Michael Akyeampong Email & Phone Number

Expert in livelihoods programming and economic inclusion: comprising socio-economic assessment, market assessment & value-chain analysis, economic and financial inclusion feasibility studies, providing guidance on livelihood provisioning, protection and promotion, and developing a livelihood strategic plan. Promoter through advocacy for inclusion of refugees in national development plans, and providing refugees with enabling environment and opportunities to be net contributors to national economic development as consumers, workers and entrepreneurs.Key achievements include: capacity-building of institutions and staff on livelihoods strategies and economic inclusion procedures; promoting partnerships and coordination of partnerships through formation of livelihood and economic inclusion coordination groups, supporting the achievement of the objectives of Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and its supporting initiatives (Global refugee forum, Global academic network, and Global compact on safe, orderly and regular migration) through programs that focus on resilience and sustainable livelihoods; supporting the achievement of the objectives of the comprehensive refugee response framework (CRRF) by promoting responses that move away from refugee encampment policies and avoiding implementation of parallel livelihood intervention. Other achievements include Improving quality of livelihoods interventions by ensuring compliance of livelihoods interventions and market-aware humanitarian programs to the minimum economic recovery standards (MERS) as well as spearheading innovative livelihoods approaches such as the graduation approach.Have a proven track record of implementing livelihoods programs as United Nations Implementing partner staff, consultant to the UN and other organizations and a UN staff.A seasoned implementer of self-reliance and economic inclusion programs with expertise in advocacy, policy development, entrepreneurship, micro-finance, and food security related programs; promoting financial and economic inclusion of refugees in public and private sector and advocating for inclusion of same in national development plans, programs and processes. Also well informed in providing guidance in market-based livelihoods programming in the absence of national capacity to support economic inclusion.Consultant on impact of covid-19 on economic inclusion and developing relevant livelihood assets & strategies in crisis.Education: DBA (Entrepreneurship), MBA (Financial Management), PGD (Industrial Management), Bsc. (Biochemistry-Food Science).

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  Regional Local Integration/Livelihoods Specialist

  United Nations

  2017 - 2019