The Directors
The People for Change Foundation was set up in 2007 by two individuals, both committed to human rights. The initial plan for the organization was conceived on scraps of paper at the end of a summer spent volunteering in Cairo, Egypt. Since then, the organization, as well as its Directors, have gone from strength to strength in the field.
Jean-Pierre Gauci
Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London where his research focused on trafficking based asylum claims. He also holds a Doctor of Laws (LLD) and a Magister Juris in international law from the University of Malta. Jean-Pierre has extensive experience of research and work on various human rights related issues on both the national and European level, including coordination of research teams. He has consulted to various national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He is the Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at the British Institute for International and Comparative Law and visiting lecturer in International Law at the University of Malta. Jean-Pierre enjoys travelling, cooking and swimming. Before co-founding PfC Jean-Pierre was the national coordinator of Amnesty International Malta.
Areas of interest/expertise: human trafficking, migration, human rights at sea, asylum, borders, law and policy analysis, policy development and capacity building.
Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London where his research focused on trafficking based asylum claims. He also holds a Doctor of Laws (LLD) and a Magister Juris in international law from the University of Malta. Jean-Pierre has extensive experience of research and work on various human rights related issues on both the national and European level, including coordination of research teams. He has consulted to various national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He is the Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at the British Institute for International and Comparative Law and visiting lecturer in International Law at the University of Malta. Jean-Pierre enjoys travelling, cooking and swimming. Before co-founding PfC Jean-Pierre was the national coordinator of Amnesty International Malta.
Areas of interest/expertise: human trafficking, migration, human rights at sea, asylum, borders, law and policy analysis, policy development and capacity building.
Christine M. Cassar
Christine holds an MPhil in Social Anthropological Analysis with a specialization in the anthropology of development from the University of Cambridge where she focused on human rights and remittances sent to conflict zones. Christine was awarded Junior Chamber International Malta's Outstanding Young Person of the Year in 2015. She was also a University of Malta Dean's List awardee in 2010 and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in 2011 and has has worked on project strategy, development and management with the Commissioner for Children, the International Ocean Institute (Malta Operational Centre) and Amnesty International Malta. Christine is a Teaching Fellow at King's College London and was previously MEAL Advisor at Save the Children UK. She has previously worked in global health with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on projects in Palestine and with the NHS in Zambia. Christine enjoys reading auto-biographies, traveling and world cuisine.
Areas of interest/expertise: disaster response, research methods, strategy and project development, social entrepreneurship, migration and social space
Christine holds an MPhil in Social Anthropological Analysis with a specialization in the anthropology of development from the University of Cambridge where she focused on human rights and remittances sent to conflict zones. Christine was awarded Junior Chamber International Malta's Outstanding Young Person of the Year in 2015. She was also a University of Malta Dean's List awardee in 2010 and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in 2011 and has has worked on project strategy, development and management with the Commissioner for Children, the International Ocean Institute (Malta Operational Centre) and Amnesty International Malta. Christine is a Teaching Fellow at King's College London and was previously MEAL Advisor at Save the Children UK. She has previously worked in global health with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on projects in Palestine and with the NHS in Zambia. Christine enjoys reading auto-biographies, traveling and world cuisine.
Areas of interest/expertise: disaster response, research methods, strategy and project development, social entrepreneurship, migration and social space
