design, editorial and technical team and working with research and data to help the Lesotho government understand, share and build upon its work in health and development.

South Africa

Leading an international team of experts in an evaluation of UNFPA's work across Africa. Includes extensive management, research and data-analysis with travel to sub-regional offices.

South Africa

Leading in the development of an Africa-wide strategy and M&E framework for UNFPA’s work with young people. Includes stakeholder consultations, literature review, facilitating participatory workshops with UNFPA staff and developing final results frameworks and strategy document.

Iraq

Evaluating a World Bank funded health project in Iraq. This project is implemented by AMAR and works with the people of the Southern Marshlands, providing a range of health and education services.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Developing a communication strategy to promote climate change mitigation and adaptation measures within national health strategies around Africa.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

In May 2012 I was contracted by Soul City to develop a major strategic proposal for USAID. This strategy, worth up to 100 million US dollars, involved a consortium of high level media, UN, academic and non-profit partners. As the lead technical writer in the process,

Multi-country African Assignment

Undertaking an assessment of UNFPA's challenges and priorities for programming with adolescents and youth in Africa. An emphasis on this assignment was to understand how to leverage strategic information for better reproductive health.

South Africa

Leading a multi-country evaluation of a major regional NGO specialising in building community competence on HIV. Work included designing the evaluation plan, and leading an international team in implementing the plan and producing the final report.

Botswana

Evaluating performance of Champions for an HIV Free Generation, a high-level advocacy organisation working at the level of Heads of State. On the basis of this evaluation, developing a new strategy for the organisation’s work for 2012 to 2016

Southern Africa

Developing a regional strategy, M&E plan and funding proposal with UNFPA country offices. Working with the US Foundation to ensure a measurable action plan and best mechanism for sustainable support.

South Africa

Reviewing the South Africa National AIDS Council Task Team on HIV Communication. Interviewing key stakeholders on health communication within SANAC TTT and presenting final review of findings

Southern Africa

Evaluating global communication strategies to help UNFPA follow current best practices. Facilitating a technical consultation and subsequent discussions on this area.

Lesotho

Lead consultant in developing the National HIV Prevention Strategy for Lesotho. Assessed current funding GFATM agreements and ensured elements of integration with the Lesotho Round 10 Proposal.

Kenya, Washington, South Africa

Consultant acting as senior advisor for regional C-Change activities, including providing training in evaluation methods, strategy development, M&E design and health communication.

Geneva

Facilitating working group on Social Change Communication for HIV Prevention, and developing related technical update and guidance notes. Documenting examples of measuring impact for social change.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Developing UNAIDS HIV Prevention Social Change Communication Technical Guidance. Evaluating Global Fund (GFATM) HIV Prevention and BCC Communication components.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Lead consultant in developing Technical Guidelines on MC Communication for Africa Region including supporting development of M&E toolkits for MC communication.

Swaziland

Collaborating with PSI and the Swaziland National Task Force for Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention to develop a National Communication Strategy and M&E framework.

Namibia

Working with the Namibian National Task Force for Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention to develop the Namibian National Communication Strategy for Male Circumcision and M&E framework.

Sweden

Evaluating AAI’s communication programming through stakeholder consultation and strategic review.

Tanzania

Evaluation of multi-media edutainment communication programme in Tanzania. In-country evaluation assignment of Eastern Africa’s largest edutainment programme.

Amsterdam And Cape Town

Consultant helping to develop strategy and M&E for the World AIDS Campaign.

London, United Kingdom

Supporting DFID with best practice and introductory materials on HIV Communication.

Central America And Caribbean

Commissioned by KFW, the German development bank, to evaluate and refine anti-stigma mass-media campaigns for funding in the Caribbean and Central American regions.

South Africa

Commissioned in July 2005 to evaluate and rework the NMF AIDS Programme strategy with emphasis on mobilisation and communication.

Providing leadership and coordination for the Panos AIDS Programme including developing and finding funding for the Panos Global AIDS Programme.

Msc, Medical Anthropology

Awarded with distinction and funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council

Ba (Hons), Culture And Communication

BA (Hons) Culture and Communication