Programs Development and DeliveryMonitoring and Evaluation at the coordination levelSecretariat Management, Resource Mobilisation Public relations and Strategic Partnerships

Development of a business plan for Zanzibar Agroprocessing and Training Centre which will provide trainings to Small & Medium-sized Entreprenuers (food processors) as well as manufacture agro-processed products

• Strengthened the research, monitoring and evaluation systems of member organisations • Identified training needs and developed capacity building plans for member organisations • Developed organisational strategies for Communication, Advocacy and Fundraising • Trained youth groups and PTAs in best savings and credit management practices

Manage and coordinate the Commercial Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers in Horticulture (CASH ) programme

• Coordinate the development of the Mission strategic planning for early recovery, reconstruction and livelihood programmes and direct all aspects of their development in consultation with the Emergencies and Disaster Management (EDM)Coordinator , • Provide support and guidance to IOM Field Offices in identifying opportunities for new early recovery, reconstruction and livelihood programme activities • Assess /monitor implementation and management of programmes activities in the Field Offices • Draft/present update reports and analyses to the Disaster Management Team, Shelter/NFI Cluster, IOM, donors, UN, and other partners • Develop Sustainable Agriculture models and market linkages for sustainable livelihoods of communities living with disasters • Conduct periodic technical visits, operational audits and assess performance of Field Offices • Develop/maintain liaison with governmental authorities, diplomatic missions, UN, NGOs, and donors• Provide policy and technical advice to the EMD Coordinator on early recovery, reconstruction and livelihood developments, trends, topics and issues in PNG• Develop/follow up on the Resource Mobilization Action Plan for the DMD portfolio

1. Conduct value chain mapping and profiling of horticultural actors in Zanzibar to understand the value actors’ needs.2. Conduct review of organizational structure of farmers’ association and provide technical advice on improved program operations and resolve problems associated with organizational management systems 3. Carryout institutional capacity building exercise using VSO developed tools i.e. Basic Concept for Capacity Development BCCD and Organizational Capacity Coproduction tool.4. Conduct capacity needs assessment for farmer groups and provide technical advice to strengthen their cohesiveness 5. Train group leaders in group dynamics and leadership; financial management systems6. Provide technical assistance in preparation and implementation of advocacy strategy with the focus on the empowerment of institutional capacity.7. Strengthen saving and credit management groups and improve record keeping systems8. Link umbrella organisations/ producer groups with market and information systems through mobile telecommunication technologies• Compile telephone mobile numbers of individual farmers by Planning and Marketing Committee (PMC) members• Hold two follow up meetings with existing mobile telephone companies • Train Mobile Phone Agents on use of the mobile system for management microfinance, mobile banking transaction services and agri-market information• Work with other stakeholders to collect and disseminate producer and market price information to Farmer Focal Persons (PMC members) or Agricultural Extension Officers(AEOs/BEOs)

The Home Grown School Feeding programme in Zanzibar is aimed at improving the health, nutrition and academic performance of pupils in primary schools in the most food insecure and poverty stricken areas of Zanzibar. This research and multisectoral programme is implemented in collaboration with key partners including the Partnership for Child Development (PCD), Imperial College, London, Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resource(MANR) and Health(MoH), Tourism , Social Welfare, Youth ,women and Children Development and the Second Vice President’s Office.a) Acted as a bridge between the School Feeding global partnerships coordinated by Partnership for Child Development, Imperial college, London and the on-the-ground HGSF activities in Zanzibar. b) Helped to coordinate initial assessments to attain high-level commitment, connect with all stakeholders, and develop mechanisms and tools. c) Worked together with all stakeholders to give technical support during the implementation of the pilot Home Grown School Feeding Programme. d) Managed the school feeding programme activities and ensured that the programme objectives are attained within the set timeframe, management of communications and programme finances, development of programme structures, effective monitoring and evaluation systems and stakeholder capacity with a view to ensuring the long term sustainability of the programme.

Summary of responsibilities •Provide technical support in the establishment of food security monitoring and early warning information management system and implementation of national and sub-national capacity enhancement interventions. •Conduct Food Security and Nutrition assessments, data analysis, report writing and documentation, production and dissemination of food security outputs to target audiences.Major Achievements:•Together with other staff, i).Conducted two (2) Zanzibar Food Security and Nutrition and Early Warning Assessments,(2010/11,2011/12) , ii).Two (2) Rice Crop performance during the long rainy ‘Masika’ Season 2011/12, MANR, Zanzibar,iii). Compiled five (5) district Food Security and nutrition profiles and issue based policy briefs, iv).One (1) Food Balance Sheet (FBS)/Supply Utilisation Account(SUA) report (2007-2011), v).Zanzibar food security information & early warning matrix, and vi).Two studies (a) Challenges of food security and nutrition & early warning information in Zanzibar, December 2012;(b) Impact of Rice prices on food inflation in Zanzibar (2006-2012): Do rice prices drive food inflation?•Developed the draft Right-to-Food based Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Food Security and Nutrition Department (FSND) and reviewed the Department’s draft Social Communication strategy, January 2013.•In consultation with the Director, developed the current 42-page Operational Manual guidelines on the mandate, structure and organisation of the FSN Department •Contributed to the design of the Draft National Nutrition strategy for Zanzibar and ongoing evaluation of Zanzibar Food Security and Nutrition Security Program.•Rendered technical support to the implementation of the GCP/INT/087/GER“Mainstreaming the Right to Food into Sub-national Level Strategies and Plans” project.

Summary of duties:•Organising various training/exposures for communities & groups•Managing financial, institutional & human resources through financial accountability, team building, staff recruitment , induction & development•Conducting advocacy campaigns to influence policy change and creation of collaborative linkages with relevant organizations•Conduct program monitoring, evaluation & render progress reports •Drawing up detailed monthly community/group Intervention plans & budgets Main Achievements:•15 Agribusiness farmer organisations were strengthened for enhanced production, access to markets and improved livelihoods•Contributed to the change in average proportion of households reporting having more than 3 nutritious meals daily in 15 communities from 66% by end of 2010 to 72% by July 2011

Summary of duties:•Build appropriate capacity of farmers groups •Work with and link different farmers / producers to competent markets•Build collaborative linkages with relevant organizations•Coordinate the designing of IEC materials/ training manuals•Monitoring ,evaluation and report writing •Resource mobilisation/Fundraising •Carry out advocacy and lobbying Main achievements:•Innovated the Score-Based Monitoring and Evaluation tools as well as the Horizontal Local Poultry Value Chain Model which reduced the household income gestation period from six to less than two months.•Conducted baseline, quarterly Monitoring& Evaluation surveys and rendered timely donor progress reports.•Several community priorities were integrated into Local Government plans.•Household food security levels significantly improved from 47.1% by December 2009 to 70.9% by November 2010. Also, household sanitation coverage increased from 65.1% by June 2009 to 65.9% by December 2009 to 77.4% by June 2010.

Summary of duties:•Conducting healthy food market surveys on school lunches •Advocate and campaign for the revival of healthy corner stores in food deserts •Documentation of various Urban Agriculture innovations and experiences •Mobilize youth to engage in community service and green jobs•Participation in Grant writing /Fundraising eventsMain achievements:•Sponsors of Free School Lunches tailored the daily food menu to the choices of students which reduced food wastages.•One Healthy Corner Store was created and stocked by folks within neighbourhoods considered as Food deserts.•Documented positive practices and socio-political and economic factors influencing food security and nutrition in USA.•Made two presentations i). Strategies for Revival of Cooperatives in Busoga Sub-Region,Twegaite International Convention held at Westin Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 26th -29th ; 2011, ii).Food banks and Food security; University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 2011

a)Created public awareness on existing unjustifiable gaps in key government programmes. My small but little known village called ‘Buwenda’ attracted public attenton. Many residents in the constiituency were connected to the national water supply grid, and now have have access to electricity. Community feeder roads were also improved!b)I dentified community priorities for the integration into the Local Government and National budget plans. To this effect, I recently conducted one study on: the level of integration of community priorities into the local government plans and the level of participation of communities/households in the budget planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of government programmes in Bugiri district. The research results were disseminated to the various stakeholders at a debriefing workshop. A number of issues were brought to the attention of the policy makers by the residents themselves. Absence of clear mechanisms to ensure that grassroots planning feeds into upper stream planning processes needs to be urgently tackled. Actually, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, affirmed the same when he said: “District budget plans are passed before we receive the sub-county plans every year. In addition, some of the completed government projects take long to be officially commissioned owing to budgetary and policy constraints. These need to be urgently revisited” This single step (though a drop in an ocean) is likely to spark-off several changes in the policy making processes in the near future. I intend to scale up these efforts in other districts.c)Mobilised folks to use resources within their neighbourhoods to start up and expand their livelihood sources,strengthened many community based organizations and resurrected the need for revival of traditional cultural values of Community volunteerism, neighborliness, brotherhood, social justice etc. in improving service delivery in rural areas.

a) Documented positive experiences of pilot projects in form of video digital and still documentaries, analytical and progress reports to external Partners such as Caritas Denmark, DKA-Austria and Cordaid. b) Compiled training manuals/guidelines and policy briefs in both English and Lusoga languages 5 draft training manuals on crop, animal and bird husbandry practices 8 sets of policy briefing materials.-The PEAP framework; Making a will; Immunization,Childrens Rights, and African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) A simplified version of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program; 5 training guidelines on community management and leadership ;4 volumes of the training manual in Organizational Development and Business Management ;1 manual on effective HIV/AIDS care and prevention 4 volumes on saving and credit management.Simplified posters/IEC materials in the area of Agriculture, health, sanitation, nutrition, community management and leadership, HIV/AIDS, business management, SACCOs etc. c)Part of the working team that mobilised household members in an estimated 100 communities to participate in development programmes;d)Participated/conducted baseline, monitoring & mid-term evaluation surveys e)Carried out Resource Mobilisation including writing winning project proposals for local NGOs f) Conducted the following studies: i).Community participation in Roads Construction & Maintenance in Jinja district, JIDNET.ii).The role of village Food Banks in Busoga regioniii) Historical causes of food insecurity in Busoga sub-regioniv) A historical account of the cooperative movement in Busoga sub-region