SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONNAL EXPERIENCE

[Since January 2003] UNDP – Regional Energy for Poverty Reduction Programme (located in Dakar, Senegal) www.ptfm.net
M&E Officer and Policy Advisor (since 2006)
  • Developing tools to support ECOWAS Member States in formulating programmes of access to energy services,
  • Capacity building in M&E (training, technical workshops, field missions) in various West-African countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea (Conakry), Niger and Ghana,
  • Setting up M&E systems (especially systems related to projects in access to energy services,
  • Defining methodologies which allow to make the link between energy access at local level and macro policies (PRSPs and MDGs),
  • Supporting UNDP country offices on strengthening their abilities to conduct assessments.
[2002] Aquadev – NGO (based in Dakar, Senegal)
Advisor
  • Developing a programme focused on decentralized co-operation funded by European Union (Budgetary line - LB7-6004 – support to NGOs/Decentralized Co-operation - Budget : 980,000 €)
  • Partnerships have been established in the Region of Tambacounda (South of Senegal) for setting up a programme for supporting communities to develop activities with partners from decentralized bodies in Europe.
[2000-2001] General commission for Refugees and Stateless Persons (Brussels, Belgium)
Deputy Advisor
  • Examining asylum seekers requests (from Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran) based on the Convention of Geneva,
  • Writing policy documents on security situation in various countries as Algeria, Lebanon, Palestine, etc.
[1994-1999] Belgium, Egypt, Palestine/Israel
Freelance journalist
  • Writing articles for various daily papers and periodical publications