Sarah Palmer

Sarah joined Elrha in 2021 as an Innovation Manager, leading our Humanitarian Innovation Fund’s work on the inclusion of people with disabilities and older people.

Before joining Elrha, Sarah focused on using participatory and inclusive methodologies to ensure that communities affected by interventions have a voice in their design and delivery. Most recently she has focused on innovations to access and quality of sexual and reproductive health services in West and Central Africa, whilst also building the capacity of organisations to become more inclusive of people with disabilities.

People with disabilities and older people are too often excluded from decisions that affect their lives, yet their expertise and experience is invaluable. Sarah is keen to strengthen the role and influence of older people and people with disabilities in the humanitarian sector.