Gill joined VSA as CEO in July 2012 after five years in London as director general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. She was previously executive director of the New Zealand Family Planning Association. She also chaired the Asia Pacific Alliance and the New Zealand NGO-Ministry of Health Forum, and spent a term as Assistant Vice Chancellor at Victoria University.
Gill blogs about development work, things that are close to her heart and - just occasionally - what she had for breakfast. But only if it's truly interesting.
Sefti, digniti, rispek
Published on 6th March 2013
On March fifth women’s groups and governments gathered at the UN in New York for the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The theme, for the first time in ten years, was the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. Read More
One of the great pleasures of my job
Published on 5th February 2013
My childhood in Malaysia included a year in Gemas, a small town surrounded by dark jungle on the railway line to Singapore. My father was the District Railway engineer in the dying days of the British Raj. Read More
Summertime
Published on 29th January 2013
This summer we have returned to our beach cottage. Read More
International Volunteer Day
Published on 5th December 2012
Today is International Volunteer Day – a day to celebrate the commitment of millions of people, who separately and collectively contribute to the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and societies around the world. Read More
New York and the UN International Day of the Girl
Published on 15th October 2012
I've been lucky enough to have a few days in New York. It's the only city in the world where Californian sushi roll is served as a wrap and dogs don't go to kennels when their owners are away, but to “canine retreats” where they can be pampered with biscuits... Read More
San Francisco, New York, the Taleban and Yoko Ono
Published on 13th October 2012
Not so long ago when I worked in London I travelled two weeks out of every three or four. That's no longer so, but now I’m on my way to meet others from other volunteering-in-development organisations. Read More
Back above the line
Published on 12th October 2012
So I’ve now had a week of living above the line, after my five days of living below it. Read More
Weighing up Living Below the Line
Published on 18th September 2012
People ask me, how is it being with VSA? Read More
Thoughts on a blue sky day
Published on 31st August 2012
A year ago my walk to work was across Tower Bridge in London and it seemed to be the best walk to work in the world. Read More
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