Linda Wiechens is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work with the IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany, which covers pedagogy, socio-history, socioeconomics, psychological modules, integration and migration, social inequalities and diversity amongst others. She is passionate about developing towards becoming an SME in the Social Protection sector. Before starting her pathway in the international development aid, she graduated as state certified bilingual administrative assistant and later wholesale and exports clerk.

When starting her professional career, Linda has worked for the BMW Group, to then move on to become a Management Assistant with GOPA Worldwide’s Health and Social Development Department.

She joined m4health as Project Manager in mid 2023, being responsible for the acquisition and management of projects with different financing organisations, including the coordination and monitoring of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. Among the projects she is managing, are the Sector Initiative for Global Health (Healthy DEvelopments – Health & social protection (bmz.de)), providing updates and insights into a wide range of development aid initiatives and the WB-financed PPP project “Pre-Feasibility Assessment – Children’s Medical Rehabilitation Center in Ukraine”.