DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FRANCE - Resources, Library and Links

For more detailed information contact DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP France B.P. 13, 82110 Lauzerte, France
Tel:
(33) 563 95 82 34
Fax:
(33) 563 95 82 42

Bio Data.

Farokh Afshar, founder member
Born: 29/11/47, Iran
Place of residence: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian -
qualifications: A.A.Dipl. RIBA II (equivalent M.Arch) (1973, Architectural Association, London, UK) and Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning (1985, MIT, Cambridge, USA).
Professional skills and experience: programme planning, preparation and supervision in the following fields: slum upgrading and rural sites and services and housing improvement; upgrading and conservation; settlement planning. Associate professor in rural planning and development since 1986. Practical experience and research in the following countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Afghanistan, Oman et Egypt.
present positions: co-founder and Director of Development Workshop (Canada) and Associate Professor at the University School of Rural Planning and Development, University of Guelph, Canada.

Allan Cain, founder member
Born: 29/12/49, Canada
Place of residence: Luanda, Angola
Nationality: Canadian
Qualifications: B.A. Hons in Environmental Studies/Architecture (1971, University of Waterloo, Canada); A.A.Dipl. RIBA II (equivalent M.Arch) (1973, Architectural Association, London, UK). - Professional skills and experience: architect/specialist in project planing of urbanisation, low-cost housing and the improvement of squatter settlements (musseques). 17 years experience in Angola implementing projects for community water supply and sanitation, buildings, school planning, emergency health, and popular participation programmes. Has also developed programmes for production of building materials using local resources. Worked in Angola, Canada, Egypt, Iran, Niger, Oman and USA. - present positions: co-founder and Director of Development Workshop (Canada and Angola) and Canadian Honorary Consul to Angola.

Mary Daly, founder member
Born 12/08/55, Republic of Ireland
Place of residence: Luanda, Angola
Nationality: Irish
Qualifications: Doctor of Medicine (M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O. from the National University of Ireland - UCD, 1979); Diploma in Child Health (UCD, 1980); M.Sc. in International Community Health, (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 1990)
Professional skills and experience: public health in developing countries, primary health care physician, trainer, design and management of health systems, training for health care and community development, qualitative research techniques for community development; paediatric experience in numerous Angolan clinics and hospitals. - present position: Associate Director, Development Workshop in Angola

John Norton, founder member and Chairman
Born 01/01/49, United Kingdom
Place of residence: SW France
Nationality: French and British (dual)
Qualifications: A.A.Dipl. RIBA II (equivalent M. Arch) (1973, Architectural Association, London, UK).
Skills and professional experience: architect specialising in developing countries; principal role in strategy and project development, programmes organisation and implementation, and management of multidisciplinary teams in the following areas: health and educational facilities, urban and rural planning, training at all levels, disaster mitigation, promoting the use of local resources and local industry and skills development. Worked in the following countries: Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Oman, Dubai, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Laos, Vietnam, Cyprus, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea Conakry, Sao Tome, Sudan, Tanzania, Comoro Islands, Namibia, Angola, USA, UK and France. - present positions: Chairman of DW France and co-founder and Director of Development Workshop (Canada).

Claire Gordon, founder member and Secretary/Treasurer
Born 02/05/55, United Kingdom -
Place of residency: SW France -
Nationality: French and British (dual) -
Qualifications: M.A. (Oxon.), Joint Hons in French and Russian, (1976, University of Oxford, UK), part-time studies for M.Sc. in Business Administration (1981, University of Bath, UK), Preparatory Certificate for Teaching English as a Foreign Language - RSA I (1986, ITTI, London). -
Professional skills and experience: administration of training grants (FTITB, UK); Deputy Director, Distribution, J. Sainsbury plc, UK.; bi-lingual administration and accounting support for Development Workshop (Canada). - present position: free-lance translator, specialising in French-English translation in the following fields: developing countries, architecture, construction, urbanism, environment and ecology, training aids