Conyat Create was born out of the desire to yield meaningful connections and lasting solutions in Myanmar’s transitional setting.
Our expert team of consultants work hand-in-hand with businesses in an effort to move them along a globally and socially responsible path. With extensive experience in community engagement and consultation, environmental concerns, addressing grievances and corporate social responsibility, Conyat partners to help businesses gain a deeper understanding of their market as well as address the issues and opportunities most relevant to them.
WHO WE ARE
OUR MISSION
Conyat Create partners to meet the diverse needs of organisations, communities and individuals in search of environmental and social solutions within Myanmar’s unique and ever-changing context.
We work to achieve progress through empowerment by leveraging the roles of women and youth wherever necessary. By building leaders, increasing capacity and fostering healthy partnerships, we aim to create healthy ecosystems and meaningful connections rooted in shared knowledge.
OUR TEAM
Anastacia Howe
Founder & Director
Anastacia’s passion for community engagement and development started when she lived and worked alongside ethnic communities in West Sumatra. With this experience, she has spent the last six years in Myanmar working for the private sector developing and shaping sustainability strategies with a particular focus on sustainable project designs and stakeholder engagement. As a forward thinker, colouring outside of the lines, she firmly believes in the power of utilising innovation to create and influence change agents with women at the centre. Anastacia holds a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge University and a Masters in Public Health from Melbourne University.
Tomas Derville
Business Development Manager
Tomas brings a diverse skill set to his advocacy for environmental sustainability through his background in science with a chemistry specialisation, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. He worked in the field of business development for 6 years in both Europe and Asia prior to joining the Conyat Create Team. His greatest passion is increasing global awareness of climate change issues, and working collaboratively to create innovative sustainable solutions.
Olga
Project Manager
Working at Conyat Create, Olga manages with passion different projects, ensuring they are delivered according to the highest standards. She strongly believes that sustainability is a responsibility, which must be shared among all economic actors, but also an opportunity for those who will be at its centre and lead the change.
Zarni Aung
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
U Zarni Aung is our master monitoring and evaluation in-house expert. With more than 20 years of experience working within various sectors on M&E activities, he aims to address sustainability and human right issues by developing and setting up grievance mechanism strategies and designs to promote responsible business practices and community development. His experience and dedication make him an invaluable part of our team.
Wah Wah Khine
Finance Manager
Ma Wah joined the Conyat team as Finance Manager after previously working with the civil society organization FREDA. She brings with her over 18 years of experience and looks forward to helping Conyat Create grow into a social change agency.
Marc Olivier
Senior Consultant
Marc Olivier is an experienced and action oriented communication and partnerships professional tailoring collaborative models to integrate sustainability into businesses core systems, values and brands. He believes in the power of collaboration to inspire, empower, and engage people and organisations into responsible practice, exploring new ideas and opportunities outside their comfort zone, building on new technology and traditional wisdom, knowing that the beauty of innovation lies in its simplicity.
Shwe Mar
Consultant
Shwe Mar believes that Gender Equality is more than a goal in itself; it is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainability development and building good governance. She believes that it is our generation’s responsibility to break some of the boundaries that keep girls behind. Growing up in a society where women are not treated as equally as men, Shwe Mar is committed to creating a better world where women will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with men.
Khin Myat Mon
Consultant
Coming from civil society background and specialising in environmental awareness raising and advocacy, Khin Myat Mon is passionate about nature conservation and social development. She is a dynamic NMDC graduate who aims to develop solutions for a sustainable future through creative ideas, multi-stakeholder engagement and environmental conservation. In her free time, she can be found taking care of her plants, working on youth development activities in Myanmar or traveling, engaging with the people of the world.
Jue Jue Hlaing
Associate Consultant
Jue Jue is conscientious and passionate about helping others. She recently joined the Conyat team as an intern after graduating from Dagon University with a Bachelor degree in Chemistry. Her passion for community development led her to volunteer at a number of organisations including Doh Eain, NLD Education Network, and the Mingalabar Festival. Jue Jue is primarily responsible for Conyat’s social media posts and increasing the public’s awareness around the SDGs in particular sustainable cities and communities.
Helen Cam
Sustainability Strategist
Seher is passionate about solutions which target the needs of the bottom of the pyramid in an innovative and effective way. Having specialised in social entrepreneurship in ungoverned areas and emerging markets, she strongly believes that individuals, small organisations and civil society have the power to initiate social change. Seher holds a Masters degree in Business and Development Studies from Copenhagen Business School.
Krispy Kreme
Emotional Support Officer
Working in sustainability can often be tough. As the resident ESO, Krispy is a crucial member of the team. Her main responsibility is to help create a stress free environment. She spends her days providing cuddles and on occasion joins a meeting or two.
