Alan is a human rights lawyer who provides support to civil society organisations, government institutions and judiciaries in the global south. Before joining the African Climate Foundation, Alan was the Director for Legal Affairs at the Judiciary of the Seychelles. He gained experience in philanthropy and grant making at the Open Society Foundation for South Africa. Alan holds an LLM in International Human Rights from the University of Michigan, where he was the Ismail Mohammad Human Rights Fellow and Grotius Scholar. In addition, Alan has a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law.