Entry: Mbalo Ndiaye, World Cocoa Foundation

I am pleased to introduce a new member of the World Cocoa Foundation Cocoa Livelihoods Program (WCF CLP), Mina H. Lassey.

Mina is the monitoring and evaluation team leader for the WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP).

Prior to working with CLP, she worked as the monitoring and evaluation specialist for Conservation International’s Cocoa Agro-forestry Program supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development. She also worked with EnterpriseWorks/VITA as the monitoring and evaluation team leader for their projects in Ghana.

Mina has a background in renewable Natural Resource Management and Agribusiness from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi and the University of Ghana, Accra respectively. Mina has a passion for development work. Mina joined the WCF Accra office in August 2010. We welcome Mina to our team and appreciate her work to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program.

Entry: Mbalo Ndiaye, World Cocoa Foundation

It is my pleasure to introduce Josephson Odamtten, the Database Manager for the World Cocoa Foundation’s Cocoa Livelihoods Program (WCF CLP). Josephson joined the WCF CLP monitoring & evaluation team in Accra, Ghana in June 2010.

Prior to joining the World Cocoa Foundation, Josephson worked with a number of national and international organizations, including the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Amicus Onlus International, the Danish International Development Agency’s Health Sector Support Office, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and the Volta River Authority. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration Information Technology Management from the University of Leicester and has over 17 years of experience in Information Technology Systems.

We are pleased that Josephson is a part of our team and appreciate his work on the program. Josephson is currently enhancing the existing WCF CLP beneficiary database so that it can be viewed through an interactive web platform in the coming months.