Personal Data:

Name : Honey Hassen Mohammed

Place of Birth : Mega, Borena Zone, Oromia Region

Nationality : Ethiopia

Educational Background:

Qualification: B. Sc in Agricultural Economics, Alemaya University, Ethiopia. From September 1993 to July 1997.

Currently, a first year student in (MARD) Masters of Art in RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Distance education in Ingra Ghandi Open University College (IGNOU) Post Graduate Programs.

Fields of Special Competence:

• Project cycle management
• Capacity building and strengthening self-help
• Preparation of gender equality guidelines
• Project monitoring, evaluation and impact assessments
• Experience in pastoral/agro-pastoral development issues
• Conflict prevention and management
• Organising workshops and trainings
• Facilitating establishment of networking

Professional Experiences:

From September 2006 to date, working as a Project Officer, with Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia (PFE), Addis Ababa.

Before that worked with two international organizations as a Relief Officer with German Agro Action (GAA) and with GTZ in two project areas, as a Gender and Project Officer as well as as a Gender Consultant.

As a freelance Consultant, has worked on provision of gender mainstreaming workshop for NSAs (Non-State Actors), with EC- Civil Society Fund’s (ECCSF), and also with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on provision of training on gender planning and analysis.

Working experience in the government office for eight months, in the departement of Planning and Economic Development.