Emily Welty and Matthew Bolton's Completed Consulting Projects

The following lists all of Matthew and Emily's completed consulting projects conducted in Bolivia, Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, Iraq, Sudan, the US and Zambia, since 2003:

March 2007 to the Present: Emily serves as Managing Editor for the Association for Conflict Resolution

September 2006 to the Present: Matthew and Emily write copy for Outreach International's monthly e-newsletter.

May-June 2007: Matthew provided grantwriting assistance to Counterpart International in preparing proposals to the US Department of Agriculture Food for Progress program.

January 2007: Matthew wrote a successful grant proposal for money to provide safe playgrounds for schools in communities contaminated by unexploded ordnance in Vietnam.

June-October 2006: Matthew assisted Counterpart International in writing proposals to US Department of Agriculture for Afghanistan and Liberia and developed a project proposal for a private donor for post-war recovery in Lebanon.

April 2006: Matthew and Emily wrote a donor report to the Italian government, on UNICEF's Integrated Mine Action Programme in Bosnia.

August 2005: Matthew assisted in development of a grant proposal to US Department of Agriculture for the Palestinian Territories.

July-August 2005: For UNICEF Bosnia, Matthew wrote human interest stories about UNICEF mine action programs in Bosnia, wrote up a template donor report and edited several reports on landmine and unexploded ordnance risk.

January -June 2005: For UNICEF Bosnia, Matthew and Emily edited several reports on landmine and unexploded ordnance risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

September-December 2004: For UNICEF Bosnia, Matthew edited several reports on landmine and unexploded ordnance risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

August-September 2004: Matthew evaluated the Community of Christ's public relations strategy for its humanitarian relief programs.

October- December 2003: Matthew wrote proposals and donor reports in northern Iraq for Counterpart International.

July-October 2007: Matthew and Emily researched demining programs in Southern Sudan for Pro Victimis Foundation.

July-August 2007: Matthew and Emily provided logistical assistance to Counterpart International in Southern Sudan and wrote a report on the state of the program.

June-October 2006: Matthew co-wrote a policy paper on non-emergency use of food aid for Counterpart International.

September 2006: Matthew co-authored a report on the corruption of demining privatization in Bosnia for Landmine Action and presented findings to the Seventh Annual Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

October-December 2005: Matthew acted as a research assistant for the Evaluation of UNDP Support to Conflict-Affected Countries

April 2005: Matthew investigated accounting discrepancies for an NGO working in Bosnia.

September 2004: Matthew was part of a team evaluating the final results of a USDA-funded Counterpart International agricultural and environmental program in northern Bosnia.

August-September 2004: Matthew evaluated the Community of Christ's humanitarian relief funding strategy.

October-December 2003: For Counterpart International, Matthew conducted research in northern Iraq on mine victims, food insecurity and assisted with the development of a straw-bale building manual for UNHCR.

July-September 2003: Matthew was a member of a team conducting research into the connections between HIV/AIDS and food insecurity in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

June-October 2006: Matthew presented a seminar series on aid in complex emergencies to Counterpart International.

July-August 2005: For UNICEF Bosnia, Matthew developed guidelines on how to do temporary and permanent marking of minefields.

December 2004: Matthew developed training materials for field staff development for Outreach International.

February-May 2004: Matthew trained Outreach International staff on project management for community development in the Dominican Republic and Bolivia.