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The team

Fati N’zi-Hassane

Head, Skills and Employment for Youth Programme, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD

South Africa

Svend Kaare Jensen

Financing Facility Manager

South Africa

Mildred O. Lesole

Project Management and Administration

South Africa

George Afeti

Skills Development Expert

South Africa

Richard Kousek

Procurement Expert

South Africa

Sabina von Kessel

Communication and Design Expert

South Africa

Maurizio Pieroni

Construction Expert

South Africa

George Bester

IT Expert Monitoring and Evaluation

South Africa

Jane Bech Larsen

Fund Management Expert

Denmark

Sofia Bahri

Country Consultant

Tunisia

Ayele Gizachew

Country Consultant

Ethiopia

James Wamwangi

Country Consultant

Kenya

Alain Tsemogne Sado

Country Consultant

Cameroun

A D K Muhammad

Country Consultant

Nigeria

Thabang Matobako

Country Consultant

South Africa

Jean Adote-Bah Adotevi

Country Consultant

Togo

Frank Boahene

Country Consultant

Ghana

Harald Habermann

Project Director

Germany

Julia Leiss

Deputy Project Director

Germany

The extended team during the workshop in Midrand, South Africa from 12th to 14th September 2018. From left to right, first row: Dominique Thaly, Sabina von Kessel, Jane Bech Larsen, second row: Zipho Tshapela (Intern, GIZ), Zarina Khan (GIZ), Nigusse Gebre, Sofia Bahri, Fati N’zi-Hassane (Head, Skills and Employment for Youth Programme NEPAD), Svend Kaare Jensen, Mildred Lesole, James Wawangi, George Bester Last row: Robert Baloyi, Alain Tsemogne Sado, Harald Habermann, Richard Koussek, A D K Muhammad, Thabang Matobako
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