Can communicate in Arabic, English and French. Managed development projects and worked as political analyst consultant for the last 18 years.
Multidisciplinary background including rural development, political analysis, projects designed to empower women, education analysis, rural development and environment |
 Contact Selma el Obeid
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
RESEARCH & INFORMATION SERVICES OF NAMIBIA Windhoek, Namibia
09/2013-02/2014 Consultant
• Conducted research on farming systems and agricultural practices in Namibia.
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Damazin, Sudan
04-06/2013 Consultant
• Conducted a short-term mission for ICG in Sudan, I interviewed government officials, opposition leaders and activists in the state of Blue Nile in southeastern Sudan and in Khartoum. This work has contributed to the ICG report: Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (II): War in Blue Nile, published in June 2013.
BADYA CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Khartoum, Sudan
03/2012-04/2013 Consultant
• Advised and conducted research and training for Badya Centre on post conflict women land rights and agricultural challenges in South Kordofan-Sudan and monitored the political development in the region.
RESEARCH & INFORMATION SERVICES OF NAMIBIA Windhoek, Namibia
06/2010-02/2012 Consultant
• Conducted research on development of politics and methods to secure land tenure in rural areas in Namibia to address the challenges of agricultural development and food security.
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Nairobi, Kenya
10/2009-04/2010 Team member
• Monitored the political development on Sudan and contributed to the briefing on conflict issues within the team of Horn of Africa Project. Compiled weekly situation reports on Sudan and Somalia.
RESEARCH & INFORMATION SERVICES OF NAMIBIA Windhoek, Namibia
11/1997-06/2008 Deputy Director
• Managed funds from various donors’ agencies to research and compile publication for the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Namibia.
• Conducted analysis of statistical data on major issues in the field of rural livelihood, food security, environment, economics and agriculture, and compiling the results for publication. Collected and made data available on environmental processes. Work contributed to the publication of seven books on different regions and subjects in Namibia.
• Developed maps for the Tree Atlas of Namibia published in 2005.
• Contributed to the development of GIS capacity at the Ministry of Health and Social Work of Lesotho.
CRIAA- SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING Windhoek, Namibia
01-11/1997 Consultant
• Conducted research on pearl millet marketing by the Northern Namibia Farmers' Co-operative for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development.
• Analyzed and compiled the analytical report of the farming system management survey in the Kavango Region in northern Namibia for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development.
SECOURS CATHOLIQUE ET DEVELOPPEMENT Ndjamena, Chad
03/1995-10/1996 Entrusted with missions to the General Director
• Supervised and assessed projects of Credit and Savings and Environment.
• Developed strategie
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Education: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government Cambridge, USA
Master in Public Administration, Mason Program, May 2015.
Coursework: Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile, and Unequal?, Food Policy and Agribusiness, Public Narrative (self, us and now), Negotiation Analysis, The Problem of War, Democratization, Advanced Workshop in Multi-party Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Gender, Inequality and Development, Political Economy of Oil and Mining Resources in Developing Countries, Geopolitics of Energy, and Effective Implementation.
SORBONNE, UNIVERSITY OF PARIS 1. Paris, France
Master in Comparative Politics and Practices of Development, November 1993
AgroParisTech, Paris, France
(Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Science)
Master in Applied Agronomy (DAA), October 1991
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM. Khartoum, Sudan
Bachelor of Science, Faculty of Agriculture, November 1990
Other training:
SORBONNE, UNIVERSITY OF PARIS 4. Paris, France
Education Continuous learning diploma in Geopolitics July 2009
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Publications
• John Mendelsohn, Selma el Obeid and Carole Roberts, 2000. A profile of North-central Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek. 80 pages.
• Selma el Obeid and John Mendelsohn, 2001. A Preliminary Profile of the Kavango Region in Namibia. Namibia Nature Foundation, Windhoek. 45 pages.
• Selma el Obeid, John Mendelsohn, Marc Lejars, Norbert Forster and Gérard Brulé, 2001. Health in Namibia: Progress and challenges. RAISON, 120 pages.
• John Mendelsohn and Selma el Obeid, 2002. The Communal Lands in Eastern Namibia. RAISON, Windhoek. 54 pages.
• John Mendelsohn and Selma el Obeid, 2003. Sand and Water, A profile of the Kavango region of Namibia. Struik, Cape Town. 138 pages.
• John Mendelsohn and Selma el Obeid, 2004. Okavango River: the flow of a lifeline. Struik, Cape Town. 176 pages.
• John Mendelsohn and Selma el Obeid, 2005. Forests and woodlands of Namibia. RAISON, Windhoek. 152 pages.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Arabic |
Nationality:
France
, Sudan
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