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Help with the management of the journal, especially searching for and inviting reviewers for submitted papers.

Independently designed, structured, and delivered policy-relevant research projects, including a £5,000 UKRI-funded project, managing project design, budget, ethics, and delivery end-to-end. Produced policy briefs, case studies, and reports translating complex research for policymakers and public audiences. Organised and facilitated interdepartmental workshops bringing together local authority officers across multiple departments to discuss policy implementation and cross-sector coordination. Contributed

1) Handling daily programme and appointments for H.E. Ambassador Tuggar 2) Reception of Ambassador's guests 3) Handling of official correspondences 4) Interfacing between the German Foreign Office, Federal Ministries and other Institutions and the Embassy.

AVSI Cote Ivoire on site (Abidjan), Main objectives: 1) Assistant Communication Officer 2) Support to Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting.

AVSI Mozambique + Khandlelo (remote working due to Covid), Main objectives: 1) Dynamics Software Officer. 2)Support to the distance support for children (SAD) programme Goal 1. Support to Program Activities (Khandlelo) Manage the mailbox "letterine Mozambique" - Goal 2. Translation SN (new cards) and LF (end of support letter) and other required documents.

Competitively selected for a scholarship place during the PhD, on the basis of research fit with the Transport Studies Unit's programme on transport equity.

Competitively selected for a scholarship place during the PhD, on the basis of research fit with the Transport Studies Unit's programme on climate mitigation.

Thesis: Justice Through Capabilities: An investigation into the social impacts of the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Ethnographic and participatory research examining urban transformations, climate transition, and social justice, using the Capability Approach to analyse policy, governance, and

MA Thesis (Feb. 2021- June 2021): fieldwork in Abidjan and San Pedro provinces (Ivory Coast). "From inter-ethnic peace to community building: case-study of a multi-ethnic cocoa farming village in the southwestern region of the Ivory Coast"

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SYSTEM: (PBL)/ MA Thesis (Feb. 2019- May 2019 ): fieldwork in Kampala, Uganda. “How do Chinese FDI shape the Ugandan female’s workers' empowerment?” Qualitative research in Chinese private-owned enterprises based in Kampala.