Dr. Mette Bastholm Jensen

Consortium Deputy Director, Cross-Border Conflict, Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) Research Programme

Mette Bastholm Jensen has spent more than a decade working on and in fragile and conflict-affected environments. Combining a research background with extensive field and government experience, she has spent much of her career conducting and…

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Water Governance Activity

The Water Governance Activity in Jordan works alongside Jordan's Ministry of Water and Irrigation to promote sustainable water governance, and increase water security in the country.
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Sarah Ahmed

Senior Vice President, Talent, Learning, and Development

Sarah Ahmed is a development professional with 17 years of experience in U.S. government-funded projects in democracy and governance, and peace, stability, and transition across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. As senior vice…

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Mohammad Alamoush

Chief of Party, Jordan-CITIES

Mohammad Alamoush is a seasoned development professional with more than 20 years of valuable technical and managerial experience in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the chief of party of the USAID Jordan…

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Luke Waggoner

Luke Waggoner is a former senior democracy and governance specialist at Chemonics.

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Sahar Tabaja

Global Practice Lead, Peace, Stability, and Transition

Sahar Tabaja is a conflict specialist with more than 15 years of experience designing and managing stabilization, governance, P/CVE, and peacebuilding programs in the Middle East. Her work has focused on exploring how youth, women, civil…

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Bilal Al Ayoubi

Task Order Director, Lebanon Community Support Program

Bilal Al Ayoubi is the Task Order 2 director of USAID’s Lebanon Community Support Program (CSP). He previously served as the senior program development specialist on the Chemonics-implemented Lebanon Civic Support Initiative and as senior transition…

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3 Questions on Financing Self-Reliance with Mario Kerby

How can development practitioners foster local commitment for financing self-reliance? Chief of Party Mario Kerby shares how his project has engaged a diverse array of stakeholders — from finance ministers to schoolchildren — to ensure commitment to crucial fiscal reforms remains strong.
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