ABOUT TRANSPARENCY RESEARCH

Since 2002 we have supported over 50 organisations and projects around issues such as: refugees and asylum seekers, sexual health, young people, homelessness, housing, minority ethnic groups, public policy, and social and health services. Our clients and partners include government departments, international agencies, and small grassroots organisations. Our principles are to produce work which is researched clearly, ethically, and without prejudice. Often we will use state-of-the-art technology to process and produce our results, and have pioneered the use of online systems for management and research purposes. We strive to produce the solutions you need to continue moving forward and to provide exceptional value for money.

Transparency Research is employee owned and managed.

Directors

Latif Ismail BA(Hons) SFEDI. Before joining Transparency Research Latif consulted for various organisations including National Crime Squad, Serious Organise Crime Agency (SOCA) , Avon & Somerset Constabulary, East Bristol Youth Housing, Home Office, BBC Bristol, ITV West, Channel4/More4, Community @ Heart, Horn of Africa Forum and Brave Enterprise Agency. He had previously been a Service Development Officer and a Caseworker with Refugee Action, and his degree is in Development Studies from the University of East London. Latif is a qualified Business Adviser and occasional broadcaster, and speaks English, Arabic and Somali. You can see his documentary on khat use for Channel 4 here.

Alex Hall BA(Hons) MSc. Alex has previously worked for the Prince's Trust as Manager of Social Research and Evaluation, a Senior Policy Officer at Crisis and the Contracted Services Manager for the HIV Team at Kensington and Chelsea Social Services, before setting up Transparency Research in 2001. Alex has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Essex and a Masters in Race and Ethnic Relations from the University of London (Birkbeck). He takes particular interest in the development of database technology for research purposes.

ASSOCIATES

	Sue Lukes MA. A senior associate of TRPL , Sue has a background in service management, organisational development and strategic policy work, focusing particularly on refugees and economic migrants. She has a large network of community and voluntary organisations in this field across the UK, and is often asked to work as an associate or adviser on projects requiring expertise or knowledge in this area. She has pioneered and developed the use of community researchers in many such projects. She also teaches housing and immigration law, and has worked both in the UK and in Chile and for organisations in Ecuador, Nicaragua and Argentina.
	Adrienne Karianah BSWSA. Adrienne has many years of experience working for the Ugandan People's Defence Force, and is based in Uganda. A former abducted child soldier herself, she has been involved in counselling and rehabilitiation of internally displaced people, widows and orphans and resetllement of returnees. She has a bachelors degree in Social Work and Social Administration from Makerere University, and speaks 17 languages. Adrienne has carried out fieldwork for TRPL in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
	Wishes Mauwa BSc(Hons). A civil engineer by training, and based in Zimbabwe, Wishes has been a logistics adviser and researcher for TRPL on fieldwork in Southen Africa. He is an experienced fieldworker and speaks English and Shona.

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