Staff
Miss Judith Nakyobe
Ms. Judith Nakyobe (Ugandan) is the Finance and Administration Manager at the RUFORUM Secretariat. She joined the Secretariat in 2013 and previously served as the Management Accountant at the Secretariat. Judith holds a BSc in Computer Science and is a Chartered Accountant with full membership to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). Judith has led the implementation of the computerized RUFORUM financial management system called NAVISION.
Read moreDr Egeru Anthony
Dr. Egeru Anthony (Ugandan) is the Manager – Training and Community Development, an eight year project funded by The MasterCard Foundation to strengthen the effectiveness of university contribution to development through skills development particularly entrepreneurship of talented, motivated and disadvantaged youth in Africa. He previously served as Assistant Grants Manager at RUFORUM Secretariat, Lecturer at Makerere University and a secondary school teacher at Merryland High School, Entebbe.
Read moreDr Francis Otto
Dr. Francis Otto (Ugandan) is the Manager – Knowledge Hub (K-HUB) at the RUFORUM Secretariat. He joined the Secretariat in 2018. Francis has more than 15 years’ experience in Higher Education and IT/Telecommunication sectors. Worked for over 7 years at the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). Dr. Francis Otto obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, MSc in Computer Application Technology in 2007 from Central South University in P.R. China; and a BSc.
Read moreMiss Nada Siddig Abdalla Musa
Ms. Nada Siddig Abdalla Musa (Sudanese) is the Knowledge Management Specialist at the RUFORUM Secretariat. She is currently pursuing PhD study in Agricultural and Rural Innovation at Makerere University; she holds MSc in Agricultural Information and Communication Management from Egerton University; MSc in Computer Engineering and Networks from University of Gezira and BSc. in Electronics Engineering (Hons) from Sudan University of Science and Technology.
Read moreMr Yamungu Alongo Boniface Byamalong
Mr.Yamungu Alongo Boniface Byamalong (Congolese) serves as Technical Specialist for the Regional Anchor Universities.Before joining RUFORUM, he served as a Technical Controller of the National Independent Electoral Commission, and research and teaching assistant at Université Espoir du Congo “UEC”, Université Francophone des Grand Lacs “UFRAGL” and Institut Supérieur des Techniques médicales de Baraka “ISTDR-BARAKA”. He is a Founder and Executive Director of a Local Non-Profit organization NOTRE VOIX and he managed to secure grants for the organization an
Read moreMr Ekepu David
Mr. Ekepu David (Ugandan) is the Technical Specialist-Sentinel Project at RUFORUM. He is responsible for the implementation of the Sentinel Project including developing criteria to identify students to benefit from research scholarships, undertake needs assessments and overall support to capacity building activities led by RUFORUM. Mr. Ekepu also supports monitoring and evaluation activities as well as development of proposals and concepts in response to calls for proposals and other needs. Mr.
Read moreMiss Selma Ndapewa Nghituwamhata
Selma Ndapewa Nghituwamhata (Namibian), is the Technical Specialist, Research & Innovation at RUFORUM Secretariat. Selma joined the RUFORUM Secretariat in September 2020 as an Intern at the Executive Secretary Office to assist in the publications of the RUFORUM Working Document Series and the African Journal for Rural Development (AfJRD) papers.
Read moreMiss Evaline Acan
Evaline Acan (Ugandan), is the Corporate Communications and Advocacy Officer at RUFORUM Secretariat. Evaline joined the RUFORUM Secretariat in September 2020 as an Intern at the Executive Secretary Office to assist in the publications of the RUFORUM Working Document Series and the African Journal for Rural Development (AfJRD) papers. Ms. Acan holds a Bachelor of of Computing (Computer Science) from Gulu University.
Read moreProf Patrick Okori
Prof. Patrick Okori joins RUFORUM from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) where he was the Deputy Director of the Global Research Programme on Accelerated crop Improvement and Principal Scientist for Groundnut Breeding. He was the Country Representative for Mozambique and Malawi. Before joining ICRISAT, he served as an Associate Professor at Makerere University in Uganda, in the School of Agricultural Sciences where he was also the Dean.
Read moreDr Sokona Dagnoko
Dr. Sokona Dagnoko joins RUFORUM from Sasakawa Africa Association office in Mali where was the Country Director. She also serves RUFORUM as a Member of its Technical Committee. Sokona will strengthen the Secretariate’s research and partnership management leveraging on her vast expertise in research methods, crop improvement, agricultural extension and advisory services, programme management, monitoring and evaluation, gender and partnerships
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