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Nancy McLennan

Nancy is a senior consultant for sport-education at UNESCO. As a policy-praxis specialist who has designed and delivered international sport-education projects for the last 15 years. Her professional experience in inclusive policy development, values-based education and grassroots movement building is complemented by her academic background in gender equality, youth empowerment and participatory action research. She is dedicated to creating pathways for transformative, rights-based change which unite public and private partners behind an integrated vision of sustainable development. She has taught and supervised research on the politics of the global south, youth empowerment, physical education, values education and gender equality. She has also a track record in advocacy and content development for youth forums, workshops and high-level events. Nancy sits on several international commissions and working groups including the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Active Society Commission, Global Esports Federation’s Education, Culture and Youth Commission and the Governing Body of the Everywoman Everywhere Coalition active in 147 countries. She has an MA in English Literature and Language, an MSc in Human Rights and Politics, an MSc in Research Methods and is currently undertaking a PhD in Politics. Her love of project management and appetite for advocacy is substantiated by a pragmatic approach, a track record in partnership development and substantive expertise combining participatory policy design and ground-up engagement to trigger systems-change.