Cambridge Alumna, Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton, nominated for Global Achievement Award
Accompanying Evidence for Award Judges
Celebrating Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton, a powerful role model inspiring change whose impact continues to shape future generations
Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Footage Foundation (global nonprofit, USA 510(c)(3)), Footage France (EU-based nonprofit hub), and Footage Lab+ (social impact consultancy)
Centering dialogue diplomacy, Dr. Eglinton’s work connects research and lived experience to influence humanitarian response and inform policy at both local and global levels.
Holding a PhD from the University of Cambridge, she has led over 20 international, multi‑scale research initiatives, from grassroots interventions to large‑scale policy impact, addressing gender‑based violence, forced displacement, and gender justice.
“Dr. Eglinton is a shining light, reminding us that there are other voices, uninvited voices, that we need to hear.”
Global Media Coverage
Dr. Eglinton and the work of Footage as featured in the press and media.
Footage's Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton on BBC World News Live with Lucy Hockings
FemSMS featured in Libération
Ukraine : FemSMS, des messages de soutien aux femmes par les femmes by Aruzhan Yeraliyeva, August 24, 2024
Footage report featured on ReliefWeb
Compassion, Connection, and Forced Displacement, July 21, 2023
The Early Years
Five Female Scholars Establish Footage Foundation During PhD Studies at The University of Cambridge
Established at the University of Cambridge
While conducting her PhD fieldwork in Yukon Territory, Dr. Eglinton discovered her calling. Upon her return to the University of Cambridge, she and four fellow women PhD colleagues established Footage Foundation (est. 2009).
Footage Co-Founders (from left to right): Dr. Muna Amr (St Edmund’s), Dr. Valeska Grau (Homerton), Dr. Angeliki Triantafyllaki (Wolfson), Dr. Antonina Tereshchenko (Clare Hall) and Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton (Clare Hall)
Fieldwork and Footage
Dr. Eglinton discovered that the methods she was using were doing more than generating data. They were intervening in people's lives. There was nothing like it at the time operating at the intersection of service, research and data. Inspired, Dr. Eglinton, together with Co-Founders, established Footage Foundation where she began a twenty-year trajectory of pioneering groundbreaking, participatory methods and changing people’s lives for the better.
“Dr. Eglinton is a tireless driver of innovative, evidence-based interventions that address the local needs of displaced communities in many regions of the world. ”
Global Achievements
Dr. Eglinton contributes policy and advocacy leadership to UN, EU, and national-level discussions on Feminist Foreign Policy, Women, Peace & Security (WPS), and systemic inclusion. Building on our Cambridge founded legacy, Footage Foundation maintains close ties with academic and policy networks worldwide.
Voices of Partners and Participants
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