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Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

Zambia

Supporting implementation of a socially inclusive farmer feedback system and related learning activities as part of the Accelerated Intervention Delivery Initiative (AID-I).

Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

Mongu, Western, Zambia

Worked on labor market assessment

Choma, Southern, Zambia

Conducted Key informant interviews on a cross-sectional, mixed methods study to understand the contextual factors that may influence the scale-up of early childhood development (ECD) programs in low- and middle-income countries, using Scaling Up Early Childhood Development in Zambia (SUpErCDZ) project as a case. Participated in the process evaluation of a pre-grade home-based reading intervention through data quality audit of household book recipient data submitted by community-based volunteers

Choma, Southern, Zambia

Study summary: Endline observation of a cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a community-based ECD intervention on child linear growth and cognitive developmento Conducted household surveys and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with caregivers of young childreno Oversaw the activities and progress of two data collectors, one driver, and community-based volunteers assisting with navigation and introductions; decided on daily movements of vehicle team and solved challenges in the fieldo Consented caregivers and ensured adherence of all vehicle team members to ethical standardso Assisted in translating survey instruments from English to ciTongao Submitted SurveyCTO forms to the server for all data team members.o Provided tokens of appreciations to participants; made payments to community-based volunteerso Provided supervision and mentorship of data collectors; conducted data quality checks in the field

South Africa

Assistance with the marking and teaching of selected topics in Environmental valuation and policy Module for both undergraduate and Masters students.Availability for consultation to facilitate students with homework problems for the said module .Assistance with practical sessions.

South Africa

Data entry and analysis for Departmental strategy and reporting requirementsMedia monitoring and picking up articles in the press for linking to the websiteSupporting note taking in meetings when requiredParticipating as an active member of the Department’s Visibility Committee

Economic evaluation of a health intervention

o Supervised and mentored 10 research assistants, ensuring adherence to study protocol, data collection procedures, and the ethical conduct of researcho Introduced the study to traditional leaders and farmer coordinatorso Coordinated logistics of all vehicles and staff movementso Identified and addressed field challenges effectively, leading to reduced field time and transportation costs

Participated in data collection in a study that sought to examine the role of substantial growth of modern food outlets (supermarkets, fast food restaurants, casual restaurants...etc.) on diet and nutrition transition in Zambia

o Collected quantitative and qualitative data through individual interviews with farmers on tablets. o Drafting budgets for project implementation and monitoring. o Assisted in monitoring projects implementation in different sites.

Data Entry application design, data entry and Data analysis in STATA.

Collected data on the project titled “Strengthening capacity of local actors on nutrition sensitive agri-food value chain in Zambia and Malawi”

Masters, Agricultural Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Agricultural Economics