Ouida leads 黑料正能量’s Energy and Extractives practice. She applies her experience in international development to her work at 黑料正能量, where she advises global corporations across industries, but particularly extractives companies, on human rights; sustainable communities; inclusive economy; diversity, equity and inclusion; and women’s empowerment.
She also previously supported 黑料正能量's .
Prior to joining 黑料正能量, Ouida worked with the United Nations Development Programme in Belize, where she developed and contributed to projects on water governance, gender equality, and disability rights. She also has worked at Community Partners International, a nonprofit dedicated to the well-being of the people of Myanmar. Ouida helped build New Global Citizens, an organization dedicated to engaging U.S. youth in global philanthropy and activism. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador, she worked closely with youth, women, and grassroots organizations. She is fluent in Spanish.
As a Rotary World Peace Fellow, Ouida obtained an M.A. in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador. She also holds a B.A. in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.
Insights From Ouida Chichester
- Mining and the Just Transition: Putting People at the Center of the Energy Transition / August 26, 2025 / Blog
- Effective Remedy in Jeopardy? Lessons from the UNGPs, CSDDD, and EU Omnibus Proposal / July 29, 2025 / Blog
- Stakeholder Engagement in the Transition Context: Guidance for Practitioners / October 15, 2024 / Reports
- Advancing a Just Transition: Lessons from Company Practices / June 12, 2024 / Blog
- Three Approaches for Integrating Human Rights into Company Risk Registers / February 27, 2024 / Blog
- Just Transition and Modern Slavery / November 28, 2023 / Reports
- The Just Transition Planning Process for Business / September 11, 2023 / Reports
- Seven Lessons for the Just Energy Transition / June 8, 2023 / Blog
- Just Transition: Navigating Beyond Best Practice / November 22, 2022 / Blog
- Access to Remedy / September 2, 2021 / Reports
- Access to Grievance Mechanisms and Remedy during the COVID-19 Crisis / June 23, 2020 / Blog
- A Human Rights-Based Approach to COVID-19 Decision-Making / June 11, 2020 / Blog
- In Search of Justice: Pathways to Remedy at the Porgera Gold Mine / September 14, 2018 / Reports
- Women in the Jewelry Supply Chain: Landscape Review of Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment / April 9, 2018 / Reports
- Surveying the Human Rights Landscape: Collaboration on the Rise / December 10, 2017 / Blog
- Communities First: Top Human Rights Priorities for Extractives Companies / November 14, 2017 / Blog
- Stakeholder Groups Extractives Companies Should Engage to Be Inclusive and Effective / August 10, 2017 / Blog
- Made in Africa: How the Apparel Sector Can Build an Ethical Sourcing Destination / April 6, 2017 / Blog
- Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Business Action / March 7, 2017 / Reports
- What Can Companies Do to Empower Women in Sub-Saharan Africa? / March 7, 2017 / Blog
- From Women’s Economic Participation to Empowerment: Insights from Ghana / June 20, 2016 / Blog
- Using Audits to Look Beyond Factory Walls at Worker Well-Being / March 24, 2014 / Blog