Portrait of Sonya Silva
About

Hello, I'm Sonya.

I'm a UX Researcher, Service Designer, and Facilitator with 15 years of experience in the social impact sector. I've worked in North America, the UK and Europe, East Africa, and South Asia.

Equity & justice

I am driven by work that advances social, economic, and racial equity and justice.

Imagination

I bring imagination to innovate, design, and transform systems to work better for people.

The collective

I believe in the power of the collective and cultivating spaces for collaboration.

Sector expertise
International development Child & youth welfare Mental health Food security Community outreach & engagement Sport for development Sustainability
Research tools & methods
Co-design & participatory research Workshop facilitation Structured & semi-structured interviews Surveys Ethnography & participant observation Policy research Systems thinking Personae development Journey & process mapping
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