Experience

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  RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research

  • Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Senior Researcher

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    I research on various applied economics questions, ranging from agriculture interventions (e.g farmer input programmes, agricultural insurance) to education (school management, student performance) to health and social protection (cash transfers, health insurance programmes) etc.

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  Independent Consultant

  • Analysis Consultant

    • Jan 2021 - Present

    Supporting Development Initiatives on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Nutrition Spend Analysis 2019

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  Apata Insights

  • Kampala, Uganda

  • Co-Principal Investigator

    • Nov 2020 - Present
    • Kampala, Uganda

    Supporting IDinsight on the evaluation of the Kiryandongo Cash Transfer for Refugees Impact Evaluation supported by GiveDirectly

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  German Institute for Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

  • Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Senior Researcher

    • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
    • Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Researcher in the Megatrends Afrika Project. Studying effects of urbanisation on democratic beliefs in Africa

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  The University of Bonn

  • Germany
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    • May 2018 - Jan 2021

    I conduct empirical research on health insurance in developing countries, aspirations and future oriented behaviours

  • PHD Researcher

    • Aug 2014 - Oct 2018

    My research is on the impact of community health insurance on child health outcomes and preventive health behavior in south-western Uganda. In addition, I am a co-investigator on a project that seeks to know the effects of childhood work on human capital development and migration decisions in rural Ethiopia

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  World Bank Group

  • Uganda

  • Short Term Consultant

    • Dec 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Uganda

    I have recently assisted the World Bank on updating data for the Atlas for Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) database for Uganda

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  FARST Africa Ltd

  • Kampala, Uganda

  • Consultant

    • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Kampala, Uganda

    I worked with a multi-country team on consultants in the evaluation of World Vision International's project AIM Health in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Mauritania. I lead the evaluation team for Uganda as well as the over all data management process.

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  The World Bank

  • Kampala

  • Short Term Consultant

    • Feb 2014 - Jun 2014
    • Kampala

    Consulting with the World Bank Uganda Regional Social Protection Unit on the Social Protection sector review - data collection and analysis on contributory and non-contributory safety nets, and social care services to input in the country's social protection policy framework. Updating of the Atlas of Social Protection – Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) database for Uganda.

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  Development Initiatives

  • East Africa

  • Research Analyst

    • Jan 2012 - Mar 2014
    • East Africa

    Leading on research on public expenditure in Uganda and Rwanda, Aid transparency and aid analysis, Researching into financial flows to social protection and poverty.

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  FARST Africa

  • Kampala

  • Associate Consultant

    • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Kampala

    Health Financing, Health Monitoring and Evaluation, social development

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  Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

  • Kampala

  • Team Leader - Mini Poverty Assessment Study

    • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012
    • Kampala

    Participatory Poverty Assessment, Social Research, Economic Evaluation

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  Institute of Development Studies

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Post Graduate Student

    • Aug 2010 - Sep 2011

    MA Poverty and International Development: International development, Economics for Development, Vulnerability and Social Protection, Health Systems and Health Policy, Growth and Inequality

  • Research Assistant- Social Protection

    • Dec 2010 - Feb 2011

    Desk based reviews on the status of Child Sensitive and HIV Focussed social protection in Swaziland, under UNICEF-CARI- IDS research on Child sensitive social protection

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  FARST Africa Ltd

  • Kampala

  • Research Officer/ Projects Coordinator

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2010
    • Kampala

    Monitoring and evaluation, programs development and support., data management, projects coordination, training and research

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  PC Tech Communications

  • Editor

    • Dec 2009 - Jul 2010

    Managing magazine outlay, content and quality, Coordinating guest and staff writers, Editing articles