Holding a master’s degree in global health, Nadine is a social entrepreneur, communicator, writer, trainer, facilitator and civil society activist with over 25 years’ experience in health, HIV, education and gender matters. She works with the United Nations, with non-governmental organizations, universities and individuals. Founder of The Work for Change, she is particularly passionate about the power of self-stigma and shame and has carried out research and designed programs that strive to understand the beliefs and thoughts that cause self-stigma across many countries in Asia and Africa. She works with young people, people living with HIV, survivors of gender-based violence and sex workers. After residing and working in Thailand for 12 years, she now lives with her two Chiang-Mai born children in Ireland, where she is the Executive Director of the Irish Forum for Global Health. She is a certified facilitator of the work of Byron Katie and an executive and life coach. www.theworkforchange.org

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