Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa
(PENHA)

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Board of Trustees:

PENHA has a Board of Trustees charged with policy formulation, accountability and ensuring that the organisation complies with the laws governing charities. The following are the current members of the Board of Trustees.

Mr. Gosaye Fida (Chair Person; MA in Agricultural Education with 15 years of experience; Ethiopian)

Ms. Tahera Asnchawan (Senior Manager with a background in health and social policy and in community and organisational development; Ugandan-British;)

Mr. Yohannes Fassil ( MA in Health Planning, Management and Policy with 25 years of development experience; Eritrean;)

Dr. Taffesse Mesfin (B. V. Sc in Veterinary Surgery with 30 years of experience, Senior Official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia and currently head of a local NGO; Ethiopian; )

Dr. John Morton (PhD in Social Anthropology; Head of the Social Development Group at the Natural Resource Institute of the University of Greenwich and a specialist in social aspects of pastoralist and livestock development; British)

Dr. Gufu Oba ( PhD in Natural Resource Management; Senior Researcher in eco-systems management with Noragric at the Centre for International Environment Studies at the Agricultural University of Oslo; Kenyan)

Dr. Saad Shire ( MSc and PhD in Agricultural Economics; 15 years of community work in the UK and abroad; Somali)

Dr. Hirut Terefe ( MSc in Demography, PhD in Anthropology; gender specialist, a lecturer at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ethiopian)

Dr. Zeremariam Fre (Executive Director and Company Secretary; PhD in Agricultural Extention; Founder of PENHA with 20 years of field experience in the Horn of Africa and East Africa; Eritrean)

PENHA Staff and Volunteers:

PENHA has a small number of central staff and depends upon the work and expertise of a wide range of individuals. These individauls are mostly professionals who act as research assitants, consultants, administrators and/or focal points.

London-based staff

Dr. Zeremariam Fre (Executive Director of PENHA and Senior Lecturer at University of London; PhD in Agricultural Extention; Eritrean)

Mr. Kees Maxey (Countr Officer Uganda; BSc in Information and Education; British)

Mr. Ali Mohamed (Country Officer Sudan; MPhil in Education; Eritrean)

Mr. Michael Walls (Country Officer MSc in Development Administration and Planning; New Zealander)

Ms Annet Jardine (Research Assistant; MA in Conflict Studies; British)

Mr. Amin Arun (Bookkeeper; BA in Accounting; Indian)

Eritrea-based staff

Ms. Harnet Bokrezion (Project Officer Eritrea; MSc in Physical Geography; Eritrean-German)

Mr. Mohammed Ali (Research Assoiate; Dip. in Education; Eritrean)

Ms. Senait Tesfahannes (Administrator; Eritrean)

Somaliland-based staff

Ms. Sadia Ahmed (Country Representative; MA in Anthropology; Somali)

Mr. Saeed Ahmed Mohamud (MA in Journalism; Somali )

Ms. Zeinab Ibrahim Hassan (Community Health Development Officer; Somali)

Ms. Fadumo Mohamed Ali (Accountant; Somali)

Mr. Deeq Mohamed Ismail (Logistic Officer; Somali;)

Sudan-based staff

Dr. Mustafa Suliman (PhD in Range Management; Sudanese)

Ms. Asha Oshaik (Associate Researcher; Sudanese)

Ms. Somaya Osman (Associate Researcher; Sudanese)

Ms. Amma S. Taha (Associate Researcher; Sudanese; )

Mr. Fathy Salih (Sudanese); Ms. Shadia Mekki (Sudanese)

Uganda-based staff

Ms. Amsale Shibeshi (Project Coordinator; MA in International Relations; Eritrean)

Mr. John K. Livingstone (Policy research officer; MSc in Development Economics; British-Ugandan)

Ms. Charity Kenyangi (Ugandan), Ms. Annette Nalumansi (Ugandan), Mr. George Lukidi (Ugandan)

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