Experienced specialists. Shared purpose.

Abdi Osman is an institutional capacity development specialist with expertise in policy development, frameworks, and manuals for government and non-governmental institutions. His experience spans MERL, desk reviews, stakeholder engagement, gender, youth, and women entrepreneurship in Somalia and the United States.

He served as a technical lead on Somalia’s National Transformation Plan (2025-2029). He is pursuing a PhD in Research and Evaluation in Educational Leadership at Bolton University and holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Dakota.

Prof. Dr. Mahmudul Islam specializes in climate change, disaster risk reduction, policy frameworks, resilience strategies, and institutional capacity development. He has supported governments and international organizations including UNDP, FAO, IOM, UNESCO, and WFP.

His expertise covers environmental and social impact assessment, climate-risk analysis, disaster preparedness, and stakeholder capacity building. He holds a PhD in Animal Nutrition from Universiti Putra Malaysia and completed post-doctoral research at Kyoto University.

Dr. Ambia Guhad Noor has led evaluation projects with organizations including CARE, UNICEF, and Creative Associates International. She holds ISO certification in education quality management and focuses on education standards, social protection, gender equity, and women’s empowerment in Somalia and Kenya.

She is pursuing a PhD in Research and Evaluation at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and holds a Master’s Degree in Education Administration and Management from Kenyatta University.

Abdulkadir Yassin Hassan is an economist, strategic planner, and policy adviser with more than ten years of experience in economic analysis, policy development, and institutional capacity building. He has contributed to national plans and assessments in Somalia.

He is a PhD candidate in Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia and holds a Master’s in Economics and a Bachelor of Business Administration in e-Commerce.

Arasto M. Reece specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research frameworks, qualitative and quantitative methods, food security and livelihoods, and risk analysis. His experience includes baselines, evaluations, needs assessments, and mixed-method research.

He is pursuing a Master’s in Public Health at Clarke International University and holds a Master of Science in Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda Martyrs University.

Dr. Catherine Wanjiku has more than 15 years of experience in project planning, design, implementation, management, leadership, and governance across East and Central Africa. She has managed humanitarian and development projects in government and international organizations with support from SIDA, BMZ, county government, AA, and ACT Alliance.

She holds a PhD and Master’s in Project Planning and Management, a second Master’s in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response, and a Bachelor’s in Economics.