MEET THE TRAINERS
The TRANSFORM Master Trainers are a select group of experts accredited to deliver our trainings.
Together with the curriculum and its pedagogical approach, Master Trainers are a key component of the TRANSFORM initiative and play an important role in its promotion and development. They contribute to seek out opportunities for applications in their own countries and support the periodic review and update of modules.
ENGLISH SPEAKING MASTER TRAINERS
Abidemi Coker
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social Policy
Areas of interest/Specialisation: Systems alignment and coordination, grant management, reporting and governance
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package, District Package, MIS Module
Countries: Zambia, Ghana, Nigeria
Addis Yibzawork
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social Policy
Areas of interest/Specialisation: Social Assistance, Cash and Programming, Ending Violence Against Children, Social Service Workforce Strengthening
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Country: Ethiopia
Arthur Ngasani
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Public Policy (Social Protection)
Areas of Interest/specialisation: Social Protection Financing; Poverty and Inequality; Actuarial Science; Health Insurance and Policy Analysis
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; TRANSFORM E-Facilitator
Country: Tanzania
Cathy Chames
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social Work; Social Development
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social protection coordination, child protection, applied research and evaluation, M&E systems
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; Governance and Coordination Package
Country: South Africa
Daniel Hailu
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social Anthropology, Social Work
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Assistance, Livelihood Strengthening, Child/Social Protection Systems Building/Strengthening, Social Welfare Systems Strengthening, Social Workforce Strengthening
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Country: Ethiopia
Flora Myamba
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Sociology
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Protection, Gender, Applied Social Research
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; Monitoring & Evaluation Module
Country: Tanzania
Getachew Berhanu
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social protection financing and Development Studies
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Protection Capacity Building, M&E, Shock-Responsive and Child-Sensitive Social Protection, Cash-Plus and payment systems
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; TRANSFORM E-Facilitator; Training of Trainers
Geographical Focus: Ethiopia
Mawutor Ablo
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Sociology; Business Administration
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Protection, Monitoring and Evaluation
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Country: Ghana
Moonga Mumba
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Development Studies
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Protection Selection and Identification, Social Protection administration and coordination, Civil Society and Governance, Youth Entrepreneurship, Participatory Development Planning
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; District Package
Country: Zambia
Mutale Wakunuma
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social Protection Financing
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Socio-Economic Development, Social Protection Systems, Poverty, Inequality, Gender
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; TRANSFORM E-Facilitator; District Package
Country: Zambia
Mwenya Kapasa
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Economics, Social Protection Financing
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Extension of Social Security Coverage, Social Assistance
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; District Package; Governance and Coordination Module
Country: Uganda; Zambia
Nkatha Ntoburi
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Statistics and Project Management
Areas of interest / Specialisation: MIS, SP delivery systems operations, M&E
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; Management Information System Module; TRANSFORM E-Facilitator
Country: Kenya
Patience Matandiko
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Development Studies; Social Sciences
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Pension, Social Assistance Programmes
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package, Management Information Systems Module and District Package
Country: Zambia
Patrick Ngwila
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Social Protection Specialist
Areas of Specialisation: Social Insurance, Social Assistance,
Planning and Financing
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Country: Tanzania
Portia Kekana
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Education; Social Protection Financing
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Policy development and implementation; Social Protection Financing
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; TRANSFORM E-facilitator
Country: South Africa
Sam Chipala
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Master of Business Administration, Rural Development
Areas of interest / Specialization: Sustainable and inclusive social protection system
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Country: Malawi
Samuel Ochieng
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Project Management and Planning
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Project management; MIS; Administration of Social Protection Systems; Legal Frameworks; Child-sensitive Social Protection
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; MIS Module; District Package; TRANSFORM E-Facilitator
Country: Kenya
Sarah Mshiu
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Agricultural Economics
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Nutrition and Social Protection
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; TRANSFORM E-facilitator
Country: Tanzania
Stanfield Michelo
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Geography, Social Security, Development Studies
Areas of interest / Specialisation: M&E systems, selection and identification, disability mainstreaming, design of social cash transfers programmes
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; District Package; MIS Module; M&E Module; Training of Trainers; Policy-Makers Package; TRANSFORM E-facilitator
Country: Zambia
Victor Ogharanduku
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Peace and Development Studies
Areas of interest: Nexus social protection; Conflict; Peace and development; Social, political and economic transformation; Inequality; Social protection policy, systems and programmes; Poverty reduction and resilience
Countries: Nigeria
Victor Peter Matayataya
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; District Package
Country: Malawi
Zororo Gandah
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Sociology, Development Studies
Areas of interest / Specialization: Social Cash Transfers, Child Protection, Care & Support for the Elderly, Disability Affairs
TRANSFORM Experience:
Introductory Package; District Package; Senior Policy-Makers Package; TRANSFORM E-facilitator
Country: Zimbabwe
Godfrey W. Kyama
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Digital Social Protection eGovernment, Digital Financial Services, Project Management
Areas of interest / Specialization: MIS; Social Protection Strategies; Legal Frameworks; Coordination
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; MIS Module
Country: Uganda
PORTUGUESE SPEAKING MASTER TRAINERS
Cesaltina Abreu
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Sociology, Sustainable Development
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Protection, Governance and Coordination
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package; TRANSFORM Training of Trainers
Country: Angola
Daniel Miji
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Statistics, Public Administration
Areas of interest/ Specialisation: Management and Information System and Strengthening the National Social Protection System Project
TRANSFORM Experience: TRANSFORM Training of Trainers
Country: Angola
Ivan Langa
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Informatics
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Social Protection Systems Strengthening, Monitoring and Evaluation
TRANSFORM Experience: Training of Trainers; Introductory Package
Country: Mozambique
Isabela Machado
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Sociology, Sustainable Development
Areas of interest / Specialisation: School Feeding, Food and Nutrition Security, Education, Rural Poverty Reduction, Cash-Based Transfers
TRANSFORM Experience: TRANSFORM E-facilitator
Country: Senegal; France
Laurentina Manuel
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Local Development, Administration
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Administration of Social Protection Programmes, Gender
TRANSFORM Experience: TRANSFORM Training of Trainers
Country: Angola
Mavlinda Cabral
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Sociology
Areas of interest / Specialisation: Income Transfer Programmes, Management and Coordination of Social Protection Systems, Stakeholder Engagement, Poverty and Inequality, Building and Strengthening Social Protection Systems
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Country: Cape Verde
FRENCH SPEAKING MASTER TRAINERS
Aminata Bakouan Traore
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Development economics
Areas of Interest / Specialisation: Shock-responsive social protection
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
Aly Cisse
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Economics; Social Security
Areas of interest: Extending social protection to the entire population, including to the informal economy; portability of social security rights for migrant workers
Country: Senegal
Gabriel Fernandez
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Political Relations, Social Policy/ Social Protection
Areas of interest: Social Protection System building, Coordination, High level engagement on social protection with decision makers as well as civil society awareness raising and engagement on social contract
TRANSFORM Experience: Introductory Package
Countries: Liberia; Senegal
Jean Marie Sawadago
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Journalism and Communication; Sociology
Areas of Interest: Social safety net programmes; adaptative social protection; Social Protection institutional and coordination arrangements
TRANSFORM Experience: Online Training of Trainers; TRANSFORM E-Facilitator
Country: Burkina Faso
Karima Kassaba
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Finance and Economy
Areas of interest: Social policies and social protection systems, Cash and Cash+ transfers, social welfare services/social workforce, information management system, public finance
Country: Morocco
ARABIC SPEAKING MASTER TRAINERS
Karima Kessaba
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Finance and Economy
Areas of interest: Social policies and social protection systems, Cash and Cash+ transfers, social welfare services/social workforce, information management system, public finance
Country: Morocco
Lara Feghaly
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Economics
Areas of interest: Policy Design & Analysis, Social Assistance, Socio-Economic Development
Country: Lebanon
Rania Abdel Naeem
Accredited TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Finance and Economics, Social Policy
Areas of interest: Social Policy, Public Policy, Social Protection, Non-Contributory Social Assistance and Social Entrepreneurship
Countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey
Ayman Sawalha
Candidate TRANSFORM Master Trainer
Background: Community and Public Health
Areas of interest: Social Assistance, Social Policy, Strategies, Social Protection Systems, Methodologies and Coordination
Country: Palestine