Abigail Friendly
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CONSULTING

I have consulted on issues ranging related to planning, citizen engagement, food security, social housing, environmental issues and youth programs. If you would like to discuss a project, please send me an email or connect with me through my LinkedIn page.

Examples of my research and consulting projects: 

  • I conducted a mid-term evaluation of ActionAid's Global Safe Cities Program in the four pilot countries where the programme has been implemented to date: Liberia, Cambodia, Ethiopia and Brazil. The evaluation assessed the programme’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability, with the primary aim of drawing lessons to inform the programme’s implementation in additional countries.
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  • I conducted an evaluation of a service learning course, Planning for Change: Community Development in Practice, a full-year course at the University of Toronto in the department of Geography and Program in Planning.

  • I led focus groups and participatory mapping exercises with residents in priority neighbourhoods for Walkability in Toronto’s High-rise Neighbourhoods. See the project’s final report here.

  • I wrote a strategic plan on urban agriculture for Housing Services Corporation from community, health and environmental perspectives.

  • I researched and wrote a report for Canadian Policy Research Networks connecting social housing to urban agriculture. See the full report, Towards Food Security Policy for Canada’s Social Housing Sector, here.
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  • For UN-Habitat, I produced an evaluation tool to measure the Millennium Development Goals for community-based organizations working in self-help housing.
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  • Home
  • CV
  • Research
    • Current work
    • Past work
  • Publications
    • Journal articles & book chapters
    • Research reports
    • Dissertation
    • Other writing
  • Teaching & speaking
    • Teaching
    • Presentations
  • Consulting
  • Musings
  • Contact