Our Staff

Kabanda Umar, PhD
Managing Director

Currently work in two capacities first as Advisory Working Group Member in the African Union Commission, Scientific, Technical and Research Commission (AU-STRC). Secondly, as a Policy Research Fellow with the European University Institute under the European Union in Italy. He is a very enthusiastic team player with a high interest in innovation towards transforming human capital utilization for development in Africa.
BWISELELO Abedi, PhD
Director of Research and Capacity Building

An international Consultant with strong skills and proven experience in Research and Capacity Building. Also, a Senior Lecturer at the Universities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Expert at the President’s Office in DRC.
Oyewole Simon Oginni, PhD, CFIP


Oyewole is currently Peace and Security expert at the Africa Union-European Union YCH project, where he provides technical advice on Stabilization project managed by Plan Germany in the Lake Chad Basin region. He is also currently a doctoral researcher at Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany. As a Director of Project, Oyewole coordinate team of experts on proposal development, funding, and project implementation.
Bafaki Yonnah, PhD
Director of Finance and Administration

Currently working as a chief specialist in Political parties, democratization and transparency promotion in Africa under USAID- East Africa Region. Ha has over 10 years of experience in public sector consultancy with a special interest in Local government and the role of not-for-profit sector.
Oluwafemi Olamuyiwa, PhD
Director of Associates

Currently serves at the African Union commission and International Organization for Migration, he is a self-driven independent thinker with diverse international relations experience. He has excellent knowledge in management of multi-cultural teams and a special interest in solving humanitarian and migration challenges on the Continent.
Innocent Byaruhanga
Director of stakeholder establishment

Current Assistant Commissioner for Family Affairs under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in Uganda. He is proudly a humanities and Policy Analysis expert with 14-year experience in Public Service and stakeholder establishment in Africa.
Mbuga Joseph
Uganda Country Director

Currently working as a Quality Assurance Specialist on a USAID Strategic Information Technical Support (USAID-SITES) Project implemented by Social Scientific Systems Inc. overseeing the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning component of all USAID funded Health Implementing Partners in Uganda. He has interest in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Information Systems, Data Management, Continuous Quality Improvement and Research. He previously worked with the Ministry of Health Uganda on the Global Fund Project. He has also worked under the United Nations World Food Programme.
 
Hannah Muzee, PhD
Director Monitoring and Evaluation

An Academic and currently a Post-doc Research Fellow in Gender Politics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She has consistently built expertise in qualitative research methods and project writing with interests in Gender, Governance and Human Resource Management.