Skills Initiative for Africa
For general questions about SIFA and the application process, please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Concept Note Application Guide. If you cannot find the right answer, please contact us using the Helpdesk contact form below. 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
Supervisor Human Capital and Institutional Development, Programme Delivery and Coordination Directorate, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD
South Africa
Unami Mpofu
Team Lead - Skills and Employment, Human Capital and Institutional Development Division, Programme Delivery and Coordination Directorate, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD
South Africa
Sarah Ferdjani
Senior Programme Officer, SIFA FC Coordinator, African Union Development Agency - AUDA-NEPAD
South Africa
Carlton Aslett
Financing Facility Manager / Team Leader, SIFA FC Fund Management Team (FMT)
South Africa
Harald Habermann
Project Director
Germany, South Africa
Julia Leiss
Deputy Project Director
Germany
Mildred O. Lesole
Accounting Expert, Project Management and Administration
South Africa
George Afeti
Skills Development Expert
South Africa
Richard Koussek
Procurement Expert
South Africa
Sabina von Kessel
Communication and Design Expert
Germany
Maurizio Pieroni
Construction Expert
South Africa
Sofia Bahri
Country Coordinator
Tunisia
Ayele Gizachew
Country Coordinator
Ethiopia
James Wamwangi
Country Coordinator
Kenya
Alain Tsemogne Sado
Country Coordinator
Cameroun
Mej John Obada
Country Coordinator
Nigeria
Thabang Matobako
Country Coordinator
South Africa
Jean Adote-Bah Adotevi
Country Coordinator
Togo
Frank Boahene
Country Coordinator
Ghana
SIFA is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) supported by the German Government to strengthen occupational prospects of young people in Africa.
Initiated by
Implemented by
Financed through
Co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Union
