Team Leader M E

CV of Dr A F M Mafizul Islam

Professional Summary

Worked as an M&E Team Leader and Evaluation Team Leader in a number of international assignments and projects. Well- experienced in designing M&E plan, M&E formats, particularly result-based physical & financial progress monitoring, and effect and impact monitoring and evaluation. Have possessed an excellent skill in designing training modules and training program in the areas of M&E, capacity building and data quality assessment (DQA). Have possessed an excellent project evaluation skill and participated and led evaluation teams in conducting a series of baseline, mid-term and end line surveys and evaluation studies (performance as well as impact evaluations), case studies and research protocols. Involved in the design of third-party monitoring methodologies, including sampling strategies, data collection tools, and protocols. Have high skills in applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies according to evaluation questions. Well-trained in using statistical packages, like major Excel programs, Access, SPSS and STAT and have strong familiarity with ICT4D MEL tools and programs for mobile data collection, analysis and reporting including Cobo/commCare//other ODK based tools and Power BI. Capable of writing confidently and independently Project Concept Report

(PCR) Inception Report, Work Plan, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-yearly and Annual Reports, Project Completion Report (PCR) and Mission report (PPR).

1. PROPOSED POSITION

FOR THIS PROJECT :

2. NAME : A F M Mafizul Islam

3. DATE OF BIRTH : 8 February 1951

4. NATIONALITY : Dual: Bangladeshi and British

5. PERSONAL ADDRESS : 24 Pembridge Garden, W2 4DX, London, United Kingdom 49-B, Zakir Hossain Road, Muhammadpur, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh TELEPHONE NO. : 880-1930379373 :

E-MAIL ADDRESS : **********@*****.***

6. EDUCATION :

Ph.D (Economics) in the faculty of Social Science, University of Dhaka. Completed an advanced course in Research Methodology at George Washington University, USA as a partial fulfilment of the Ph.D program financed by World Bank BMET Project, 1989

DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), Alfred Nobel Business School, Sweden, Accredited by Asley Business School, London, 2023

M.Phil (Master of Philosophy) in Economics in the Faculty of Arts, Rajshahi University, 1980

Master of Arts in Economics, 1975, Rajshahi University

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics, Rajshahi University, 1973 7. OTHER COURSES AND TRAINING

Certificate course on ‘Preparing for the Rehabilitation Effort in Afghanistan’ by Peace Operations Policy Program and The International Training Program for Conflict Management, The George Mason University, USA, 2002

The Program on Peacekeeping Policy’s ‘Preparing for Rehabilitation Effort in Afghanistan’, 2001, George Mason University, USA

Environmental Economics for Development Policy Course, The World Bank Institute, USA, 2001

Research Methodology and Computer Skills Course (12 CEUs), George Washington University, USA, 1987

PGD in Training Management, financed by SIDA, Management Centre, Slough College of Higher Education, UK, 1986

PGD in Project Management, Cambridge College of Learning, UK

Advanced Course in Training Management, Institute of Training and Development, UK, 1984 8. LANGUAGE & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY: Bangla: Mother tongue; English: Excellent; Lao: Understandable level, Khmer (Cambodian): Understandable, French: Understandable, Dari (Afghanistan): Understandable, Arabic: Understandable. CV of Dr A F M Mafizul Islam

09. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

General Secretary, Center for Inclusive Development Dialogue (CIDD); Member, Institute of Training & Development, UK; Member, Bangladesh Economic Association; Member, Bangladesh Sociologist Association; Treasurer, Board of Governors, PHULKI (NGO); Member, Board of Governors, UNNAYAN PRAYASH PARISHAD(NGO) 10. COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Pakistan, Poland, UK and West & Central Africa- Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali. 11. WORK UNDERTAKEN WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATES CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THE TASKS ASSIGNED Center for Research and Development Consultancy (CRDC) Year: July 22025 – till date Location: Bangladesh

Positions held: Executive Director

Responsibilities: Responsible for sourcing funds and guiding research work and consultancy services. SEU: Institute of Research and Training (IRT), Southeast University Year: May 2015 – 30 April 2024: 8 years 11 months, Location: Bangladesh Positions held: Director- Institute of Research and Training (IRT)/ Chairman-IRT Responsibilities: As the Director (2015-2016) and Chairman Executive Committee IRT (2019-2024), responsible for sourcing funds and guiding research work and consultancy services. USAID Contract No. 388-C-14-00001: USAID/ Bangladesh’s Accelerating Capacity for Monitoring and Evaluation (ACME) Activity .

Year: January 2014 – April 2015: 1 year 3 months Location: Bangladesh Company: IBTCI (USA) Client: USAID

Positions held: Deputy Chief of Party/ M& E Specialist Responsibilities: Played dual role of DCOP and M&E Specialist. Responsible for preparing WP, M&E Plan, Monitoring Protocol, Quarterly reports, annual reports, PPR reports, and any other reports as requested by USAID. Responsible for designing SOWs for the STTAs and Contracted NGOs and Implementing Partners (IPs). Providing inputs to the STTA for carrying out Baseline, performance and impact evaluation. Responsible for advising NGOs and IPs on poverty reduction, employment generation, improvement of health, gender integration, women empowerment and gender equality in project planning and implementation toward achieving USAID goals keeping consistencies of the USAID Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), and monitoring and evaluation of their activities. Acting as secondary liaison with USAID and other donor agencies, IPs, and government. USAID Contract No. AID-306-C-12-00012: USAID/Afghanistan “Services under Program and Project Offices for Results Tracking” (SUPPORT) Activity .

Year: 13 February – 30 May 2013 (3.5 months) Location: Afghanistan Company: Checchi (USA) Client: USAID Positions held: Team Leader -Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities: Assisted COP to provide a wide range of demand-driven services and products, including field-based project monitoring, evaluations, activity/project designs, data quality assessments, management information and reporting. Prepared draft SOWs for the STTAs for baseline, performance and impact evaluation studies as demanded by USAID covering the range of sectors and topics in the Mission's portfolio. Prepared TOR for engaging local partners and NGOs, and provided necessary training to the project staff and contracted NGOs and IPs. Designed M&E Plan of IPs responsible for social and economic development including women’s empowerment, access to health services and education, and gender integration. USAID/Afghanistan: Kandahar and Lashkar Gah Electrical Supply Socio-Economic Impact Assessment. Year: 15 May - 28 July 2010 (2.5 Months) Location: Afghanistan Company: Checchi (USA) Client: USAID Positions held: Team Leader/ Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Responsible for designing survey methodologies and survey questionnaires both for project and control groups, and developing M&E framework to track progress toward income and employment generation, poverty reduction, access to education, and health services and gender equality objectives. Special attention was given on analyzing how access to electricity impacted upon men and women differently. As the Team Leader/Evaluation Specialist conducted surveys in electricity supply sector and prepared a report, titled, ‘Kandahar and Lashkar Gah Electrical Supply Socio-Economic Impact Assessment’. Provided power-point presentation to the clients and submitted final report.

USAID GS-10F-0425M: Socio-Economic Baseline Study of the Bamyan-Doshi Road in Afghanistan. Year: 13 June 2009 – 12 August 2009: 2 Months Location: Afghanistan Company: Checchi (USA) Client: USAID Positions held: Team Leader/ Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Responsible for designing survey questionnaire on traffic count as well as social and economic issues. Mapping opportunities for women’s employment in the transport and construction sectors. Reviewing gender equality progress and obstacles, and identifying existing legislations, institutional frameworks, policies, and strategies with respect to gender equality at the transport and construction sectors. Preparing TOR for the local NGOs and IPs, designing M&E formats and providing necessary guidance and training on M&E and capacity building for facilitating project impacts. As the Team Leader / Evaluation Specialist conducted surveys CV of Dr A F M Mafizul Islam

assisted by local NGO and IPs and prepared report entitled, ‘Socio-Economic Baseline Study of the Bamyan-Doshi Road in Afghanistan’, and presented and submitted the final report to the client. USAID C No. GS-10F-0425M: Socio-Economic Impact Evaluation of Southern Ring Road and Four Provincial and District Roads.

Year: 5 May 2008 – 30 July 2008: 3 Months Location: Afghanistan Company: Checchi Client: USAID Positions held: Team Leader/ Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: This is the largest ever project in the country. Responsible for estimating the benefits of the investment using the

“with” and “without” project approaches, and assessing socio- economic impact including impact on business, agriculture, poverty, employment, gender equality, health, education, nutrition. Designing result-based M&E plans, keeping consistency of the M&E plans with USAID strategic objectives and USAID s development framework. Reviewing the design of the infrastructure to what extent it has taken into consideration of poverty, health, education and gender equality issues, and recommending new interventions and strategies to the USAID and Government for making road infrastructure more effective. World Bank funded ‘Price Risks Management Study under the Strategies for Cotton Sector Development in West and Central Africa.

Year: July – August 2005: 2 Months Location: West & Central Africa- Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali Company: JUST Consultant, Client: World Bank

Positions held: Economist

Responsibilities: Responsible for evaluating macro-shock impact and identifying ways of enhancing competitiveness in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali (the Cotton-4). Formulating the promotion of best practices to manage cost and define sales strategies so as to enhance the contribution of the cotton sector to shared growth and lessen the risk of contingent liabilities borne by the countries.

SNC-assisted Health Research Project.

Year: February- March 2005: 1 month, Location: Bangladesh Company: FED (NGO) Client: SNC Position held: Health Economist / Financial Analyst Responsibilities: Voluntary Health Bangladesh, implemented by FED, a development NGO in Bangladesh. Involved in the design and implementation of a household survey, which is exploring the factors behind purchasing and non-purchasing of voluntary health insurance. Analyzed the health insurance policy in terms of the cost that should satisfy the customer and the package offered. Developed innovative health financing methods to sustain increased spending associated with health insurance. ADB 1787(SF): Barani Area Development Project Phase-II, GoNWFP of Pakistan. Year: July – September 2004: 3 months Location: Pakistan Company: dhv Consultant (Netherlands)/ dev Consult Client: ADB/IFAD

Position held: Team Leader/ Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Responsible for overall coordination and leadership of project activities in 11 districts of NWFP of Pakistan, liaising with ADB, IFAD and other donors, and leading the consultancy team and guiding preparation of BME plan including social design, community development framework and strategic plan for Greenland conservation, agricultural development, access to school and hospital, poverty reduction and primary health and nutrition. Developing participatory approaches in planning, design, implementation and M&E for community-based development schemes to support the economic and social development of vulnerable groups in a sustainable way. Developing NGO guidelines for micro-finance credit management towards improving poor livelihoods through new IGAs and rehabilitation of social services. Arranging training to the project authorities to improve M&E system and capacity. ADB TA NO. 4085-BAN: Social Protection for the Poor, Especially Disadvantaged Women and Children in Bangladesh. Year: Jan - June 2004: 6 months Location: Bangladesh Client: ADB Position held: International Strategic Planning Specialist Responsibilities: Assisting the Government in the preparation of the project for provision of social protection to improve the situation of disadvantaged women and children aiming at reducing poverty, improving health conditions, and ensuring access to primary education of children. Assisting the Government to explore the alternative project interventions, involving all relevant government partners at central and district levels, communities, target groups, and stakeholders. Developing strategic plans to improve services for the target groups, and improve the access to four basic rights (health, education, food and shelter) as per National Constitution and to improve the capacity of the institutions in charge, especially the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs. ILO assisted ‘Decent Work and Employment Project – A Study on New Growth Areas and Employment: The Bangladesh Perspective

Year: October - December 2003: 3 months Location: Bangladesh. Client: ILO Position held: Team Leader/Evaluation Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for Identifying growth areas and stagnant and declining sub-sectors of the economy. Responsible for evaluating the consequences of denationalization of SOEs on unemployment and poverty, and developing policy frameworks and planning on retrenchment, safety net, social protection and poverty reduction. Responsible for preparing study report and submitting to the client. CV of Dr A F M Mafizul Islam

ADB TA No. 6097-REG: Technical Assistance for Thematic Evaluation Studies for 2003 – IES: ADB Assistance in the Power Sector in Bangladesh.

Year: 2 June – 15 September 2003 (4.5 Months) Location: ADB’s Regional Project in Bangladesh Position held: Consultant / Evaluation Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for reviewing ADB’s Country Operation Strategies (COS) and evaluating design and delivery of earlier projects in terms of efficacy, efficiency and sustainability, particularly power sector projects and their impacts on social and economic development. On lessons learned, recommending future project interventions. IDA Credit No. 3229-BD: Bangladesh Export Diversification Project –Addressing at Cancun LDC Group Year: March – May 2002 (3 months) Location: Bangladesh Company: Uniconsult International Client: IDA Position held: Economist

Responsibilities: Identifying the issues which Bangladesh should ensure and are addressed at Cancun and reaching a consensus in the LDC group on common position in relation to the issues. ADB: TA No. 5979-REG: Impact and Special Evaluation Studies of ADB Operation in DMCs - Country Assistance Program Evaluation (CAPE).

Year: November 2001 – February 2002 (4 months) Location: ADB's regional project in Bangladesh Position held: Consultant / Program Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Reviewing key macroeconomic and sector policies and constraints of the Government. Responsible for providing direction and support to CAPE Team in reviewing project papers, particularly rural development projects including poverty, education, health, environment, and infrastructure development projects. Providing methodological and impact assessment support to the team. On lessons learned, recommending future project interventions toward achieving ADB’s objectives. World Bank funded Bangladesh Export Diversification Project (BDXDP). Year: February – September 2001 (8 months) Location: Bangladesh Company: Technoconsult International Client: World Bank

Position held: Economist/ Financial Analyst.

Responsibilities: Conducted an in-depth study on the Impact of SAARC Cumulation Agreement on Bangladesh RMG and Textile Sectors and on overall economy of Bangladesh. Assisted the Project Team in the preparation of detailed breakdown of costs for the each component. Evaluated the overall project and its individual components using COSTAB and FARMOD models in carrying out the economic and financial analysis.

ADB Loan No. 1385-CAM (SF): Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project, Cambodia. Year: March - July 2000 (6 months) Location: Cambodia Company: IT Transport Ltd. (UK) Client: ADB Position held: Rural Development Adviser / Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Advising on supporting the implementation processes to review the quality of existing project data, information collection methods and suitability of the existing data for the provision of sound baseline. Assisting in the revision of the project logframe matrix, particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their measurement. Assisting in developing overall framework, for project physical and financial M&E in line with ADB’s Handbook of Social Dimension. ADB Loan No. 1399-BAN (SF): Command Area Development Project (CADP) Year: August 1996- February 2000 (40 months) excluding intermittent by 3 months: Location: Bangladesh Company: It Transport

(UK)/ Kranti Associates Client: ADB

Position Held: Team Coordinator (Team Leader) / Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Preparing guidelines for community participation, mobilizing beneficiary groups, developing NGO selection criteria and preparing BME Plan. Overseeing physical and financial progress; providing guidance and capacity building support to MEAL staff, fostering their professional development and promoting best practices in the field. Leading evaluation and impact assessment initiatives to measure the effectiveness and impact of the project. Preparing monthly, quarterly, annual, mid-term and final reports for onward submission to clients.

ADB Loan No. 1478 BAN-SF: South-West Road Network Development Project. Year: June - July 1999 (2 months) – During intermittent time of CADP Location: Bangladesh Client: ADB Position Held: Socio-Economist/ Evaluation Expert

Responsibilities: Responsible for socio-economic profiling of the project area, and preparing guidelines for community participation, Socio-Economic Monitoring & Evaluation (SEME) Plan and Social Design Framework following the ADB guidelines. Participating in estimating EIRR and FIRR of the project.

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ADB TA 2396-LAO: Secondary Towns Integrated Urban Development Project. Year: June - July 1996 (2 months) Location: Laos . Company: O’Sullivan and Graham Ltd. Client: ADB Position held: Socio-Economist.

Responsibilities: Worked for Socio-economic study, designed community participation model on cost recovery of different sub-sectors including micro credit for target group poor people. Produced outputs on sub-sector analysis on urban development, micro-credit and micro-finance development in secondary towns integrated urban development project. Submitted baseline survey report to the client. Ministry of Health and Family Planning: ‘Estimation of Costs by Activities and Services in Family Planning (FP) Program in Bangladesh’.

Year: April-May 1966 (1 month) Location: Bangladesh Client: MOHFW Position held: Co-Principal Investigator

Responsibilities: Served as Co-principal Investigator of the Study titled, "Estimation of Costs by Activities and Services in FP Program in Bangladesh", sponsored by Health Economics Unit of the MOHFW, Bangladesh. Primary tasks include economic evaluation, decision-modelling and costing. Participated in economic analysis to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of public family planning program including policy impact of family planning on health planning and financing. ADB TA 2396-LAO: Secondary Towns Integrated Urban Development Project. Year: January - March 1996 (3 months) Location: Laos . Company: O’Sullivan and Graham Ltd. Client: ADB Position held: Socio-Economist

Responsibilities: Planned for Socio-economic study including community participation model on cost recovery of different sub-sectors including micro credit for target group poor people. Planned for producing outputs on sub-sector analysis on urban development, micro-credit and micro-finance development in four secondary towns. Developed questionnaire for survey and provided training to survey investigators.

IFFP: Sustainable Action Plan for Food for Works Program Year: October - December 1995 (3 months). Location: Bangladesh Company: DDC Client: ADB Position held: Sustainable Planning Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for formulating a sustainable action plan for Food For Works Program (FFWP) with particular reference to road construction workers who used to maintain their livelihood with FFWP during the lean season. Responsible for designing new project interventions that would ensure self-employment of the poor in a sustainable way beyond the lean period. ADB Loan No 1291 BAN (SF): South-West Area Water Resource Development Project [Flood Action Plan- 4B] Year: June- September 1995 (4 months) Location: Bangladesh. Company: Uniconsult International Client: ADB Position held: Socio-Economist.

Responsibilities: Prepared Social Design Framework based on PRA and socio-economic survey as per ADB's Handbook on Social Dimension. Involved in analysis of economic and financial viability of the project. Prepared O&M and NGO guidelines for community and women participation and M&E guidelines for infrastructure management of water resources. IRCS/BRCS: Evaluation of the Health Services of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. Year: March – May 1995 (2months) Location: Bangladesh Client: IRCS/BRCS Position held: Economic Consultant.

Responsibilities: Served as consultant, for the study titled, "Evaluation of the Health Services of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society", sponsored by International Red Cross Society and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. Participated in the analysis of the Unit Cost of selected Health Care Services, and economic analysis of investment in terms of the ratio of output to inputs, cost-effectiveness and cost utility.

ADB Loan 1124-BAN (SF): Dhaka Integrated Flood Protection Project- Slum Improvement Sub-Project Year: September 1994-February 1995 (5 months) Location: Bangladesh Company: DDC Client: ADB Position held: Community Development Specialist.

Responsibilities: Developed a safety net measure for vulnerable group, mobilized women EMG group and prepared Embankment Maintenance Guidelines, designed guidelines for people’s participation including BME plan, NGO involvement and community participation. IFAD-assisted Netrokona Integrated Agricultural Production and Water Management Project Year: March - August 1994 (6 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: ADB Position held: Socio-Economist

Responsibilities: Developed a guideline for beneficiary participation in irrigation system, O&M operation, involving EMG groups, designed BME plan, and NGO guidelines.

ADB-financed Serajganj Integrated Rural Development Project Year: January – February 1994 (2months) Location: Bangladesh Company: DDC Client: ADB Position held: Socio-Economic Evaluation Specialist CV of Dr A F M Mafizul Islam

Responsibilities: Responsible for evaluation of the outputs of various project interventions including impacts of the project on agriculture sector and non-formal sector development, employment, poverty reduction, women empowerment, children’s education, health and nutrition.

IDA-financed Agricultural and Fisheries Development Studies for FCD-III Project Year: September - December 1993 (4 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: IDA Position held: Economist/Evaluation Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for analyzing Government and NGOs interventions and beneficiary participation including poor women groups, and assessing social and economic impact. Developing conflict mitigating criteria between farmers and fishermen through community participation.

FAO-assisted ‘Transformation of Minor Irrigation in Agriculture Project’ Year: June – August 1993 (3 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: FAO Position held: Socio-Economist/ Evaluation Specialist Responsibilities: Responsible for carrying out impact evaluation of the project, focusing on: to what extent have the project design and execution taken into account the needs of the target beneficiaries, and ensured their participation, and improved their access to HYV seeds- fertilizer-irrigation technology and finance.

IDA-assisted ‘Strengthening Financial Program Planning Capacity of the Education Sector’. Year: April - May 1993 (2 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: IDA Position held: Socio-Economist

Responsibilities: Responsible for gathering socio-economic data, analyzing exiting capacity and forecasting future requirements, estimating social cost and benefit and contributing design of the financial program planning. WB-assisted ‘A Financing Plan of Education Sector of Bangladesh, 1992-93’. Year: January – March 1993 (3 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: World Bank Position held: Economist

Responsibilities: Responsible for analyzing existing capacity of the education sector and future plan to accommodate expanding education sector at all levels. Designing plan of action considering sources of finance of the public and private sector education. SDC-financed Rural Development Project-6

Year: October-December 1992: 3 months Location: Bangladesh. Company: It Transport (UK). Client: SDC Position held: Rural Development Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for market and transport surveys, social mobilization in project participation, SEME and RMP design involving women vulnerable groups.

ADB-financed ‘South-West Water Resources Management Project (FAP-4) Year: July - September 1992 (3 months) Location: Bangladesh Company: Uniconsult International Client: ADB Position held: Socio-Economist

Responsibilities: Responsible for developing an indicative community participation technique and BME plan, carrying out socioeconomic analysis of benefits inclusive of poverty reduction impact to be derived from the execution of the project. ADB-funded Thana Resource Development Project on Rural Youth Year: April – June 1992 (3 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: ADB Position held: Team Leader /Evaluation Expert

Responsibilities: Responsible for assessing the impact of the Thana Resource Development Project on rural youth and recommending future projects.

UNDP-financed Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelter Project Year: December 1991 – March 1992 (4 months) Location: Bangladesh. Company: BIDS/DDC Client: UNDP Position held: Community Development Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for developing a social design framework that ensures community participation, Operation and Maintenance

(O&M) of Cyclone shelter, NGOs and public participation for multipurpose uses. ODA & JICA-assisted ‘Agricultural Study: Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation (FCD/I)’, [FAP-12] Year: January – October 1991 (11 months) Location: Bangladesh Company: Technoconsult International Client: ADB Position held: Institutional Development Specialist Responsibilities: Responsible for investigating existing water management practices of the Water Users Associations (WUAs) in all Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation projects and evaluating their performance and functioning, and determining factors, which are influencing their success or failure. The essence of the investigation lies particularly in the role of social norms in irrigation management, and a special accent is set out on how farmers identify themselves with WUAs. CV of Dr A F M Mafizul Islam

NORAD/ Ford Foundation: Non-formal Education Project Year: August – December 1990 (5months) Location: Bangladesh Client: NORAD/FF Position held: Economist/Financial Analyst

Responsibilities: Carried out the study on the activities relating to organizations dealing with project costing of non-formal education. Collaborating with the other consultants determined the project finance and costing. Assisted the other consultants producing and detailing the breakdown of costs for the other components of NORAD’s non-formal education projects. GTZ-funded Agricultural Credit Sector Study’, under the Ministry of Agriculture Year: November 1989-May 1990 (5 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: GTZ Position held: Credit Specialist/NGO Specialist

Responsibilities: Assisted Team Leader (Dr. J.G. Bennett) in preparing agricultural sector credit system with particular reference to the roles of private and cooperative banking and present and foreseeable public support to the sector. Responsible for assisting the Team Leader in performance evaluation of the GTZ funded project in Bangladesh, namely, ‘Marginal and Small Farm Systems Crop Intensification’. Worked on credit operations for marginal farmers and landless including vulnerable women groups. UNDP-assisted ‘Bangladesh Rural Cooperative Studies-1987’ Year: October –December 1988 (3 months) Location: Bangladesh Client: UNDP Position held: Evaluation Specialist

Responsibilities: Responsible for evaluating the performance of the BRDB and RCS cooperative societies including women cooperatives. Reviewing cooperative laws, and the structures and functions of cooperatives and their effectiveness. Comparing success histories of NGO groups and cooperatives, and recommending modifications of cooperative laws, if any. BACE: Feeder School and Gonobidyalaya (School for Life) Program

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