Afghanistan
Year: 2019
Project: Socio-economic impact evaluation of the Irrigation component of the ‘Community Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock Project (CLAP)
Job title: International consultant
Client: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (MAIL)
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Skills: Monitoring & Evaluation, research, organisational strengthening, capacity building
Thematic areas: Agriculture, water management, irrigation, crop production, NRM, gender
Brief description of responsibilities:
International consultant for the socio-economic impact evaluation of the Irrigation component of the ‘Community, Agriculture & Livestock Project’ (CLAP) in Kabul, Logar and Parwan provinces of Afghanistan. The project is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock(MAIL) and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Specifically:
- Desk top review of relevant project documents
- Development of sampling methods and survey questionnaire
- Using qualitative participatory methods for data collection in the field
- Using SPSS for statistical analysis of survey data and qualitative content analysis of qualitative interview data
- Writing final socio-economic impact evaluation report
- Present findings during a stakeholder meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (MAIL) in Kabul.
Year: 2019 (ongoing)
Project: Development of a program level Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system
Job title: Consultant MEAL
Client: Dutch Committee for Afghanistan/Brooke
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Skills: Monitoring & Evaluation, program management, organisational strengthening, capacity building
Thematic areas: Animal health, animal production, poverty reduction, value chain development, animal welfare
Brief description of responsibilities:
The overall objectives of this consultancy are a) to initiate, develop and guide the development of a program level MEAL system, b) in line with Brooke mission and vision, giving animal welfare more prominence within DCA work.
Specifically:
- Define program level key performance indicators (KPIs), which reflect DCA’s mission and vision
- Assess requirements in terms of: staff, training software and hardware, and budget for setting up such a program level M&E system
- Define one or more KPIs that reflect Animal Welfare
- Assess how equine welfare related messages can be disseminated through other DCA projects
Interactive map VFU coverage
Year: 2017
Project: CLAP-Kuchi
Job title: Consultant annual progress review
Client: Dutch Committee for Afghanistan
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Skills: M & E, data analysis, report writing
Thematic areas: Animal health, animal production, poverty reduction, value chain development
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Analysis of baseline survey data
- Writing of baseline report
- Review of project M&E logframe and revision of project indicators
Year: 2017
Project: Community Livestock and Agriculture Project (CLAP)
Job title: Team leader mid-term review
Client: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL)
Location: Kabul, Parwan & Logar, Afghanistan
Skills: M&E, mid-term review, data analysis, report writing
Thematic areas: Agriculture, irrigation, seed production, dairy production, poultry production, animal health, value chain development, income generation, gender
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Act as team-leader for the mid-term review of the IFAD-funded ‘Community Livestock and Agriculture Project’
- Desk top review of relevant project documents
- Analysis of survey data
- Using quantitative and qualitative participatory methods for data collection in the field
- Using SPSS for statistical analysis of survey data and qualitative content analysis of qualitative interview data
- Present findings during a stakeholder meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Kabul.
Year: 2017
Project: Green Initiative for Afghanistan’s Agriculture (GIAA)
Job title: Gender and Natural Resource Management expert
Client: GFA Consulting group GmbH
Location: Kabul, Parwan & Bamyan, Afghanistan
Skills: Capacity building, project management
Thematic areas: Gender & Natural Resource Management
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Gender and NRM expert for the ‘Green Initiative for Afghanistan’s Agriculture (GIAA)’ project in Afghanistan funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by GFA
- Stakeholder mapping of organisations involved in gender and NRM
- Explore opportunities for collaboration
- Train project staff on gender and NRM issues
- Developing a gender-sensitive project strategy and work plan
Year: 2016
Project: CLAP-Kuchi
Job title: Consultant mid-term evaluation
Client: Dutch Committee for Afghanistan
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Skills: M & E, data analysis, report writing
Thematic areas: Animal health, animal production, poverty reduction, value chain development
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Desk top review of relevant project documents
- Analysis of survey data
- Using quantitative and qualitative participatory methods for data collection in the field
- Using SPSS for statistical analysis of survey data and qualitative content analysis for qualitative interview data
Year: 2013
Project: Baghlan Agriculture Project (BAP)
Job title: Livestock expert
Client: GFA Consulting group GmbH
Location: Baghlan & Badakshan, Afghanistan
Skills: Capacity building, research, M&E
Thematic areas: Sheep production, goat production, cashmere production, cashmere value chain, fodder quality
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Developing and managing an livestock extension training program for district government agricultural extension staff,
- Developing and implementing a cashmere goat production feasibility study,
- Analyzing possibilities of improving fodder quality and fodder management for sheep project beneficiaries
In pictures: Afghan nomads - changing lives
A photo essay on the Kuchi nomads in Afghanistan by Ellen Geerlings in the New Agriculturist, WRENmedia May 2013
Year: 2013
Project: Baghlan Agriculture Project (BAP)
Job title: Gender and livestock expert
Client: GFA Consulting group GmbH
Location: Baghlan & Badakshan, Afghanistan
Skills: Capacity building, project management, M&E
Thematic areas: Gender, sheep production, poultry production, animal health, gender
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Development of a concise gender approach within all BAP activities, but especially in the animal husbandry component,
- Development of monitoring and evaluation methods and tools for BAP livestock activities,
- Assessment of possibilities for improving animal health within the project area,
- Liaising with Government extension services and identify training needs in the area of livestock production and health
Year: 2012
Project: Baghlan Agriculture Project (BAP)
Job title: Livestock expert
Client: GFA Consulting group GmbH
Location: Baghlan & Badakshan, Afghanistan
Skills: Capacity building, research, project management, M&E
Thematic areas: Gender, sheep production, poultry production, animal health, livestock value chains, gender
Brief description of responsibilities:
- Review of sheep and poultry value chains in the BAP project area,
- Critical analyses of BAP livestock project activities and their relevance for improving household income,
- Building the BAP-livestock’s team capacity in conducting situational and problem analyses through PRA training sessions,
- Assisting the BAP livestock team in managing monitoring data,
- Identification of bottlenecks and issues within the poultry and sheep husbandry system and value chains through secondary data analysis and on-site research,
- Give recommendations for realistic improvements/adaptations
