About the founder: Komi Gratias GLIGBE, Ph.D, M.Sc.
We have all the skills required to perform the duties of independent consultant in international development.
Komi Gratias GLIGBE, Ph.D, M.Sc.
« All of my academic background and professional career has been in the field, management and evaluation of sustainable, local and participatory development projects in developing countries. I was both a rural facilitator, coordinator and project evaluator in rural, peri-urban and urban settings and a trainer of government cadres to rural animators. »
Professionnal career
Dr. GLIGBE is a Senior Project Manager with a Ph.D. and two Master’s in Sociology, another Master’s in Management of International Development and Humanitarian Action in University Laval (Quebec, Canada). He completed five specialization trainings with the Peace Operations Training Institute in the fields of the UN Civilian Service, Gender Awareness, Human Rights, UN Military Studies and UN Police Studies. With more than 20 years of professional experience in Africa, North America, the Caribbean and the Pacific, his expertise covers: Community and Rural Development, Microfinance, Programs/Projects Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building, Strategic Planning, Results Based Management (RBM), Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Relief Operations, Gender Mainstreaming, Security, Safety, Socioeconomic and Clients Satisfaction Surveys Conduct, Teaching and Research.
Internationally recognized expertise
Dr. GLIGBE executed several assistance missions as 2018 : Evaluator to Conduct the Terminal Evaluation for the SDGs Trust Fund ‟Farm to Table” Project with Women in Business Development Incorporated in Samoa (UNDP funded mission May-June 2018); Expert in Theory of Change and Focal Point for the the project of Implementation of an integrated information platform for programming, budgeting and monitoring and evaluation of Public Investment Program & Projects of Guinea (Nov. 2017 – May 2019), UNDP and AfDB funded; CESS Institute CEO’s support staff for the Independent Evaluation of the UNDAF-Togo 2008-2013 2014-2018; Mission Coordinator with CESS Institute for the Mali – Economic Governance Support Project (PAGE)/ Mali Investment Promotion Agency, Directorate General of Taxation, and National Directorate for Estate and Land Registry in conducting Studies on the business legal, fiscal and economic environment of Mali (since Feb 2017), AfDB funded; United Nations Consultant, UNV Educational Planner in Trinidad and Tobago (2006-2008), as Senior Consultant for the Evaluation of the Small Business Sector (Crafts) in Côte d’Ivoire (2008) and the Microfinance Sector in Benin (2009), as Project Coordinator for UNICEF Water Supply and Sanitation Projects (1995-1999) and as Program Officer on the European Development Funds for micro-projects (1999). He collaborated in the 2005 Poverty Reduction Strategy Report of UNFPA-Benin. Country Experience: Togo, Ghana, Canada, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Guinée, Lesotho, Samoa.
Project Sheets, including specific objectives, products and deliverables provided, testimonials and customer satisfaction letters on technical assistance missions performed are available upon request.
A famous teacher
In addition, Dr. GLIGBE has been Lecturer in University Laval for the courses “Economic Sociology” (2006), “Sociology of the Black Africa” (2004); Research & Teaching Assistant for the courses “Third World Societies and Globalization”, “Africa, Latin America and Globalization” (2005), (2003), “China, India and Globalization” (2005), “Political sociology” (2005).
Dr Gligbe is fluent, written and spoken, in both French and English.
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SPECIALIZATION : Management of development programs and projects, monitoring and evaluation, safety, security, integrated management of operations and peace and humanitarian action, teaching and research.
The complete curriculum vitae and the references of the founder, the testimonials and letters of satisfaction of the customers on the missions of technical assistance realized are available on request.