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. 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 form, please consult the SmartME Helpdesk available in the "Support" section when logged in to the SmartME system.
Helpdesk - Contact Form
The team
Fati N’zi-Hassane
Head, Skills and Employment for Youth Programme, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD
South Africa
Jane Bech Larsen
Fund Management Expert, Team Leader
Denmark
Harald Habermann
Project Director
Germany, South Africa
Julia Leiss
Deputy Project Director
Germany
Mildred O. Lesole
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
George Bester
IT Expert Monitoring and Evaluation
South Africa
Sofia Bahri
Country Consultant
Tunisia
Ayele Gizachew
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
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
