Matt Snell

Dr Matt Snell

Small Group Project 2024-25

Reimagining Victims' Reparation Global Network - Phase II (RVRGN-II)

With Sandra M. Rios Oyola & Camilo Tamayo Gomez

RVRGN-II aims to strengthen communication and collaboration among an interdisciplinary team of scholars and practitioners working on novel ways to address reparations for victims of widespread human rights abuses. The project's emphasis on grassroots initiatives and a shift toward socio-cultural and economic rights in reparative mechanisms may diverge significantly from the priorities and criteria of mainstream funding bodies that favor state-led procedures, making it less likely to receive their financial support.

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Areas of interest

NGOs Social Enterprises International Development Conservation Ethiopia East Africa Renewable Energy Sub-Saharan Africa Sustainability Social Entrepreneurship Human Rights

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Biography

Matt joined the University of Huddersfield and its Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Communities in October 2015.

Prior to that, he spent most of his time working with non-governmental organisations and social enterprises. He has lived and worked in Cote d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia and has undertaken shorter professional visits to Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea Conakry, the Palestinian territories, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan and Sudan.

In his 17 years working in international development, he has held a variety of positions including volunteer water engineer, Projects Manager, Country Director, Regional Adviser, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and consultant.

He is currently PI on a project supporting conservation livelihoods in SW Ethiopia, having previously managed several other projects in partnership with Emeritus Professor Adrian Wood and Dr. Byongjun Hwang.

In addition to his work on conservation livelihoods, Matt's research includes off-grid renewable household energy supply in Sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable business model innovations, social entrepreneurship, community development in marginalised rural communities, and human rights.

Biographical details correct as of 09.07.25