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Project Portfolio
Ten years of assignments across Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia — working alongside UN agencies, international NGOs, development consortia, and World Bank-funded programmes to deliver evidence-based solutions for communities in the Horn of Africa.
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Completed Assignments
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Countries
12+
Client Organisations
2021
Earliest Assignment
Showing 7 assignments
Business Development Skills Training for Refugee and Host Community Entrepreneurs
Designed and delivered a comprehensive business development skills training programme for refugee and host community entrepreneurs in Mandera County. The programme addressed the full entrepreneurship cycle — from idea validation and business planning through to financial management, marketing, and enterprise sustainability.
Approach
Participatory, community-based training methodology adapted for mixed-literacy participants. Modules were contextualised to the Mandera cross-border economy and the specific constraints facing refugee and host community entrepreneurs.
Key Outcomes
- Strengthened entrepreneurship and business planning capacities among refugee and host community participants
- Improved financial management and record-keeping practices at enterprise level
- Enhanced understanding of marketing, customer engagement, and enterprise sustainability
- Delivered in a conflict-sensitive, gender-responsive manner
Labour Market Assessment — ELEVATE Project
Conducted a comprehensive labour market assessment for the ELEVATE Project in Mandera County, examining employment opportunities, skills gaps, private sector labour demand, and the structural barriers affecting youth, women, refugees, and other vulnerable populations in accessing decent work.
Approach
Mixed-methods assessment combining key informant interviews, focus group discussions, employer surveys, and secondary data analysis. Applied a gender and protection lens throughout data collection and analysis.
Key Outcomes
- Detailed mapping of labour market demand and employment opportunities across key sectors
- Identification of skills gaps and training priorities aligned with private sector needs
- Analysis of barriers to economic participation for youth, women, and refugees
- Actionable recommendations to inform ELEVATE programme design and targeting
BRCiS Market Based Programming Capacity Building
Delivered a multi-year capacity strengthening programme for the Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS) Consortium, supporting member organisations to design, implement, and learn from market-based programming approaches within resilience and livelihoods interventions.
Approach
Blended learning approach combining workshops, field-based mentoring, peer learning, and on-the-job coaching. Covered market systems analysis, programme design, diagnostics, implementation, and adaptive management.
Key Outcomes
- Strengthened market systems development capacities across BRCiS member organisations
- Improved quality of market analysis and evidence-based programme design
- Enhanced ability to apply market-based approaches in resilience programming
- Developed internal learning and knowledge management systems within the consortium
Evaluation of the IGAD–FAO Partnership Programme on Building Resilience
Evaluated the effectiveness and impact of the IGAD–FAO Partnership Programme on Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa — a multi-country, multi-year programme aimed at strengthening livelihoods, food security, and economic opportunities among agro-pastoral and vulnerable communities across Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
Approach
Mixed-methods evaluation combining document review, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and field visits across three countries. Applied OECD-DAC evaluation criteria: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability.
Key Outcomes
- Assessment of programme effectiveness against stated objectives across all three countries
- Analysis of livelihood and resilience outcomes for agro-pastoral communities
- Identification of lessons learned and good practices for future programming
- Recommendations for programme design, coordination, and scale-up
Financial Literacy and Livestock Production Training for Producer Groups
Delivered a targeted training programme for livestock producer groups across Somalia, combining livestock business planning with practical financial literacy skills. The programme was specifically designed for participants with low literacy levels, using participatory and community-based methodologies.
Approach
Participatory training design using visual tools, group exercises, and peer learning to maximise accessibility for low-literacy participants. Modules covered livestock business planning, savings, bookkeeping, financial management, and income diversification.
Key Outcomes
- Improved livestock business planning and enterprise management among producer groups
- Strengthened savings, bookkeeping, and household financial management practices
- Enhanced income diversification strategies at household level
- Accessible, low-literacy training materials developed and left with communities
Lead Trainer — Livestock Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Serving as Lead Trainer for the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) and Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) — both World Bank-funded programmes — delivering practical training on livestock entrepreneurship, business development, and market access to pastoral communities across Kenya.
Approach
Practical, field-based training covering livestock production, animal health, feeding systems, business management, entrepreneurship, and market access. Delivered through community training sessions, demonstration activities, and follow-up coaching.
Key Outcomes
- Strengthened livestock-based enterprise management among pastoral communities
- Improved animal health, feeding, and production practices
- Enhanced market access and value chain integration for livestock producers
- Increased household resilience through diversified income and improved enterprise performance
Livestock and Financial Literacy Training for Producer Groups
Delivered a comprehensive financial literacy and livestock enterprise training programme for pastoral producer groups across three counties in Northern Kenya — Mandera, Wajir, and Marsabit. The programme targeted pastoral communities in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) with limited access to formal financial services.
Approach
Community-based training using participatory methodologies adapted for ASAL pastoral contexts. Covered savings and credit management, basic bookkeeping, income tracking, household financial management, and enterprise development.
Key Outcomes
- Strengthened financial literacy and savings practices among pastoral producer groups
- Improved bookkeeping and income tracking at household and enterprise level
- Enhanced enterprise development capacities among livestock producers
- Improved livelihood outcomes and resilience across target communities in three counties
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