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 Ben Ovio
He is the Founder and the Pioneer Executive Director of this organisation. A professional development management consultant with over a decade experience in conceptualising, designing, developing project concepts and proposals, resource mobilisation and fund raising, implementing, monitoring and evaluating sustainable social development projects and programmes in Africa, Europe and North America. A certified management consultant with a Master of Arts degree in International Development Management from the Institute for Development Policy & Management, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom and a Master of Science in Social Works & Community Development. His area of specialization and research interests are: Sustainable Community-driven development; Politics & Development; Perspectives in Development; Social Development, Analysis & Policy; Political Economy of Development; NGO Management & Strategy; Small Enterprise & Social Enterprise Development; Microfinance; Development Research Skills; Planning & Managing Development; Organization Development & Change Management; Strategic Planning & Organisational Sustainability Planning; Quality Assurance & Quality Management Systems in the voluntary sector with specific interest in Non-governmental organisations, Social Enterprises and Community interest Companies.
He has been specifically responsible for corporate strategic business development, corporate fund raising and major donors through proposals and income generating consulting assignments. He demonstrates expertise and knowledge in the workings of multilateral and bilateral development agencies and international foundations and multinational corporations i.e. The World Bank Group; United States Agency for International Development; European Commission; Shell Foundation; Shell International; Exxon Mobil and Government Agencies etc.
He was awarded the prestigious British Chevening Scholarship in 2004 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the University of Manchester as a middle level development management professional. He equally emerged, a two finalist in the Development Marketplace World Bank Global Competition in Washington D.C. in 2002 & 2003; winner of the Shell Foundation Global Sustainable Community Programme Award in 2003.
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Core Skills:
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Designing Social Development Programmes and Projects;
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Corporate Strategic Planning and Business Development;
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Partnerships and Network Building;
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Development Research Skills;
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Human Resources Development and Utilisation, Organization Development and Change Management System;
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Community Mobilisation and Community Relations Skills;
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Micro Enterprise Development Programme & Business Development Services
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Sustainable Employment Generation;
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Quality Asurance & Quality Management Systems and Institutional Capacity Building;
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Design & Implementation of Pro-poor Micro Credit Programmes;
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Monitoring & Evaluation of social development projects using logical frameworks of analysis;
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Facilitation, Training/Capacity Development using adult learning methodology;
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Participatory Rural Appraisal/Participatory Learning & Action;
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Major Donor & Statutory Funding/Leveraging;
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Extensive experience in sustinable social development project planning, policy analysis and development management in public sector with focus on Sustainable Livelihoods, Enterprise & Employment Generation;
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Participated in National Strategies development through Participatory Methods including Poverty Reduction Strategy for Nigeria;
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Resource person for several youth enterprise development programmes.
Country Experience:
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Nigeria
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1985 till date
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Ghana
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1995 till date
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Lesotho
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2005 till date
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South Africa
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2003 till date
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Namibia
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2003 till date
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Zimbabwe
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1990 till date
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Sri Lanka
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2005 till date
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Liberia
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2000 till date
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United Kingdom
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2002 till date
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Lilian Ari
Currently the Project Director, Lilian holds an M.Sc in Social Works and Community Development and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics from the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. Her passion for gender and women development has resulted in her current initiative in women-led international business development programme.
For the past 11 years, she has brought her professionalism in project management and service delivery to bear in all her assignments. She has been actively involved in the design and implementation of all projects embarked upon by ENDIP.
Her interest in gendered business development and advisory/mentorship services has led her to develop the professsional wing of the micro and meso finance for micro-enterprise development of 'poor and vulnerabe' women of African descent. Currently, she is involved in brokering international business linkage with African women through the provision of import/export opportunties in sustainable enterprise development. She is currently the project manager for an NLNG sponsored Business Development & Advisory Support Services for 21 communities of Abua & Ekpeye communities of Rivers State.
Lilian's pragmatic disposition to assignments has earned her a reputation for effective community mobilisation and sustainable development. She is a firm believer in the empowerment of women through the development of micro-enterprise as a tool for poverty reduction.
Country Experience:
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Date from – Date to
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Nigeria
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1995 – till present
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Kenya
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2003 - till present
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Uganda
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2003 - till present
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South Africa
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2003 - till present
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Namibia
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2003 - till present
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Great Britain
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2001 - till present
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United States of America
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2002 - till present
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Mr. Paul A. Agbih
A professional peace and conflict prevention and youth development specialist joins ENDIP as an Associate Consultant in its Youth Empowerment and Conflict Prevention Programme for the African continent. Based in Germany, Paul brings his almost 30 years international development experience of working with youths and other stakeholders in various countries. Paul has had the rare privilege and opportunity to have worked in various countries: Uganda; Kenya; Togo; Cameroon; India; Switzerland; Germany; Great Britain; South Africa; Botswana; Zimbabwe; Norway; Sweden; Denmark and Finland. Paul has initiated, organised, facilitated training and conferences and has equally delivered international leadership training programmes to young people in leadership positions in different countries. The most recent leadership training programme was in collaboration with government and non-governmental organisations in Cameroon. The programme which was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education in Cameroon ran for five years in all the Universities and Non-Government Organisations. The programme which ended in April 2010 with huge success is waiting to be replicated and adapted to other countries in Africa.
Mr. Agbih is a coach, facilitator and trainer using adult learning methodology in the design and delivery of training and coaching programmes. His one-to-one and one-to-many coaching and training programmes has had tremendous impact for individuals and interested groups for almost three decades in his international humanitarian work experience. Operating under the divine guidance of "where God guides He provides", Paul has worked on a voluntary basis for these years. He shares the philosophical conviction of the Gandhi's "There is a enough in the world for every man's NEED; but not enough for every man's GREED. If the world cares enough, there will be enough for every man's need and not enough for every man's greed"
Interestingly, Paul shares his spiritual insight, supervision and training on a one-to-one basis with conviction and commitment to persons around the world. He is rare gem in character, integrity, flexible, humurous and ethically disposed in his relationship management dynamics and professionalism. Paul is adepth and versatile in harnessing and utilising his personal experience as a methodological approach for reaching out both to himself and to others who are psychologically and spiritually in need of his selfless support and guidance.
Paul currently works with Initiatives of Change on a full-time, voluntary basis in Europe and Africa. His assignment takes him to other parts of the world on invitation by individuals, corporate organisations and government agencies.
Country Experience:
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Date from – Date to
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Nigeria
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1985 – 1999
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Kenya
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1987 – 1989, 1995
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Uganda
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1987 – 1989, 1995
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Togo
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1986
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Cameroon
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1990 – 1993, 2005 – 2010
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South Africa
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2007 & 2008
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Zimbabwe
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1990
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Botswana
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1990
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India
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1988 – 1990, 1995, 2008
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Great Britain
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1987
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Switzerland
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1987 – till present day
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| ENDIP CONSULTING Limited launched !!! |
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ENDIP has established an international private sector development consulting firm based in London, United Kingdom with affiliated regional offices in Lesotho, Kenya, USA and Bangladesh. A new field office is due to be opened in india.
ENDIP Consulting Limited is a limited liability company focused on addressing social and economic development challenges in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
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