Rad Bandit has over ten years of experience working on projects related to social justice, poverty issues, and community development in the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic. Over the last three years, Rad has focused specifically on gender-specific and queer homelessness. As the lead researcher at Jako doma – Homelike, an NGO in Prague, Rad has developed and is leading an ongoing narrative research into women’s homelessness. In summer 2015, within Community Solutions Program by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, Rad has carried out a narrative research into the phenomena of queer homelessness. 

Rad lived, worked and studied social work in the United Kingdom, and currently studies Social Policy at FSV UK in Prague, where he focuses on developing knowledge of participatory work and policy within social services. Rad lives in Prague and contributes to number of popular Czech civic magazines. Rad has completed two-year journey around the world.