Twende Mbele appoints Dr Thina Nzo as Programme Manager
Twende Mbele is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Thina Nzo as the new Programme Manager, effective 1 January 2025. Launched in 2016, Twende Mbele is a Pan-African partnership between the governments of Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Uganda, whose collective aim is jointly learning and sharing good practices regarding the use of monitoring and evaluative (M&E) evidence to strengthen the performance of government development plans, policies, programmes and projects.
Dr Nzo brings a wealth of experience and dynamism to Twende Mbele. With over 16 years of professional expertise, her career spans leadership roles in non-profits, academic institutions, and international organisations, where she has led multiple policy and research projects. Dr Nzo possesses extensive experience and skills working in various portfolios, including serving as a senior researcher, consultant, and programme/project manager. She has coordinated stakeholder engagements and lead policy advocacy reforms as a policy evaluation specialist.
Dr Nzo holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Edinburgh and a Master’s in Local Policy and Politics from the University of Birmingham. Her passion lies in working with policymakers and development practitioners to leverage applied research and evaluation to influence and shape socio-economic development across the African continent effectively. Most recently, Dr. Nzo served as a Local Government Program Manager at the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), University of the Witwatersrand. She is also a former Head of Public Policy for the Northern Cape African National Congress.
Twende Mbele is confident that Dr. Nzo’s strategic vision and commitment to fostering peer learning and innovative M&E practices will propel the programme to greater heights.
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Parfait Kasongo, Communications Coordinator: [email protected]
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