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| 2007 - 2008 |
Evaluation Study: Zambia Social Investment Fund (ZAMSIF) (Local Development Programme / World Bank, Zambia)
Team Leader |
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Since 2000, Zamsif was the country's single largest poverty alleviation programme, covering all 72 districts. It focused on financing community level, demand driven social infrastructural projects, with health and education being primary beneficiaries. The programme also contributed to building capacity for local governance and strengthening capacity to provide timely information on poverty and social conditions and to faciliate its use in policy making.
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As Team Leader responsible for design of evaluation approach and methodology and for coordinating the qualitative and quantitative elements of the study. As main report author responisible for synthesis of evaluation results and preparation of study recommendations.
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| 2007 - 2008 Ongoing |
Performance Evaluation of: National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) (Delegation of the European Commission to Uganda, Uganda)
Team Leader |
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The NAADS is a highly innovative programme in the field of agricultural extension, adopting a radical approach to enhancing agricultural productivity using private sector service providers working with empowered farmer groups to introduce commercially oriented agricultural enterprises. It has poverty alleviation as an underlying aim, with farmer groups being the driving force for change. It extends accross the entire country and its performance is being closely studied both nationally and internationally.
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Team Leader of a four person team with responsibility for design and management of the study and for organisational and financial elements, as well as for qualitative studies / focus group meetings in two of the six districts studied. Responsible for overall report compilation and presentation of the results and recommendations to the Evaluation Technical Committee chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAAIF).
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| 2006 - 2006 |
Strategic Evaluation of JSDF (World Bank, Lao PDR, Armenia, USA)
Team Leader |
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The JSDF (Japan Social Development Fund) aims to provide grants to communities which are innovative, participatory and demand driven. It has funded 160 grants to a value of USD$180 million. The stategic evaluation aimes to review the progress and developmental impact of JSDF to-date and make recommendations for improvement.
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As team Leader, designed and led the study, carried out interviews with key respondents in Washington and in Tokyo. Undertook project reviews in Lao PDR and Armenia, synthesis of data and primary author of inception, interim and final reports.
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| 2005 - 2006 |
Water Management Improvement Project (World Bank, Kyrgyz Republic)
M&E Expert for design of M&E system |
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On assignment to the Department of Water Resources as M&E Expert for design of M&E system for the planned Water Management Improvement Project.
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As member of a World Bank funded team, conducted stakeholder workshop to draw up logframe and list of key indicators and prepared M&E framework, with specifications for individual M&E components.
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| 2005 - 2006 |
Evaluation of ETF (European Training Foundation, Italy)
Team Leader |
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Interim Evaluation of the European Foundation
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Team Leader of 4-person team to assess the results and performance of the ETF over a 3-year period (July December 2005).
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| 2004 - 2005 |
Evaluation of South Caucasus EC/CoE Joint Programme (Council of Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)
Team Leader / monitoring and evaluation specialist |
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End of project evaluation of Council of Europe / EC joint programme in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Working with national experts designed the evaluation methodology and conducted survey of stakeholders in the 3 countries. Carried out analysis and synthesis of results and prepared the final report, which was presented to the CoE/EC and country representatives at a stakeholder meeting in Strasbourg.
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| 2003 - 2004 |
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for the Zambia Social Investment Fund (World Bank, Zambia Social Investment Fund, Zambia)
Project Director / Trainer |
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The Zambia Social Investment Fund (ZAMSIF) is a World Bank supported programme of assistance extending over a 10-year period, aimed at poverty alleviation in rural and urban areas through the funding of community and district level small-scale infrastructure projects. The objective of this contract was to develop a system of Participatory monitoring and evaluation at community, district and national level for projects supported by ZAMSIF.
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Working with a team of ITAD M&E specialists, directed a team to design, prepare and implement a participatory M&E programme for staff and stakeholders in the Zambia Social Investment Fund (World Bank funded). Carried out staff training in PM&E.
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| 2002 - 2004 |
Tacis and the Balkans / CARDS Monitoring Programme (European Commission, (NIS and the Balkans) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine)
Lead consultant at ITAD |
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ITAD is a member of a consortium led by IBM Business Consulting Services (Belgium) together with Safege(France) to undertake the monitoring and analysis of all projects funded in the Tacis and Balkans/CARDS region.
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Training, monitoring, and project management for monitoring services programme covering all EU funded projects in NIS countries and Balkans. Country monitoring assignments in Albania, Armenia and Georgia; preparation of training materials and ran a series of workshops for internal PCM/LF training over 18 month period.
Specific tasks include carrying out monitoring missions,typically of 5 - 10 days per project at key stages during implementation, i.e. the inception phase, during the main implementation stage and at the end of the project.
ITAD has conducted a series of 1 - 3 day workshops in project design / logframe approach; use of indicators and in core skills including interview techniques; report writing; briefing sessions and time management.
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| 2002 - 2003 |
Andhra Pradesh Rural Livelihood Project: Scoping Visit (AP RLP) (DFID, India)
M&E consultant to APRLP |
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Andra Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Project - DFID
Participatory process Monitoring and Evaluation
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Advice and technical inputs on development of the community action plan, M&E framework, participatory process monitoring, MIS, input / output monitoring and baseline components. Conducted logframe planning workshop with stakeholders to update logframe and agree on indicators. Two-week inputs in June 2001, May and October 2002 and May 2003 - On going.
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| 1999 - 2003 |
Labour market skills development programme (Project Management Unit, South Africa)
Operational Development and Training expert |
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As a member of a EU and South African consortium, ITAD is providing the Operational Development and Training expert to the PMU as well as a team of computer system experts to set up the computerized MIS system in the Department of Labour, Pretoria. The aim of the overall programme is to establish vocational training schemes nationally for South Africans as part of a 30 million Euro EC support programme.
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Design the M&E framework and manage and finalise the logframes for each project, provided workshop facilitation. Alternative consortium manager for the project.
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| 2000 - 2001 |
Monitoring & Evaluation of the Andra Pradesh District Poverty Initiative Project (World Bank, India)
Baseline and Process Monitoring |
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The District Poverty Initiative Project in Andhra Pradesh, India was implemented in six of the poorest districts of the State. ITAD provided a consultant to supervise the M&E component of the project and to provide advice to the M&E institutions and to assist in building local capacity. The M&E input is focused on the two main components of monitoring and evaluation - the impact evaluation study and process monitoring.
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Technical inputs and supervision for M&E component of the Poverty focus project on baseline survey and participatory process monitoring and MIS components operating in six districts of Andhra Pradesh. Provided framework for selection of impact indicators and guided local consultants in preparation of work plan, survey design and analysis.
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| 2000 - 2001 |
Impact Evaluation of the Jamaican Social Investment Fund (JSIF) (World Bank, Jamaica)
Economist and M&E expert |
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The Jamaica Social Investment Fund is one a number of social investment funds aimed at improving the quality of basic social and economic infrastructure and access of the poor to social services. A multidisciplinary ITAD team conducted a socio-economic impact evaluation of a social fund project targeted at the urban and rural poor in Jamaica.
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7 month impact evaluation study involving large-scale survey of 2400 households and participatory / focus group study components. Preparation of work plan, stakeholder analysis and member of team to design baseline study for future assessment of impact.
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| 1998 - 2000 |
Tacis Technical Dissemination Project (EU-TACIS, Russia and Brussels)
Project Manager |
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The purpose of the Tacis Dissemination Programme (TDP) was to ensure that the experience gained by the Tacis programme is retained and used. By making information on experiences and successful outcomes available to other partner organisations in the NIS, the aim was to encourage the replication of projects.
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Technical inputs to Tacis funded agricultural sector projects in Russia to prepare materials for brochures and management, coordination and backup to the project team based in Brussels.
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| 1999 - 1999 |
Assessment of crop production (EU Delegation, Malawi)
Management |
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ITAD conducted an assessment of the level of production (area and yield) of the major food producing crops in Malawi.
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Management, field survey inputs and backup to field team undertaking crop assessment study of production levels of main food crops, i.e. maize and cassava and preparation of an improved system of crop estimation.
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| 1998 - 1999 |
Seminar on: Project Cycle Management and the Logical Framework Approach - two workshops (European Commission (DGVIII and DG1b), Brussels and UK)
Management |
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Helpdesk and training services in project cycle management for European Commission (DGVIII and DG1b). Two workshops.
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Management, coordination and support to full time staff and short-term trainers providing helpdesk and training services in project cycle management using logical framework approach for staff of the Commission and EC Delegations.
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| 1997 - 1997 |
Preparation of Food Security Project (UNDP, Kazakhstan)
Team Leader |
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Design and prepare a food security project involving the identification of key indicators, an analysis of current sectoral policy and the design of an institutional framework.
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Mission leader of UNDP team working with the Institute of Nutrition, Almaty, responsible for designing and preparing a national food security project. Principal tasks included: identified key indicators of food insecurity, undertook an analysis of current sectoral policy towards poverty alleviation and nutrition. Drew up a food security strategy for rural and urban areas, drafted a proposal for an urban food security component, and made recommendations for a national coordinating and policy making body for nutrition and food security.
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| 1995 - 1997 |
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Tacis Programme in the Central Asia (EC - TACIS, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan)
ITAD project manager/ monitor |
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ITAD was contracted to carry out the monitoring and evaluation of all Tacis projects in the Central Asia Region of the NIS. The main aims of the project were to: establish an effective M&E system to meet the information requirements of the EU and local agencies; set up a Management Information System (MIS) and a means of communicating analytical reports and information both in standard report format and by email/ internet; develop a sustainable M&E capability in the region.
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Short-term monitor and member of Consortium management committee. Responsible for monitoring and report preparation on Agricultural extension and Consumer Cooperative projects in Kazakhstan, an agricultural extension project in Kyrgystan and two training/ human resource projects in Uzbekistan. Each project visited approximately every 3 months. Conducted training in project cycle management and logical framework analysis as part of internal training programme. Prepared agricultural sector report for Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan. As leader of ITAD part of consortium responsible for management of contract.
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| 1995 - 1997 |
Tacis Programme (all sectors), Training in Project Cycle Management (EC - TACIS, UK, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia)
Project Manager/Training Coordinator |
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ITAD was contracted by the EU to produce a practical manual for project cycle management, and to provide training to local and expatriate staff of Tacis Coordinating Units, beneficiary institutions, EU Delegations and other national departments involved in the Tacis programme. ITAD conducted a total of 16 workshops during the period July 1995 - March 1996 in Brussels, and in twelve countries of the New Independent States - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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Responsible for organising training workshops in each country of the NIS. Ran training sessions on monitoring and evaluation in Tashkent and Moscow. Co-ordinated preparation of Handbook (in English and Russian) based on the logical framework approach. Carried out training needs assessment in DG1a in Brussels and member of fact-finding missions to Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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| 1985 - 1997 |
Socio-economic impact evaluation of LBOD irrigation and drainage project - Left Bank Outfall Drain Project, Resettlement Plan for Chotiari Reservoir (Department of Planning, Goverment of Sindh, Pakistan)
Team Leader/Co-ordinator |
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Evaluation of large-scale (0.5 million ha) irrigation and drainage project (main donor World Bank/ODA/SDC/CIDA)
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Responsible for preparing and managing the overall programme for the socio-economic impact evaluation of the Left Bank Outfall Drain Project on farm families/ beneficiaries. Main responsibilities include planning and management of the Monitoring and Evaluation programme, liaison with government and donor agencies, preparation of special studies, data analysis, interpretation, reporting and training
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| 1996 - 1996 |
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme - Natural Resource Management component of ODA project preparation mission (Overseas Development Administration - DFID, Pakistan)
Project Management |
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ITAD provided a NRM economist on a multi-disciplinary team to prepare a 5 year project for AKRSP in the Gilgit region of Pakistan. The project follows a self-help, community development approach to NRM including the need to protect the fragile mountain environment.
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Natural Resource Management member of DFID team to prepare project submission for a five-year project for participatory rural development in the mountain region of Northern Pakistan.
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| 1994 - 1994 |
Professional Training to Ministry of Agriculture Staff in the Project Cycle (Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary)
Principal trainer |
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ITAD consultants delivered the monitoring and evaluation component of a three-week training course in the Project Cycle to staff of the Aid Implementation and Coordination Unit (AICU) and other departments of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Prepared and delivered training material in the Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest covering: Information needs for managers; Principles of project monitoring; Physical and financial monitoring; Monitoring formats and progress reports; Evaluation; Selection of M&E indicators; Measuring project impact; Organisation and management of project M&E; Issues in the design of project M&E systems
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| 1994 - 1994 |
Tacis Food Distribution Programme, Review of Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EC - TACIS, Brussels)
Independent reviewer/evaluator |
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ITAD undertook an independent review of a proposal to modify the EU-Tacis monitoring and evaluation programme for Tacis food distribution projects. A new schedule for monitoring and evaluation was prepared, costs revised and new terms of reference drawn up for the M&E programme.
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Reviewed the proposal to extend / modify the EC-Taciss monitoring and evaluation programme for EC funded agriculture and food sector projects in all countries of the CIS. Prepared new schedule of visits, revised costs and drew up revised terms of reference for the M&E programme.
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| 1994 - 1994 |
Borno II Project (EC - DGVIII, Nigeria)
Co-ordinator/Director |
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Financing Proposal for an irrigation and extension project in NE Borno, Nigeria.
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Preparation of Financing Proposal, Borno II, Nigeria. Co-ordinator/ Director of EC funded planning study to prepare a Financing Proposal for an irrigation and extension project in NE Borno, Nigeria. Prepared the final document using EC guidelines and drew up logical framework. Carried out cost benefit analysis and prepared cost estimates.
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| 1994 - 1994 |
Review of M&E system of Second Livestock Development Project (Worls Bank, Nigeria)
Study Director |
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Review of M&E system and evaluation of project impact.
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Study Director of three-person team to review the monitoring and evaluation system and to assess project impact. Designed and conducted a short training course in logical framework analysis, principles of M&E design and database management. Prepared the final report.
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| 1988 - 1993 |
Monitoring and evaluation of Indo-British Fertiliser Education Project - ODA (ODA, India)
Leader of ITAD team / short term in puts |
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Analysis and reporting on farm-level data collected over a four-year period from small farms in six states of Eastern India.
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Leader of ITAD team working with the M&E Unit for analysis and reporting on farm-level data collected over a four-year period from small farms in six states of Eastern India.
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| 1988 - 1993 |
North East Arid Zone Development Project (EC, Nigeria)
Team Supervisor/Study Director: |
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Mid Term Review of EC funded North East Arid Zone Development Project, NEAZDP
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Team Supervisor/Study Director on Mid Term Review of EC funded North East Arid Zone Development Project, NEAZDP (rural development project)
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| 1991 - 1991 |
Audit of overseas Aid (National Audit Office, UK)
Consultant |
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Examine the strategy for the audit examination of overseas aid - NAO.
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Consultant to the National Audit Office, London, to examine the strategy for the audit examination of overseas aid.
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| 1989 - 1990 |
PAPP - rural development Project (World Bank, Recife, Brazil)
Director/project design: |
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Assistance team to project co-ordinating agency SUDENE, to support the Monitoring and Evaluation unit of PAPP rural development project in North East Brazil. Four inputs 1989-90.
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Director/ project designer. Leader of technical Director/ project designer. Leader of technical assistance team to project co-ordinating agency SUDENE, to support the Monitoring and Evaluation unit of PAPP rural development project in North East Brazil. Four inputs 1989-90.
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| 1989 - 1989 |
Ex-post evaluation of irrigation/ tubewells project (ODA, Pakistan)
Team Leader/Economist |
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Salinity Control and Agricultural Reclamation Project.
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Evaluation of ODA lending for Tubewell Linings to the Salinity Control and Agricultural Reclamation Project (SCARP), 4 months.
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| 1987 - 1987 |
Yield Study on North West Region ADP (World Bank, Somalia)
Consultant |
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Yield Study on North West Region ADP
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Yield Study on North West Region ADP
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| 1987 - 1987 |
Conference on M&E and Irrigation Management (Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka)
Presentation of a paper |
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Presentation of a paper (Monitoring and Evaluation and Irrigation Management)
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Presentation of a paper (Monitoring and Evaluation and Irrigation Management)
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| 1987 - 1987 |
M&E of irrigation projects in the Terai - CIDA (CIDA, Nepal)
M&E Specialist |
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M&E of irrigation projects in the Terai - CIDA ; M&E Specialist
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M&E of irrigation projects in the Terai - CIDA ; M&E Specialist
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| 1985 - 1986 |
World Bank sixth project for ADBP. (World Bank, Pakistan)
Agricultural Economist |
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Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
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Agricultural Economist: preparation of the World Bank sixth project for ADBP.
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| 1985 - 1985 |
M&E of irrigation projects IFAD; (IFAD, Philippines)
Workshop facilitator/ trainer |
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M&E of irrigation projects IFAD; Workshop facilitator/ trainer
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M&E of irrigation projects IFAD; Workshop facilitator/ trainer
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| 1985 - 1985 |
Naryani Irrigation Development Project, (CIDA, Nepal)
M&E design |
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Naryani Irrigation Development Project, M&E design - CIDA
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Naryani Irrigation Development Project, M&E design - CIDA
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| 1985 - 1985 |
North West Frontier Province; National system for M&E for rural development projects (FAO, Pakistan)
Team Leader |
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North West Frontier Province; National system for M&E for rural development projects FAO; Team Leader
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North West Frontier Province; National system for M&E for rural development projects FAO; Team Leader
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| 1984 - 1984 |
External Reviewer of Bauchi State ADP Mid Term Implementation Report. (Bauchi State ADP, Nigeria)
External Reviewer |
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External Reviewer of Bauchi State ADP Mid Term Implementation Report.
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External Reviewer of Bauchi State ADP Mid Term Implementation Report.
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| 1983 - 1983 |
Farm management survey of 600 ha mixed farm, Arusha - Private client. (Arusha - Private client, Tanzania)
Consultant |
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Farm management survey of 600 ha mixed farm, Arusha - Private client.
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Farm management survey of 600 ha mixed farm, Arusha - Private client.
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| 1983 - 1983 |
ADP (World Bank, Nigeria - Bauchi State )
Consultant |
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Review of project evaluation survey methodology.
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Consultant: Carried out a detailed review of project evaluation survey methodology.
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| 1982 - 1982 |
M&E survey design for East Java Irrigation XVIII project (Indonesian Government, Indonesia)
Consultant |
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Survey design for large-scale irrigation project.
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M&E survey design for East Java Irrigation XVIII project.
Consultant to Indonesian Government: Survey design for large-scale irrigation project.
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| 1982 - 1982 |
Development Study (Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Study Designer |
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Development Study - Survey design
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Development Study - Survey design
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| 1981 - 1981 |
Federal Agricultural Co-ordinating Unit (Federal Department of Rural Development: - Nigeria, Nigeria)
Project appraisal team Leader |
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Federal Agricultural Co-ordinating Unit, of the Federal Department of Rural Development
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Federal Agricultural Co-ordinating Unit, of the Federal Department of Rural Development
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| 1978 - 1981 |
Ayangba Agricultural Development Project (World Bank, Nigeria)
Team Leader / Head of Evaluation & Planning |
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Ayangba Agricultural Development Project/World Bank
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1980-1981 Team leader for project preparation study. .
1978-1980 Head of Planning and Evaluation: Established and managed the Project Evaluation Unit comprising some 50. (resident Nigeria 3.5 years).
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| 1976 - 1977 |
Rehabilitation of Large Farm Study - ODA (ODA, Kenya)
Survey Specialist/Project Economist |
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Rehabilitation of Large Farm Study - ODA
Survey Specialist/Project Economist
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Rehabilitation of Large Farm Study - ODA
Survey Specialist/Project Economist
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| 1974 - 1976 |
Tigrai Rural Development Study (ODA, Ethiopia)
Project Economist |
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Tigrai Rural Development Study - ODA
Project Economist
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Tigrai Rural Development Study - ODA
Project Economist
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| 1971 - 1974 |
Ministry of Overseas Development (UK) (Ministry of Overseas Development (UK), Malawi)
Agricultural Economist |
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Ministry of Overseas Development (UK) Irrigation Project
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Agricultural Economist on Irrigation Project
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