Skills Initiative for Africa
Skills are our future
Les compétences sont notre avenir
For general questions about SIFA and the application process, please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Instruction Guide for Applicants. If you cannot find the right answer, please contact us using the Helpdesk contact form below. If you are a shortlisted Applicant and your question is about the Full Proposal, please indicate "Question about Full Proposal" in your message.
Requests sent through the Helpdesk contact form are screened on a daily basis, and we will reply to you generally within 3 working days. Your question (in anonymized form) and the answer will be published on the FAQ page.
In case of technical problems in the online application system SmartME, please consult the SmartME Helpdesk available in the "Support" section when logged in to the system.
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The team
Fati N’zi-Hassane
Head, Skills and Employment for Youth Programme, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD
South Africa
Svend Kaare Jensen
Financing Facility Manager
South Africa
Mildred O. Lesole
Project Management and Administration
South Africa
George Bester
IT Expert Monitoring and Evaluation
South Africa
Dominique Thaly
Communication Expert
Tunisia
George Afeti
Skills Development Expert
South Africa
Sabina von Kessel
Communication and Design Expert
South Africa
Richard Kousek
Procurement Expert
South Africa
Sofia Bahri
Country Consultant
Tunisia
Nigusse Gebre
Country Consultant
Ethiopia
James Wamwangi
Country Consultant
Kenya
Alain Tsemogne Sado
Country Consultant
Cameroun
A D K Muhammad
Country Consultant
Nigeria
Thabang Matobako
Country Consultant
South Africa
Jean Adote-Bah Adotevi
Country Consultant
Togo
Frank Boahene
Country Consultant
Ghana
Harald Habermann
Project Director
Germany
Julia Leiss
Assistant Project Director
Germany
