Femke Dekker

YEP period 2019 - 2021, batch 16

Young Expert at Satelligence - Ghana

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First position after YEP

Programme Manger Agribusiness at NABC, Ghana

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YEP Role

West-Africa Liaison for Satelligence.

 

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Skills

• Project development and coordination
• Multi-stakeholder partnerships and network building
• Sustainable supply chains
• Business development
• Curious and eager to learn
• Self-starter and team player

Background

Nationality: Dutch
Education: MSc. Human Geography in Conflict Studies, Advanced Masters in International Development

 

Experience before YEP

• Chief Operations Officer at Farmerline, in Accra, Ghana. Farmerline is a social enterprise in Ghana that builds technologies to connect rural agricultural communities to information, financial tools, resources and supply chains. 
• Certification and Sustainability Manager at Cocoa Abrabopa Association in Kumasi, Ghana. CAA is a cocoa farmers based association UTZ/RA certified. 
• Programme Officer Emergencies and Ebola Response at Business Unit Disaster Risk Reduction and Response & Healthcare at Cordaid, The Hague, the Netherlands
• Field Officer Disaster Response/ Head of Sub-Office at Cordaid, Bozoum Central African Republic for 5 months.
• Policy Officer as part of AMID Programme, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stabilization and Humanitarian Aid Department (DSH) The Hague, the Netherlands.