Photograph: Dermot Doorly
My friend Michaela Bergman, who has died of cancer aged 60, was a social development expert whose work took her to more than 40 countries.
At institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) she demonstrated amazing powers of persuasion, convincing policymakers in national governments, local authorities and the private sector to support projects that would deliver impact while safeguarding the livelihoods of women, girls, the marginalised and the vulnerable.
