Past & Present Projects
Monitoring and Impact Measurement (MIM) Consultant. Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA) Farmers’ Economic Advancement Through Seedlings (FEATS) Project.
Aug – Dec, 2022
Managing project close out and exit strategy, M&E, Consultants’ scope of work, among others.
Consultants. Fairtrade Africa. Shea Market linkages programme.
July – September 2022.
An assessment of the Ghanaian shea value chain. (Mayiya Investment Limited).
Consultants, Fairtrade Africa.
May – August 2022.
An assessment of the Ghanaian shea value chain. The assignment also looked at the global shea market and perspective to the challenges and opportunities for shea sector actors in Ghana. (May – August 2022).
Researcher, TrustAfrica.
Zone 12 Lot 4 Ngor Almadies, BP 45435 Dakar Senegal. March-April 2022.
Researched on Covid-19 impacts and local response mechanisms in marginalized communities: The emerging gaps for policy and practice. Baseline Study in West Africa,Central Africa, and North Africa on TrustAfrica Community Immunity Initiative.
Consultants, AfriKids Ghana.
July – September 2022.
Baseline study for AfriKids new Ghana country strategy covering three thematic areas – Education, Health, and Child protection.
Researchers, SEND Ghana. December 2021
Conducted a study on power dynamics that exist among Gender Model Family Couples under the Women’s Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) project.
Consultants, Oxfam Ghana. Accra, Ghana. Nov 2021 till date.
Gender skills development training for women in the shea and cocoa sectors of Ghana (Oxfam WAECT project).
Consultants, World University Service of Canada (WUSC). Accra, Ghana. Sep – Nov. 2021
Endline Assessment of the West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability in Extractive Areas (WAGES) Project.
Lead Evaluator, Oxfam Ghana.
Nov 2021 – Jan 2022.
Baseline study on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) – POWER TO CHOOSE PROJECT IN GHANA.
Consultants, Solidaridad. Bo, Sierra Leone.
August – October, 2021
Baseline assessment and profiling of all Reclaim Sustainability Project (POV) beneficiaries (i.e. CSOs, Farmers, MSPs) for the cocoa and oil palm sectors in Sierra Leone.
Management Consultants, Mondelez Climate Change and Organizational Strengthening program (CCOSP). Fairtrade Africa.
June -July, 2021.
The CCOSP is being sponsored by the EU, Mondelez, MOTT Macdonald, and Fairtrade Africa. My roles include the development of Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) on leadership and governance for cocoa cooperative unions in Ghana; and the provision of organizational capacity strengthening training for nine (9) cocoa cooperative unions (comprising 22, 499 farmers) in the Ashanti, Central, Eastern and Western regions of Ghana.
National Short-Term Experts, Agricultural and Finance Consultants (AFC). Accra, Ghana.
1st May – 30th Dec. 2021.
Providing technical support to the European Union – Ghana Agriculture Programme (EUGAP) and GIZ market-oriented agriculture program (MOAP) to improve production for some 6400 smallholders in the north west of Ghana. This include building the technical and business capacity of staff of MoFA, Department of Agriculture (DoA), lead farmers among others. I conduct periodic monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the field activities to gauge progress.
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
April 2021 – August 2021. Accra, Ghana
Provided technical support for the management of 15 AGRA and USAID supported projects in Ghana focusing on policy change for improved seed and agricultural sector;
Managed M&E, and learning processes to provide feedback for decision making; and reporting on USAID and AGRA supported projects, among others.
Consultants, Oxfam Ghana
May, 2021 – Jun, 2021.
Examined the entire covid-19 response and strategy, by assessing the components of the project to determine relevance, coherence (accountability), effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact of the achieved outcomes as well as pull out key lessons learned and recommendations for adjustment in future humanitarian projects. Geographically covering the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Volta, Western, Northern, North East, Upper West, and Upper East regions of Ghana.
Consultants, Systems Innovation for Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative (SIWEE), Oxfam Ghana
Mar. 2021 – Jun. 2021.
Conducted a Study on Access to Innovative (Gendered) Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana.
Consultants, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Wa, Ghana
April – June 2021.
Evaluated the impact of the radio programme under the Sustainable Employment through AgriBusiness (AgriBiz) EU Co-financing (MOAP NW). The assignment involved conducting technical meetings with various stakeholders including AgriBiz staff, listeners of radio programmes (farmers), radio show hosts and panelists.
Evaluators (Consultant), Hope for Children (H4C). Unit 6 Progression Centre, Mark Road, Hemel Hempstea, UK
Feb – April 2021.
Conducted final evaluation of the Community Action and Support for Education (CASE) project operating in the Northern Region of Ghana with funding from the UK government (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) and implemented by a local partner organisation, namely Regional Advisory and Information Network Systems (RAINS).
Consultants, Sabu Help International, United States of America
Nov, 2020 – Feb, 2021.
Evaluated the Ghana portfolio and interventions.
Consultants, Agronomists and Veterinarians without Borders (AVSF)
Nov. – Dec., 2020. Abidjan/ Côte d’Ivoire.
Supported Global Manas, Accra, Ghana; and Adumaya Mango farmers association, Dodowa, Ghana, to develop concept notes for the “EQUITE II” Project.
Consultants, The German Association of Rural Women (Deutscher LandFrauenverband (dlv), dlv-LandFrauen gGmbH)
September – October 2020. Accra Ghana.
Conducted baseline studies on women rice processing groups in the Volta, Oti, and Northern Regions; Assessed women rice processing groups in the Volta, Oti, and Northern Regions for engagement by dlv.
Solidaridad Network, West Africa
March – April 2020.
Design of data collection tools and profiling of oil palm and cocoa farmers in Sierra Leone.
Consultants, National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG)
March 2020 – Accra, Ghana.
Evaluation of the Government of Ghana Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme and its impact on seed security in Ghana – successes, challenges and suggestions for sustaining Private Seed Sector businesses in Ghana. Represent NASTAG members to make a presentation on at the 2nd National Seed Forum in Accra-2020.
Technical Advisor – Project Design, National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG)
Jan -March 2020 – Accra, Ghana.
Designed and won a US$ 350,000 AGRA/USAID project for the seed sector of Ghana.
Consultant, Agronomists and Vetinarians without Borders (AVSF)
March 2020 – Abidjan/Cote d’Ivoire.
Supported ABOCFA Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Society Limited, Suhum, Ghana, and Blue Skies Mango Collective, Somanya, Ghana, to develop a concept notes for the “EQUITE II” Project.
Consultant, German Development Cooperation (GIZ) - Integrated Climate Risk Management Project (ICRM)
14.9055.6-001.00. April – May 2019.
Impact evaluation of the ICRM Project: Cost Benefit Analysis of Adaptation Measures, Effect of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Interventions on Vulnerability, and ICRM Project Achievements.
Consultant, German Development Cooperation (GIZ) - Integrated Climate Risk Management Project (ICRM)
Project No.: PN: 14.9055.6-001.00. Nov – Dec
The task involved developing training manuals, forming and conducting trainings on group dynamics and agricultural insurance for farmers and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in the South Tongu and Zabzugu Destricts of Ghana.
Consultants, Nathan Associates London Limited. Market Development (MADE) for Northern Ghana Programme
Consultant, Nathan Associates London Limited. Market Development (MADE) for Northern Ghana Programme
Associate Consultant, Strategic Enterprise Development Solutions (SEDS)
Tamale.
Worked with SEDS in 2013 and 2014 on business/enterprise development for women groups in the shea value chain in the Upper West and Upper East region of Ghana on an SNV Ghana strengthening producer groups into societies and cooperatives unions to aid the establishment of effective supply chain relationships where these co-operative unions are able to independently engage with formal agribusinesses (both international and local). We assisted with the development of training materials and also facilitated direct business development trainings with support from ORGISS in the Upper East region, PRUDA and WIDO in Upper West region of Ghana.