Annsilla Nyar

Annsilla Nyar is an academic, writer and development activist who focuses on development issues related to civil society, human rights and social justice. She has substantive experience in project management; research and information programmes; and campaigning and advocacy. She is a skilled writer and political commentator. She is a contributor to leading media networks as well as a long term columnist for the Independent Newspapers media group. Annsilla’s experience straddles civil society, academia and applied research. She is experienced in proposal writing, reporting, fundraising, managing and training team members, and coordinating project management activities, and across multiple countries. She has practical experience of using participatory and qualitative data collection methods. As a writer and media/communications specialist she is skilled in synthesizing complex information and presenting it in formats accessible to diverse audiences. Annsilla is currently reading for a doctoral degree at University of Johannesburg, on the role of private philanthropy in democracy-promotion work in South Africa.