SIFA: Grants Management and MERLA Expertise for Skills Development in Africa
Professional contribution of Lidao Innovations’ founder to SIFA Financial Cooperation as a Grants Management and MERLA Expert, supporting a programme focused on skills development and youth employability in Africa.
The programme:
The Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) is an African Union initiative implemented by AUDA-NEPAD, with support from the German Government and the European Union through KfW.
Its Financial Cooperation component supports investments in vocational training to connect skills development with labour-market needs and strengthen young people’s pathways into employment.
A multinational portfolio:
SIFA operates in eight countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo and Tunisia. Its three funding windows support training infrastructure, partnerships with industry and innovative approaches to skills development.
Our connection to SIFA:
Piele N’Bou Lidao Betema, founder of Lidao Innovations, is listed within the SIFA team as a Grants Management Expert and MERLA Expert.
This professional experience connects the management of programme funding with monitoring, evaluation, reporting, learning and adaptation.
It reflects Lidao Innovations’ focus on bringing programme management and the use of evidence together to support complex development interventions.
Scope of this reference:
This case study presents the founder’s professional experience within the programme. SIFA’s overall achievements reflect the collective work of its institutions, teams and implementing partners.
Results achieved
Contribution to grants management and MERLA within SIFA Financial Cooperation, combined with technical expertise in SmartME, the programme’s digital platform. Technical support for the use of SmartME to facilitate access to portfolio information, fund indicators and project implementation milestones. This contribution supports the monitoring of vocational training investments and access to information for programme oversight. Professional experience gained by Lidao Innovations’ founder within the SIFA team.
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