
Impact-driven Rural Development and Project Management Professional with 5+ years of experience designing, leading, and evaluating community-based and humanitarian initiatives across Africa. Combines deep technical expertise in gender, social protection, youth empowerment, and participatory methodologies with proven leadership in program execution, team coordination, and stakeholder engagement. Led the implementation of Free to Flourish Mozambique, a LibertyLab-funded initiative providing legal aid, entrepreneurship support, and social integration for migrants and refugees. Facilitated community diagnostics and gender-responsive planning with CIRAD/OHLO/Limpopo National Park, and coordinated youth civic action through Students For Liberty and ADEL Sofala. Highly skilled in strategic project design, community mobilization, and M&E, using tools like SPSS, R, Excel, Epicollect, and KoboToolbox to inform data-driven decisions. Known for building trust at the grassroots, ensuring inclusive participation, and delivering programs that translate values into measurable change. Fluent in Portuguese, proficient in English, and experienced across diverse linguistic and cultural settings.
Collaborated with 12 agricultural associations across Limpopo National Park’s buffer zone. Mapped community performance and gender indicators; facilitated inclusive planning processes. Delivered results to guide policy adjustments.
Co-designed and implemented a community project offering legal aid, entrepreneurship training, language support, civic engagement and economic development for African migrants. Led community outreach and capacity-building sessions in underserved areas. Designed and implemented MEAL systems, ensuring project alignment with social outcomes. Coordinated benefit-sharing plans with direct input from target communities.
Led department management of plantation teams across operations affecting rural communities. Conducted environmental training sessions and strengthened ESG compliance. Led community liaison efforts and integrated local priorities into land-use plans. Coordinated with local government and traditional authorities on land and forest issues.
• Supported operations in commercial forestry across nursery, planting, silviculture, harvesting, fire control, and processing units. • Monitored over 2,000 clonal seedlings daily, achieving >95% survival and 90% rooting success with high substrate quality control (pH 5.5–6.5). • Assisted in the planting of 1,000+ seedlings/day with 98% GPS accuracy. • Contributed to weekly pruning of 20 hectares and daily harvesting of 200 m³ of timber, maintaining
• Started as a youth volunteer, supporting community activities on agriculture, water, and hygiene. • Learned and helped share basic practices of climate-smart farming with other young people and farmers. • Assisted project staff in collecting simple community information and observations. • Participated in local meetings, gaining experience in community engagement and teamwork.