Maddy Pound


Maddy Pound

Maddy is a Law graduate from the University of York and a Combat Medic with the Army Reserve. In her spare time, she works for the Citizens Advice Bureau, supporting local people through everyday challenges. Maddy’s volunteering experience extends wider, having spent a month in South Africa last year, building an Early Childhood Development project. In her professional life, Maddy will start at Hertfordshire Police next year. Maddy is really excited to work with GDPU this summer, especially focusing on girls’ health.



29 Oct

Surfacing Opportunities, Soap and Social Media

Surfacing opportunities The last six weeks have taught us a lot about development work. Whilst

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Posted Oct 29, 2025

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23 Oct

“If you die young, you don’t achieve your dream of becoming a doctor or nurse, just like us” (Nurse Susan) – the importance of malaria prevention training in Ugandan primary schools.

  This week, we have completed GDPU’s sixth malaria prevention training at Tochi Primary School.

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Posted Oct 23, 2025

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18 Oct

Pads, Periods, and Poverty – how menstrual hygiene training can keep Ugandan girls in school

    On Monday, alongside four members of HerWorth, GDPO delivered menstrual hygiene training to

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Posted Oct 18, 2025

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14 Oct

WASH and Women – supporting girls’ hygiene and sanitation at school

Last week we visited all the primary schools monitored by GDPU. Our journey there highlighted

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Posted Oct 14, 2025

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07 Oct

How can we ensure girls’ voices are heard? – “Advocacy doesn’t happen in a day”

On our first introduction to GDPO, we were shown the head offices, kitchen, the hall

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Posted Oct 07, 2025

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02 Oct

Welcome to the real Pearl of Africa, GDPO!

After a long journey from the UK and a night in the capital, we found

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Posted Oct 02, 2025

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