With more than twenty years of experience leading portfolio of complex, high priority federal government projects, including complex evaluations, research assignments and data/metrics production and analysis, Dr. Muco brings a wealth of expertise to our team. She is an expert in foreign affairs and international development, social research and economics, with extensive experience working with audiences in many conflict zones around the world, from the Balkans to Middle East and North Africa. Prior to joining Khulisa, she has worked as a contractor for organizations such as the US Department of Defense, Department of State, Peace Corps, USAID, HHS and consulted for the World Bank, UNECE and ILO. During the last 10 years she has led the design, evaluation plans, instrument development, fieldwork, and report writing of 18 research programs with direct fieldwork experience in 25 countries and US embassies worldwide. She has travelled to and worked with foreign audiences and vulnerable populations in 65 countries around the world.

Amongst other qualifications, she holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tirana, an Executive Leadership certification from Cornell University, and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. She has a long career of teaching researching and publishing in Economics - having a variety of fellowships and visiting positions in universities and institutions in Europe and the United States.

Dr. Muco speaks fluent English, Albanian and Italian; has proficiency in French; and is familiar with Spanish, Turkish, Serbian and Russian.

Prior to joining Khulisa in 2017, Ms Roper worked in the non-profit, government, donor and business sectors in Southern Africa for over 20 years. She held positions in the Secretariat for Safety and Security, the South African Police Service, Health and Development Africa, Mott MacDonald, and Inkanyezi Initiative. She also consulted for a range of organisations including Oxfam Australia, UNICEF and South African government departments (Basic Education, Social Development, Correctional Services and Gauteng Department of Community Safety).

Ms Roper is a PhD candidate at Lancaster University, United Kingdom (UK) in the Department of Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Empowerment (expected 2024). She has a Master’s in Social Research from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education.

Ms. Roper belongs to the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA), African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and previously to the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPICAN). She is a prolific author of journal articles and book chapters and is an active speaker at international conferences.

She has designed, implemented, managed, and evaluated international health programs since 1985. Ms Selvaggio took a sabbatical from Khulisa from 2004 to 2005 to set up the South African and Swaziland country offices for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Selvaggio was the Health Officer for USAID in the Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland Missions from 1985 to 1998.

She has Masters in Public Health from the University of Minnesota, US.a

Ms Selvaggio is a US citizen with permanent residence in South Africa

Prior to joining Khulisa, Mr Ogawa managed the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives (Canada Fund), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Education Assistance Programme, and the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Refugee Scholarship Programme in Swaziland.

He has a BSc in Mathematical Computing from the University of British Columbia.

Ms. McDonald has also over 10 years of experience in designing, managing, and implementing evaluations, assessments, and other studies. Her experience includes projects and contracts funded by a number of international donors, including USAID, the Department of State, the World Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, among others. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms. McDonald worked as Vice President for Proposal Development and M&E at ME&A, where she was instrumental in building a very successful M&E practice. She has worked in both private and public sectors and managed project teams in more than 30 countries, including Albania, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Kosovo, Serbia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Cambodia, South Sudan, Malawi, Moldova, Rwanda, Jordan, and others.

Ms. McDonald holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters of International Management, Concentration in Finance from the University of Maryland, Global Campus; and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tirana, Albania.

She speaks fluent Albanian and Italian and has working knowledge in French and Spanish.

From 1987 to 1993, Mr Capozza co-founded and managed Khalipha Investments (Pty) Ltd in Swaziland. Khalipha owned several firms, including a public sector management consulting company with numerous clients such as USAID, the European Union and the World Bank. In 1991, Mr Capozza also managed the USAID/Pretoria South African Private Sector grants portfolio.

He is a seasoned business professional, who has owned and operated several firms in Southern Africa. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, US. Mr. Capozza was a Board Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa from 1993 to 2000 and he is a life member of Young Presidents Organisation.

He has over 25 years accounting and management experience including 10 years working for Marie Stopes International, an international NGO, focussed on family planning and maternal health.

Mr. Banda holds a graduate and post-graduate qualification from Cavendish University Zambia and an MBA at Northrise University, Ndola, Zambia.

He speaks fluent English.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Miss Bondzie worked as a Communications Specialist on the USAID West Africa Energy Program as well as on the USAID Partnerships for Peace Program. She has also worked with CARE International as the Regional Executive Officer managing all internal and external communications for the West Africa Region. Miss Bondzie has been engaged in overseeing the production and dissemination of various communications and advocacy materials and in collaborating with necessary stakeholders to effectively implement organizational strategies/roadmap/workplan activities in a manner coherent with organizational reputation and brand.

Abigail Bondzie holds a Master of Arts in Conflict, peace and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French.

Miss Bondzie speaks fluent English, some French and Akan.

Aniefiok possesses comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the application of CLA practices. His role involves developing and implementing the PELA II learning agenda, coordinating learning events to share learnings across the region among USG stakeholders, managing the PELA II knowledge management platform, training USAID implementing partners on CLA concepts and practices and coordinating the PELA II West Africa Regional Community of Practice. Prior to joining the PELA II Activity, Aniefiok worked with Mercy Corps-Nigeria as the Senior CLA Advisor, where he developed and implemented the Activity-level learning Agenda and built the capacity of USG stakeholders on CLA concepts and practices. He led the Activity's Multi-stakeholder Platform in seeking sustainable solutions to complex and systemic challenges. His highest accomplishments is authoring the award-winning case study for Mercy Corps-Nigeria, titled "How Restructuring and Culture Change Impacted our Performance." This case study was submitted and recognized in the prestigious USAID 7th Annual Collaborate, Learn, Adapt case competition.

He holds an MBA in Project Management from Assam Don Bosco University, India; a master's degree in agribusiness management from Rome Business School; and a master's in public health (MPH) from Texila America University, South America. Additionally, he holds a bachelor's degree in project management from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.

Aniefiok speaks English.

Ms Lindsey previously worked as a store manager at The Refillery where she gained experience on administration and communication.

She is currently completing her Degree in Accounting from Tshwane University of Technology.

She fluent in English, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sesotho and has conversational skills in Setswana.

Prior to joining Khulisa, she worked in industries such as management information systems, the motor industry, short term insurance and imports & distribution in the construction industry for 21 years.

Ms. Prinsloo speaks fluent English and Afrikaans.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Mr Ndou was a part time researcher at Singizi Consulting Africa for two years.

He is a graduate from the University of South Africa, where he obtained his Bachelor of Admin Honors (B ADMIN HONS) degree in Public Administration in 2020.

Mr Ndou is fluent in English and Tshivenda, plus conversational skills in isiZulu.

She currently serves as Khulisa’s Quality Improvement Advisor to the Scaling Up Nutrition - Learning and Evaluation (SUN LE) Project, a USAID funded project designed to support the Government of Zambia’s SUN 2.0 programme to reduce stunting among children under five years of age in 30 priority districts. Ms Berhane has worked with Khulisa in various positions since 2008, including leading several evaluation teams. She served as Khulisa’s project manager for the South African PEPFAR Partners Performance Assessment Project (SAPPPA) for a period of four years during which more than 450 assessments of HIV/AIDS programs were conducted. Edna has co-authored numerous evaluation reports for clients such as USAID, CDC, South Africa’s Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, the World Food Programme, and the African Union Commission’s Partnership for the Control of Aflatoxins.

She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and a Master’s Degree in International Affairs, both from Columbia University.

She is fluent in English and Amharic, proficient in Tigrinya, and has a fair grasp of Spanish.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms. Dwyer worked as a Project Coordinator for ME&A. During her time there she supported many different teams including Business Development, HR, and Communications. Along with her work in project coordination Ms. Dwyer is experienced in Capture Work and Administrative Management.

She speaks fluent English and conversational Spanish.

In addition to his role as the CoP, Mr. Otieno has over 18 years of demonstrated experience in project design and implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) mechanisms, business development, trade and investment promotion, communication, sales and marketing. Francis can synthesize and present evidence-based feedback and recommendations to guide/strengthen programmatic adaptive management, policy development as well as to influence decision-making at the level of donors and stakeholders. Prior to joining PELA II, Mr. Ansong worked with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue’s Lead Researcher tasked with ‘Mapping the state of national-local cooperation on P/CVE in West Africa. He conducted both field and remote data collection across the sub-region. He also served as the DCoP for USAID West Africa’s Partnerships for Peace (P4P) Program, where he served as the Regional Field Coordinator before taking up the DCoP role, during which he worked with the P4P team to support Sahelian countries in the development of their National P/CVE strategies.

Francis Ansong holds a double Masters in Political Communication and Marketing from the University of Versailles Saint Quentin (UVSQ), a Bachelor of Arts degree from UVSQ and a first degree from the University of Ghana.

Francis speaks fluent English, French, Twi, Ewe and Ga.

Ms. Mason is assisting Khulisa staff in writing blog posts, news items, #EvalTuesdayTips, and other online materials. She will also consult on Khulisa’s social media strategy, marketing materials, and internal communications. In addition to her work at Khulisa, Ms. Mason is a freelance writer and photographer and manages a successful South African travel and lifestyle blog, www.2summers.net. She has worked extensively in the non-profit and public health sectors, documenting programs throughout the African continent and telling stories through writing and photography. Ms. Mason also spent several years as a proposal writer and news editor for the Gallup Organization, a public opinion research firm in the United States. Over the past decade, Ms. Mason has built a large social media following and her blog has more than 10,000 subscribers. She is considered an expert in South African travel and an authority on tourism, art, and entertainment in Johannesburg.

She has a bachelor of arts degree in English literature from the University of Virginia.

She is fluent in English and speaks basic French.

She will also collaborate on related business development functions such as strategic communications. Prior to joining the team at Khulisa, Mrs. Webb worked at a non-profit religious organization in their leadership development and organizational strategy department for almost ten years. She ran the department for three of those years and headed up two of the broader leadership teams.

She completed her Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy with distinction through the International University of Geneva in July 2020. She also holds undergraduate degrees in International Relations from the University of London as well as Ministry from the Adonai International Seminary.

Mrs. Webb speaks English and Afrikaans.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Jonah Laabik worked on the Resilience in Northern Ghana Systems Strengthening (RING II), USAID West Africa Trade and Investment Hub Activity, Heifer International Projects in Ghana, USAID’s Resilience in Northern Ghana (RING I) project, Canadian Ghana Hunger Foundation’s on the Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods Transformation (RESULT) project and USAID Behavior Change Support project (BCS). He has extensive skills in integrating Market System Approaches in project design and implementation, designing and implementing MEL activities, gender and youth empowerment integration and experience leading CLA initiatives within a team or an organization.

Jonah Laabik holds MBA in Strategic and Project Management from Paris Graduate School of Management, Certificate in Executive Leadership Programme in Monitoring and Evaluation for Public and Private Sectors form Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) University of Ghana. BSc. Economics & Statistics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) Studied at GCUC and Higher National Diploma (HND Statistics) from Technical University.

Alongside his expertise in monitoring and evaluation, Mr. Jonah Laabik possesses robust skills in data analysis, data management, data quality assessment, research, development of data collection tools, capacity building, and project management.

Mr. Jonah speaks fluent English, Moar, Twi and Dagbani.

Before joining Khulisa, Mr. Abbey held positions at the Ghana Revenue Authority and EMME Consult, honing his expertise in accounting practices. Seeking a more business-oriented environment, he transitioned to JOS Pharmaceuticals Limited, where he excelled in an accounting role, significantly contributing to the company's growth during his four-year tenure. Subsequently, he joined Creative Associates International for the Partnership for Peace program funded by USAID, contributing until the project's conclusion. Notably, this regional project encompassed remote offices in Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Ghana. Post-project closure, Mr. Abbey engaged in contracts with the Total Family Health Organization, contributing to various projects funded by international donors such as USAID, PMI, and the Global Fund. His team specialized in health-related programs, including Reproductive Health, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, COVID-19 initiatives, and bolstering healthcare systems alongside promoting social marketing activities in Ghana.

Mr. Abbey recently completed a master's degree in accounting and finance and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Additionally, he possesses a Higher National Diploma in Accounting from the Accra Technical University.

His key duties encompass implementing meticulous internal accounting processes within our day-to-day operations, ensuring precise bookkeeping to furnish reliable data to Khulisa HQ and USAID. Additionally, he upholds adherence to USAID regulations across our financial, operational, and procurement domains.

Mr. Kash Abbey is proficient in English and has a basic understanding of French.

In this role she provides general bookkeeping support to Khulisa, including bank statement reconciliation, expense reimbursements, managing petty cash and ensuring that journals and related transactions are allocated to the correct ledger accounts. Before joining Khulisa, Ms Rakgaribe’s worked as finance administrator for Wits Health Consortium and prior to that as accounts payable clerk for Atang Logistics.

She holds a three-year Diploma in Business management (2016) and a one-year Business Accounting with pastel certificate (2017). She is currently studying towards a degree in Financial Accounting.

Ms. Rakgaribe is fluent in Sesotho, English, Setswana and isiZulu, with a moderate understanding of Xitsonga and isiXhosa.

She is responsible for supervising finance staff in Khulisa, budgets, cost control and other finance-related matters. Due to her superb analytical skills, she is often responsible for analysing complex data sets for Khulisa projects. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Byrne was the Financial and Administration Manager at the Asbestos Relief Trust where she was responsible for claims management, operations and finance. The Asbestos Relief Trust’s main objective was to compensate ex-mine workers who had developed asbestos-related illnesses while working on the mines.

She has a Bachelor’s of Commerce Management Accounting Degree.

Mr Griffiths plays a major role in Khulisa’s finance division providing internal services to operations and the technical divisions, which includes financial oversight of projects & programming, budget/expenditure comparisons and financial systems management. Prior to joining Khulisa, Mr Griffiths worked as a Financial Analyst for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), an international NGO, and gained 23 years’ financial accounting experience in industries such as manufacturing & engineering, share transfer, human resources & information technology and management consulting.

He has completed his B. Com Investment Management degree at University of Johannesburg, formerly known as Rand Afrikaans University, in 1990.

Mr. Griffiths speaks English and Afrikaans fluently.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms. Anim-Appiah worked in the capacity of Finance and Operations with Monitoring, Evaluation and Leaning (MEL) Platform implemented by LINC Llc.; Case Tracking Systems Project implemented by Chemonics International; Partnership for Education – Accountability Project, implemented by International Business Initiative (IBI); Systems for Health Strengthening Project implemented by University Research Corporation (URC); TB CARE I Project implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH); Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment (ProMPT) Project implemented by University Research Corporation; Action for West Africa Region – Reproductive Health, West Africa implemented by EngenderHealth; all under the USAID funding system. Prior to the development projects industry, Ms. Anim-Appiah worked with Ernst and Young International as Executive Office, she also worked in the private business sectors.

Mary O. Anim-Appiah holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Human Resource Management from Assam Don Bosco University, a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in General Management from Assam Don Bosco University and a Diploma Certificate in Project Management.

In addition to her Operations skills, Ms. Anim-Appiah has a strong project management skill.

Ms. Anim-Appiah speaks fluent English with conversational skills.

Mr Onyango has 16 years’ experience as a senior public health specialist in ME&L programme management in Zambia, Swaziland and Kenya. He has provided high-level technical oversight, managing health ME&L programmes and staff. He has worked with policy makers at different levels in Kenya and Zambia in the start-up and scale up of health programmes. Previously, Mr Onyango was Associate Director, ME&L at FHI360 where he lead M&E, Learning, and Quality Assurance. His 19-year career includes designing and implementing M&E, operations research, surveillance, data interpretation and dissemination, promoting best practices and lessons learned, knowledge management and capacity building.

He holds two Master’s degrees from the University of Nairobi and University of Illinois at Chicago as well as training in Ethical Aspects of Biomedical Research (NIH, WHO, FHI360); Human Subjects Protection Training for Research teams (NIH) and Population Analysis Spreadsheets (US Census Bureau).

Ms Sakala has 22 years’ experience in nutrition in Zambia and 12 years’ experience in research/M&E data collection design, analysis, utilisation and management, as well as performance monitoring and reporting at national, district, provincial and facility levels. Ms Sakala has overseen and collected data using both paper-based questionnaires and electronic devices, and has trained 200+ enumerators in nutrition data collection procedures. She has a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research design and management skills as well as survey experience, and is skilled in various research and nutrition software such as SPSS, EPI Info, ENA for Smart, WHO anthro plus, CSPro, and CSDietary

She speaks fluent English, Chewa, Bemba, and Ushi.

Ms. Lungu’s relevant skills include implementation planning, logistics, bookkeeping, document administration, client communications, data collection, translation, transcription, office management, and business administration. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms. Lungu assisted in several different research projects, including: research assistant for the Population Council under the GEWEL project funded by the World Bank; working on a baseline survey for family strengthening for SOS Villages; working as a research assistant for World Bicycle Relief; and working for the University of Zambia on a study on sexual and reproductive rights.

Ms. Lungu holds a Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) with a minor in gender studies from the University of Zambia. She also has an advanced diploma in data science, a diploma in secretarial studies and information systems and organizational strategy, and certificates in nutrition, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and in accounting.

Ms Hough is responsible for consultant recruitment and all other HR functions at Khulisa. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Hough was a HR manager for a national retailer with over 250 staff. She also worked at SASBO, the Finance Union where she gained extensive experience in industrial relations with a focus on labour disputes, salary negotiations and job evaluation.

She has completed her National Diploma in Personnel Management at the Institute for Personnel Management. She also completed an Advanced Labour Law Diploma at the University of Johannesburg in 2004. In 1992, she completed her National Diploma (Public Relations) at the Vaal Triangle Technikon.

Ms. Hough speaks fluent English and Afrikaans.

Before joining Khulisa, Pretty worked in management at Steers and in administration and reception at Yarona Cash & Carry.

Pretty speaks English, Xhosa, Zulu, and Sotho.

Before joining Khulisa, Solly worked for a fiberglass company.

Solly speaks English, Zulu, Xhosa, and Sotho.

He later joined Khulisa full time as the IT Manager. He has fifteen years’ experience in the IT field and is responsible for maintaining Khulisa’s IT Systems. Mr. Jacobsen came to Khulisa from Computronics in Swaziland. At Computronics he assisted the technical director in launching Computronics’ Internet Service Provider division.

Mr. Jacobsen speaks English fluently and has conversational skills in Afrikaans.

Prior to Khulisa, Sithabile has worked as a Project Manager in market research, and as a Data Processing Executive responsible for managing fieldwork, data cleaning, data processing, data analysis and report writing.

She holds BSc Honours in Applied Mathematics, and BSc Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

She is fluent in isiZulu, English, and conversational IsiXhosa.

In addition to her monitoring and evaluation skills, Ms Boddé-Kekana has a decade of experience in higher education, teaching & learning, data management and research. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Boddé-Kekana headed up the Experiential Learning and Engagement department at Monash South Africa, managing the community engagement projects of 3000+ students, integrating work-readiness programmes into the curriculum, and developing evidence-based portfolios for the institution. She has won multiple Research, Staff, and Teaching Awards during her time as a lecturer and program coordinator.

Tamar Boddé-Kekana holds a Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) focusing on M&E and education, a Bachelor of Arts Honours (Psychology) and a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & Comparative Literature) from Monash University.

Tamar speaks fluent English and Dutch, understands Afrikaans, and Spanish (beginner).

Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms. Karolia worked as a financial manager at Right to Care and as a grants manager at Wits Health Consortium. Ms. Karolia has more than 10 years of experience in managing donor funds. She has worked extensively with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund, and various other local and international donors. Ms. Karolia has completed several courses in USAID rules and regulations, including training on grants and cooperative agreements, donor-funded budgeting essentials, USAID proposal development, and grant compliance.

Ms. Karolia holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Johannesburg.

Ms. Karolia speaks fluent English and is conversational in Afrikaans, Urdu, Gujarati, and beginner Arabic.

Ms Mahlangu is a Social Worker with experience in working with vulnerable groups such as children, women and sex workers. Her skill set includes project management, capacity building and stakeholder management. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Mahlangu worked for various USAID funded projects under the DREAMS initiative. DREAMS program focuses on the prevention of HIV/AIDS for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Southern Africa.

Thembi holds Honours Degree in Developmental Studies, a bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and an Advanced Certificate in Project Management and currently doing her Master's in Public Health with University of Johannesburg.

Ms. Mahlangu is fluent in English, IsiZulu, IsiNdebele and IsiXhosa, with conversational skills in SiSwati, Setswana and Sesotho.

In addition to her office assisting skills, Veronica is also skilled in stores management.

Veronica has a secondary school certificate and is currently pursuing a diploma in project management at Zambia’s National Institute of Public Administration.

Ms. Dube holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology, Industrial Psychology, and Sociology Degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She qualified for the UCT Dean’s Merit List, an award given in recognition of consistent academic excellence, and also received a UCT plus gold award for an elected leadership role.

She speaks fluent IsiZulu and English, with conversational skills in IsiNdebele, Setswana, and isiXhosa.

Before joining Khulisa, Wilson worked as a driver for DF Bakery.

Wilson speaks English, Xhosa, and Zulu.

Ms Thwala has strong project management skills, data quality assurance, as well as project administration. She possesses good computer literacy skills; using Microsoft Office Suite, internet, email, and other databases, as well as some finance administration systems, in relation to procurement and necessary project administration. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Thwala worked on a Behavior, Executive Function in Adolescents with CONduct problems (BEACON) Cohort for the University of the Witwatersrand, which is based at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. She has also worked in other community-based projects, mostly focusing on young people.

Ms Thwala has a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology Degree from UKZN (2010), a BSC Honours in Psychology from the University of Limpopo (2012), and an MA Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand (2018).

She speaks fluent IsiZulu, English and IsiXhosa, with conversational skills in SiSwati, Setswana and Sesotho, as well as an understanding of Sepedi.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Nkabinde worked for Incredible Connections as a Document Controller / Receptionist. She provides a broad range of administrative and logistical support services to Khulisa projects operating throughout Africa. Ms Nkabinde was recognised for long service to Khulisa in 2010.

She holds a Diploma in Executive Secretarial Services.

Ms. Nkabinde speaks English, IsiZulu, Sepedi, Setswana, Xhosa, Venda, Tsonga, and IsiNdebele fluently and has conversational skills in Afrikaans.

Before joining Khulisa, Mr Eale worked in Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Systems, Epidemiologic Surveillance and Disease Control (poliomyelitis, measles, HIV/AIDS) for the World Health Organization’s National Project of Vaccination and Control of Children’s Transmittable Diseases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Mr Eale has also worked professionally as a bilingual consultant (French-English) for several organisations in South Africa and founded an education organisation, which provides extra-mural education activities to primary and high schools in Midrand, near Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mr Eale holds a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Bachelor’s Degree (2004) and a Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He will complete his Masters of Public Health at UNISA in 2018.

Mr. Eale speaks fluent French, English and Lingala, with conversational skills in Swahili and basic Portuguese.

In addition to his monitoring and evaluation skills, he has strong data quality assessment, research, data collection tool development, capacity building and project management skills. Prior to joining Khulisa, Mr Otieno worked in Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Systems, Global Health Commodity Supply Chains for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for USAID. Mr Otieno also worked professionally as a Data Quality and Learning Consultant for Khulisa on the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Cervical Cancer projects. He was instrumental in completing a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) study funded by UNICEF on a nutrition sensitive sanitation program for children under five, that were published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Mr Otieno holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Maseno University, a Bachelor of Science degree from Kenyatta University and a Post-graduate diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from the Capacity Africa Training Institute.

He is fluent in English and Swahili (Kenyan), with conversational skills in Luo.

Ms Omolo is a Senior Evaluator and Data Quality Expert, who manages a number of Monitoring, Evaluation and Capacity Building assignments within the Health and Economic Development Sectors. Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms Omolo was a Research Manager at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in South Africa overseeing Project Evaluation Budget Analysis for Gauteng Government Departments, Agencies, Treasury and Department of Economic Development. She successfully managed the USAID sponsored African Strategies for Health strand at the 2014 AfrEA Conference in Youande, which led to the publication of an online Health Evaluation Special Edition of the AfrEA journal.

Ms Omolo holds a Master’s Degree in Economics.

She speaks English and Kiswahili fluently.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Sjoerd worked and lived in Vietnam, Eswatini, Afghanistan, Liberia, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, India, and Uganda. He was appointed on the Technical Review Panel of the Global Fund, from 2017 to 2021. He was also the focal point for the Global Fund Resilient and Strengthening Systems for Health (RSSH). Responsibilities included reviewing and signing off on the RSSH parts of country applications. In 2021, he has undertaken several separate strategic and policy assignments for the Global Fund.

Sjoerd holds a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and a Master of Arts in Health Planning, Management, and Administration from the Nuffield Institute, University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom.