Experience

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya

• Kenya
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member-Youth Advisory Committee

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) has been established for its members to provide advice to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya on the situation, challenges and opportunities of youth involvement in Kenya. Primarily, the YAC will act as a sounding board and provide advice to the Embassy on, amongst others, the following topics: • Meaningful Youth Participation at the Embassy. • The MACS (Multi Annual Country Strategy) and Annual Plans. • Intake of new activities and evaluation of completed activities when relevant. • Development of new initiatives when relevant; • Other policies and strategies of Embassy clusters. Next to that, the YAC will: • Promote youth participation in and input to the Embassy’s initiatives by informing and mobilizing young people, possibly through the organization of events. • Join Embassy staff to selected (formal) meetings and functions to represent the YAC. - Contribute to the Embassy’s policies, initiatives, publications and communications by: i. Contributing articles on youth issues and concerns. ii. Developing knowledge by encouraging youth and youth-led organizations in Kenya to document and share their experiences and lessons learnt.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Agribusiness and Climate Change Consultant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  I have vast experience in the agribusiness sector with experience in developing gender and youth in agribusiness strategies, supporting early businesses in the agribusiness sector,market systems development, Facilitating participatory learning and workshops, Value chain analysis and development of agribusiness strategies and proposals. I have vast experience in the agribusiness sector with experience in developing gender and youth in agribusiness strategies, supporting early businesses in the agribusiness sector,market systems development, Facilitating participatory learning and workshops, Value chain analysis and development of agribusiness strategies and proposals.



ALPHAM Dairy Limited

• Hospitals and Health Care

• CEO and Founder

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Alpham Limited is a Dairy farm that produces milk and processes various Dairy products such as Yorghut, sour Milk, fresh milk among others. we pride ourselves in providing quality products to the Base of the Pyramid Market around a distance of about 20-25Km within the farm. The farm is fully powered on renewable energy (Solar and Biogas) which helps us to offset the carbon emissions from Methane gad produced by the cows.In addition to this, the farm practices climate friendly practices such as agroecological cultivation of fodder for the cows using manure and other compost from the farm waste. we provide consultancy services to other farmers in the dairy industry on improving their production and farm management practices.



Hivos

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Global Innovations and Climate Justice Lead

  • Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Supporting the Voices for Just Climate Action Program[A 55 Mn Euros program funded by the Netherlands government in Kenya, Tunisia, Zambia, Netherlands, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Indonesia to amplify locally led innovations and influence policies that affect local communicates in the climate space. I support all the countries with advocacy strategies, identifying local innovations, influencing policies like the climate finance among others.. Supporting the Voices for Just Climate Action Program[A 55 Mn Euros program funded by the Netherlands government in Kenya, Tunisia, Zambia, Netherlands, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Indonesia to amplify locally led innovations and influence policies that affect local communicates in the climate space. I support all the countries with advocacy strategies, identifying local innovations, influencing policies like the climate finance among others..



International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Acting Country Team Leader-Egypt 2SCALE

  • Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  As the Country Team Leader for 2SCALE in Egypt, I am responsible for the coordination and implementation of all 2SCALE-related activities in the country. I support the 2SCALEpartnership facilitator in the country, to design and implement, in close collaboration with private partners and other relevant stakeholders, scalable interventions that accelerate inclusiveness in target value chains under the existing partnerships in Egypt. My Tasks include:Coordination: Collaborate closely with partnership facilitators, cross-cutting and otherprogram staff to facilitate their activities as envisioned in work plans. Ensure that allcountry activities are well coordinated, consistent and focused. • Partnership governance: Supervise and support the team of 2SCALE partnershipfacilitators in the country to develop, implement and monitor PPPs with identified leadpartners, and to ensure inclusive partnership governance arrangements.• Assuring inclusiveness: Oversee and coordinate women economic empowerment andyouth inclusion efforts in all PPPs, ensure review/ capitalization of experiences across thecountry, and documentation of cases. • Maintain co-investment: Lead the mobilization and reporting of private sectorcontributions related to the country PPP portfolio. • Ensure that corporate social responsibility and environmental considerations are includedin all program activities, and report on them in a timely manner. • Interact frequently with Dutch embassies (through meetings and field visits) to updateembassy staff on the program’s performance and identify new opportunities (as partners orbuy-in projects). Represent 2SCALE in Dutch events organized at the country level. • Ensure the visibility of the country’s PPP portfolio (achievements, challenges, lessonslearnt), in particular through outreach materials developed with support of theCommunication Specialists. • Write and submit timely activity reports, as well as other technical reports and notes

• Partnership Facilitator-2SCALE

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2022

  As the partnership facilitator responsible for oilseed and staples partnerships, I am responsible for the design and implementation of all activities related to the PPP's under my responsibility.



ICCO Cooperation

• South Africa
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • May 2017 - Sep 2018

  The Program Officer Convening and Convincing program is responsible for managing and implementing the policy influencing and advocacy programme in Kenya in collaboration with the coalition partners and local NGOs and CBOs. I am the overall responsible for implementing the programme enhancing relations with local partners and seeking new alliances within the country and in the region. I will maintain close collaboration with the Dutch Embassy in Kenya as well as other strategic partners to the Dutch Government. In addition, I will manage a number of ongoing small partner grants in Kenya and will play a key role in resource mobilization for the Kenya program.



Young Expert Programmes

• Netherlands
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Young Expert Youth In Agribusiness

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  supporting youth engagement in agribusiness in the AgriProFocus network based in Kenya with a responsibility for East African Countries (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania & Zambia). Conducted a Youth in agribusiness scan in all the countries and published a paper in the Food and Business Knowledge Platform. https://knowledge4food.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161130_youth-inclusiveness-agri_kenya.pdf supporting youth engagement in agribusiness in the AgriProFocus network based in Kenya with a responsibility for East African Countries (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania & Zambia). Conducted a Youth in agribusiness scan in all the countries and published a paper in the Food and Business Knowledge Platform. https://knowledge4food.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161130_youth-inclusiveness-agri_kenya.pdf



AgriProFocus

• Netherlands
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth in Agribusiness Facilitator-East Africa

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  As the Youth in Agribusiness Facilitator I supported Kenya,Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda offices to build engagement of youth in Agribusiness within AgriProFocus activities. I spearheaded the designing and implemention of activities relating to promoting youth in Agribusiness. As the Youth in Agribusiness Facilitator I supported Kenya,Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda offices to build engagement of youth in Agribusiness within AgriProFocus activities. I spearheaded the designing and implemention of activities relating to promoting youth in Agribusiness.