Skills Initiative for Africa
For general questions about SIFA and the application process, please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Guide for Applicants (available for download in the "Apply" section). If you cannot find the right answer, please contact us using the Contact Form below.
For questions about the current Call for Proposals for Funding Window II, please indicate "FW2" in your message and make sure to submit it latest by TUESDAY, 07 MARCH 2023. Questions about FW2 received after this date cannot be answered before the application submission deadline.
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The team
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
Deputy Team Leader
Germany, South Africa
Julia Leiss
Project Director
Germany
Alain Tsemogne Sado
Country Coordinator
Cameroon
Ayele Gizachew Dinka
Country Coordinator
Ethiopia
Frank Boahene
Country Coordinator
Ghana
James Wamwangi
Country Coordinator
Kenya
Mej John Obada
Country Coordinator
Nigeria
Thabang Matobako
Country Coordinator
South Africa
Jean Adote-Bah Adotevi
Country Coordinator
Togo
Sofia Bahri
Country Coordinator
Tunisia
George Afeti
Skills Development Expert
South Africa
Mildred O. Lesole
Accounting Expert, Project Management and Administration
South Africa
Tilahun Woldegeorgis
Project-Financing Expert
South Africa
Michael Nowak
Communication and Visibility Expert
Germany
Richard Koussek
Procurement Expert
South Africa
Martyn Head
Procurement Expert
Spain
Maurizio Pieroni
Architect
South Africa
Christian Hagedorn
TVET Expert
Germany
Meweptaah Aboi
Skills and Curriculum Development Advisor
Germany
Bernd Mayer
Equipment and Training Expert
Germany
Lidao Piele N'Bou Betema
IT Expert / SmartME Facilitator
Hungary
Ilari Lindy
Innovation Fund Manager
Belgium
Teodensia Thomas
Grant Officer
Namibia
Sharon Emvula
Grant Officer
Namibia
