People News

Ghana

Sulley Gariba Appointed Presidential Advisor
Dr. Sulley Gariba, long-time Jackson and Associates partner and representative in West Africa, was recently appointed to advise the President of Ghana on the design and implementation of a sustainable development fund for the Savannah region of Ghana.

Dr. Sulley Gariba and his family spent much of the summer of 2008 in Ottawa, where he consulted and taught in the Carleton-World Bank International Program for Development Evaluation Training. He and Kathy Durand, who has moved from Ghana to Canada, taught a workshop at IPDET 2008 on participatory evaluation based on the work of the Institute for Policy Alternatives in Ghana.

International

John Saxby has been active in two major evaluations in Mozambique, and continues his close association with the Brazilian network COEP, for which he is preparing a new case study.

Yusuf Kassam also has been busy with evaluations in East Africa, assessing NGOs and government programs in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In addition to assignments in Kenya and Zambia.

Dal Brodhead has been working extensively on local health integration issues in Nunavut in northern Canada.

Magda Seydegart participated in an evaluation of a Unifem program in Southeast Asia.

Canada

Elaina Mack has moved to Victoria to work for the International Institute for Chidren’s Rights and Development.

Karim Harji has been hired by Social Capital Partners to work on social enterprise networking and business support.

Soccer Equipment for Wayamba!
Cheers erupted from the 100 children assembled outside Wayamba Primary School when they saw the World Cup soccer balls and 15 team uniforms emerge from Jacob Jackson’s sports bag. The Head Teacher, her assistants, the Elders of the community and the Mayor of the Municipality all applauded heartily, too. Wayamba is a small village on the outskirts of Tamale, the capital of Ghana’s dry and impoverished Northern Region.

“When you do both sports and school, you can have a good life,” said Jacob, a Research Assistant with E.T. Jackson and Associates Ltd. and a student at the University of British Columbia. He had raised funds and donations from friends and family in Canada to pay for the equipment, a gift that was inspired by the valiant performance of Ghana’s Black Stars at the World Cup in South Africa.

“Now, with these balls and uniforms, we can form a real team and play other communities,” said the Head Teacher. “We appreciated your friendship very much. And we would like to cooperate with you on other projects, too.”

This effort in micro-philanthropy benefited from the support of Ghana’s Institute for Policy Alternatives, a long-standing partner of Jackson and Associates, which also contributed to the project. Special thanks are due IPA’s Zulfawu Sulemana, Muri Gariba and founder Dr. Sulley Gariba.

What’s next? Jacob is now raising funds for the construction of a new Kindergarten at Wayamba, and already has several substantial pledges from interested Canadians. There is more to come for this partnership!

Delegates at Table.

Outdoor Auditorium facing Delegate's Table

Outdoor Auditorium

Part of class to Ted's right

Other part of class to Ted's left, with Jacob