Leopoldina Tangune
Leopoldina is a professional passionate about social projects, especially those focused on community empowerment, and she is also an entrepreneur. She currently works as a Junior Project Officer on the OCIF project in Mozambique, an initiative by the Government of the Netherlands that supports young entrepreneurs with innovative solutions for local development. In the project,…
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Stef brings a private-sector background in business sustainability and strategic management to development cooperation. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he focuses on private-sector development across programs in agrologistics, seed-sector development, sustainable agriculture and trade.
Read MoreCharlotte McCormick
Charlotte lives and works in Inhambane, Mozambique. She leads private sector development initiatives, supporting international companies to invest in Mozambique’s agriculture sector.
Read MoreMichiel Bakkum
With 25 years of experience in project and programme management, consultancy, and business development, Michiel oversees the overall progress and performance of three major Resilience programmes: INSPIRE, Mangwana, and SLDP. His work focuses on reinforcing and sustaining collaboration with consortium partners, donors and key stakeholders, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and deliverables, and fostering…
Read MoreNasan Kabasa
Nasan is supporting the INSPIRE programme as a Land management officer. He is agriculturalist by profession, with nine years of experience and extensive knowledge in land management, group dynamics, community and cooperative development. Nasan is based in Kaliro district in Busoga region. His inspirational quote is: ‘Anyone who has never made a mistake has never…
Read MorePatricia Akello
Patricia is a climate smart agriculture activist, a trained plant doctor, an agronomist, a VSLA (Village Savings and Loan Association) specialist and an agricultural extensionist. She brings expertise in enhancing rural livelihoods across Uganda, including refugee camps, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and building resilience to adopt to climate change. She will support the INSPIRE programme…
Read MoreRobert Bakyalire
Robert Bakyalire is a crop production expert with a degree in Crop Protection from Makerere University. He has extensive experience in livelihood programming, strategic planning, coordination and team management of both corporate and development entities. He is very passionate about contributing to better living for humanity. Robert is Country Manager of Resiliencia Uganda, and is…
Read MoreJackline Oyella
Jackline is pursuing a role with Resilience BV as a Water Management and Irrigation Development Officer under the 5-year INSPIRE Program, leveraging expertise in Integrated Water Resources Management from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Based in Alebtong, Lango sub-region, Uganda, the program focuses on promoting resilient economies and sustainable agricultural development. Passionate about…
Read MoreEzira Mbalibulha
With a background in agricultural mechanization and irrigation engineering from Busitema University, Ezira is the water management and irrigation officer for Resilience’s INSPIRE project (2024-2029). He is based in the Luuka district of eastern Uganda to promote sustainable and resilient farming systems capable of generating higher yields and incomes for smallholder farmers. Ezira brings his…
Read MoreDaniel Zirete
Daniel is Resiliencia Uganda’s Water Management & Irrigation Development Officer based in Jinja, coordinating Pathway 2 activities under the INSPIRE program in the Busoga region. He has a background in Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Engineering from Busitema University and brings his expertise in water and irrigation to impact the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through sustainable…
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