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  • Who are we ?

About Skills4Aid

Skills4Aid supports the implementation of poverty reduction, environmental and climate resilience projects.

  • We raise funds for local organizations
  • We strengthen the skills of local organizations
  • We strengthen the credibility of local organizations
  • We give visibility to local organizations
  • We donate materials to local organizations
  • Our values

Skills4Aid in 4 points

Integrity

Act honestly, transparently and ethically in all activities and relationships.

Commitment

Working to promote equal opportunities, human rights and social equity.

Responsibility

Taking responsibility for our actions and their impact

Innovation

Adopt new and creative techniques to solve problems.

  • Assignment

Why Skills4Aid?

Community resilience to crises and climate change

West and Central Africa is the scene of multiple complex and protracted humanitarian crises. The region is also hard hit by the consequences of climate change. Prolonged drought or floods make agriculture and livestock farming impossible for many communities. The East and Southern Africa region has the largest number of people – 74.1 million – who will need humanitarian assistance. The crisis in Sudan accounts for nearly 40,000,000 of this total. In 2024, after three years of record drought, experts are concerned about the consequences of the return of the El Niño climate phenomenon on the Horn of Africa where significant flooding is already observed. Developing income-generating activities and adaptation mechanisms can reduce the consequences of crises and climate change. 

Supporting return and local integration

Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected by internal displacement in 2023. This situation puts enormous pressure on communities and countries that must host sudden and unplanned population movements. These host communities must be supported to ensure the integration of displaced people is possible. An increasing number of migrants are returning to their countries of origin and internally displaced people are returning home. For these solutions to be sustainable, it is important to create conditions for economic empowerment.

Preventing forced displacement and migration

More than 601,000 of the world's poor live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Poverty, inequality, unemployment, governance deficits, environmental degradation, climate change, instability and insecurity are drivers of forced migration and displacement. In addition to supporting conflict resolution and peacebuilding. There is a need to implement poverty reduction projects and climate resilience environmental projects.

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  • Income Generating Activities We Support

What sectors is Skills4Aid involved in?

Skills4Aid supports local and cooperative organizations in their support to local communities and displaced people for the implementation of Income Generating Activities which fall into 5 different areas.

  • Local organizations

Our partners

Including women, youth and people with disabilities in cooperatives and Civil Society Organizations ensures the inclusive development of a resilient economy.

Civil society organizations

Local Organizations are present as close as possible to the populations, before, during and after the crisis. Having linguistic and socio-cultural proximity and a better understanding of the needs of the populations, Local Organizations play a crucial role in the effectiveness of aid and the search for sustainable solutions. Once their skills are strengthened, they can prevent or respond effectively to crises. 

They can act locally, in areas inaccessible to internationals, for peace and sustainable development..

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Cooperatives

It is widely accepted that cooperatives are an essential means of combating poverty and, as such, contribute to development in Africa. They represent a significant share of the private sector in most countries, particularly in agriculture, a key sector and the leading creator of jobs on the continent. Cooperatives, based on the values of democracy, fair distribution of wealth created, both private and collective ownership, and solidarity, enable a just and sustainable transition in Africa.

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  • Our team

Introducing the Skills4aid Team

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Vocational training and social and economic reintegration of illegal migrants returned to their country are among the solutions needed for a sustainable return.

Direct funding to local partners also allows for a more equitable and efficient distribution of resources to help those who need it most.

Skills4aid encourages a culture of innovation and invests in training in new technologies

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Bintou Sylla

Founder

A lawyer by training, specializing in human rights at the Saint Louis University Faculty in Brussels. With nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of justice, protection and humanitarian coordination, Bintou has solidified her skills both at the national and international levels, notably with the Public Prosecutor of Brussels, UNICEF, UNHCR, the Regional Office for West and Central Africa Save The Children, OCHA and the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator.

In her role in Africa, Bintou has always focused on strengthening authorities and Civil Society Organizations in Africa so that they play a major role in the international humanitarian aid system and in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Bintou has worked in Belgium, the Republic of Guinea Conakry, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Rwanda, Cameroon and Niger. 

Currently, NORCAP expert on aid localization with the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cameroon.  

Nabindou Traole

Responsible for the professional training sector

Holder of a Master's degree in international development from Laval University, Quebec-Canada, Ms. Traolé Nabindou was an administrative and financial manager for several years in the road and bridge works control office in Côte d'Ivoire. In Canada, she held the positions of deputy project manager, deputy coordinator and general coordinator in several NGOs and within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal. In addition, Ms. Traolé worked at the West African Development Bank (BOAD) in Lomé, Togo in the project monitoring and evaluation department. She has expertise in capacity building in the areas of resource mobilization, promotion of gender equality and child protection. Currently a consultant for support to local NGOs in Côte d'Ivoire, Ms. Traolé has a particular interest in gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. 

Joan of Arc KOUADIA

Administration and Finance Officer

Holder of an engineering degree in Accounting and Finance, a Master's degree in Human Resources Management, a certificate in NGO Management, a Certificate in Humanitarian Project Management and a Master's degree in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (KALU Institute) currently in training.

With over 17 years of experience, Jeanne d'Arc has an excellent command of the accounting cycle, the production of financial statements and reports and financial communication. She has worked in the context of financing from international donors: PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) / CDC (Centers for disease control and prevention), USAID and ECHO.

Among Jeanne d'Arc's achievements in supporting Civil Society Organizations, there is in particular the development of internal control procedures, the drafting of administrative and financial procedures, the mobilization of resources, the development of financial reports, the development of the accountability framework and governance documents.

Jeanne d'Arc also worked as an accountant for the EL RAPHA Medical-Social Center; Administrative and Financial Manager on HIV/AIDS projects funded by PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) / CDC (Centers for disease control and prevention) and Consultant in Administration and Finance at the Abidjan Skin Cancer Prevention Center (CPCCA) with the NGO Secours Médico-Social Ivoirien (SMSI) within it, financial support for the Pierre FABRE Foundation.

Elodie Le Grand

Accountability and CSR Collaborator

Holder of a Master's degree in Political Science from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a DESS in Management and Sustainable Development from HEC Montréal, Elodie has more than fifteen years of experience in the field of humanitarian intervention, international development and human rights protection. She has worked in more than 20 different countries in Africa and the Middle East for various international organizations (OHCHR, ICRC, IBCR). In Canada, she has worked for the private sector, the public sector and taught sustainable development at the Université de Montréal. Since 2023, she has been co-chair of the Accountable Now Independent Review Panel, analyzing organizations' policies and procedures and providing recommendations for better social responsibility and accountability.

An independent consultant since 2013, she supports organizations in their strategic planning, design and implementation of humanitarian and development programs, with an approach based on human rights and results-oriented project management. She also supports companies in their efforts to achieve greater social responsibility.

Nadia Tourqui

External collaborator Democratic Governance.

With 18 years of experience in the international framework, notably the United Nations system. Particularly in Burkina Faso, Comoros, Ivory Coast, New Caledonia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal. Nadia has developed solid skills in:

Advisory support in policy and strategy development, and capacity building in political economy and governance (public administration, local governance, decentralization, elections, security sector reform, justice, human rights and governance assessments);

  • Identification, design, implementation and monitoring-evaluation of development programs;
  • Resource mobilization, partnership development, management of financing agreements;
  • Mastery of United Nations system policies and procedures;
  • Negotiation skills, mediation, political analysis, crisis management and conflict prevention.

Koenraad Van Brabant

Programmatic and Organizational Management Collaborator

Drawing on over 25 years of work in volatile contexts. Koenraad has facilitated numerous strategic analysis and planning exercises. Formerly co-director of the Leadership training course. He also led the development of an innovative course on “effective consulting”, covering interpersonal and intercultural skills, understanding how organisations and businesses function in a broader socio-political and economic context, organisational capacity building and change management. Focal point for strengthening collaborative work in coordination platforms, networks, coalitions and partnerships. He uses a diversity of techniques and approaches ranging from facilitation, coaching, adult learning, to enable inclusion, participation, trust building and convergence towards a results-oriented partnership.

Smruti Patel

Help Location Collaborator

Smruti is the Founder of the Global Mentoring Initiative (GMI). She has management experience in the business sector and has worked in and on humanitarian action since 1995. She was a member of the Tsunami Assessment Team for the Multi-Agency Thematic Evaluation: Impact of the International Response on Local and National Capacities.

In 2015, she was instrumental in taking the idea of the network (NEAR) from paper to the launch of the network at the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016. She is now actively involved in advocating for change towards a more local response. She is a member of the Charter4Change Coordinating Group and a member of the International Steering Committee of the Alliance for Empowering Partnership (A4EP), a network of local and national organisations. 

She participated in the research to develop a localisation framework for the Start Network, to assess and measure their progress in localisation. The ‘Seven Dimensions Framework’ is now used and adapted by many humanitarian organisations and country teams.

Fongoh Eric

Environment and Community Development Collaborator

Fongoh Eric is the Co-Founder and General Coordinator of the International Center for Environmental Education and Community Development (ICENECDEV) with over 13 years of experience in capacity building and partnership in environmental development programs and contributes to policy consultation, UN expert meetings, negotiation for policy makers of the Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO6). Fongoh Eric Co-chairs and facilitates the accreditation process of ICENECDEV with the International Mountain Partnerships, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI), United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations Global Compact, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as a major group, under the Civil Society Unit.

Joel EVI

Head of the West and Central Africa Regional Office.

Holder of a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA, Bac +5) in Humanitarian Action and Sustainable Development obtained from the UNESCO Chair for the Culture of Peace (University Felix Houphouët Boigny – Abidjan/Cocody) and specialist in communication for development, Joel EVI was Coordinator, Project Manager, Program Officer and Head of Office for National and International Organizations (Christoffel Blinden Mission, Save the Children, Medical Assistance Program, Tearfund with donors, USAID, Global Fund, German Cooperation, CDC/PEPFAR, ANESVAD).

Joel has expertise in associative governance, monitoring and evaluation of implementing partners and civil society organizations, personnel management, project management, results-based management and financial management. In addition, he was the focal point for child safety and protection for Côte d'Ivoire for 5 years on behalf of Christoffel Blinden Mission.

The projects on which he has worked are essentially: Projects for the empowerment of women in cocoa production areas, the creation of income-generating activities for people with disabilities, particularly women, socio-professional training, maternal and child health projects.

Joel is deeply committed to issues of gender promotion and the empowerment of women and girls. 

Pierrette Delamou

Representative of the Skills4aid Belgium office

Pierrette holds a Master's degree in political communication and international affairs from the European School of Communication-Brussels. After an experience in the field of communication with UNESCO in Mali and within the framework of the Support Program for the Reform of Justice of the European Union in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pierrette specialized in the field of good governance and financial risk management, particularly in the private sector as an anti-fraud and compliance analyst for Banque NICKEL in France and in the humanitarian sector as a consultant in the evaluation and strengthening of organizational capacities of Civil Society Organizations for the Save The Children West and Central Africa Regional Office.

Dominique Kegoum

Partnerships Officer (Cooperatives and CSOs)

Dominique holds a Bachelor's degree in German with a Civilization option from the University of Yaoundé 1 and a Master's degree in International Relations with a specialization in Humanitarian Action and Sustainable Development obtained from the Institute of International Relations of Cameroon. Dominique has a good experience in Cameroon within national organizations such as CHOI (network of national and local NGOs in Cameroon) and RESPECT CAMEROON as a program assistant as well as in the international organization Care International as a coupon manager. She has acquired skills in capacity building of African civil society organizations, program management and coordination of humanitarian projects.
 
Dominique is a passionate humanitarian and her commitment to helping vulnerable populations is reflected in her daily work, where she implements innovative solutions to meet urgent needs.

Mirande KUITCHOU

Responsible for the renewable energy and environment sector.

Mirande holds a master's degree in energy and environment, certified in solar systems from SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences.

Mirande has over 5 years of experience in capacity building and management of renewable energy programs (mainly solar PV and biogas) acquired from national and international institutions. Miranda founded the Cameroonian association Etoile Filante which carries out an innovative and sustainable ecological cooking project.

She is passionate about innovation and energy transition for better food security and sustainable development in Africa.