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Hussein Faruque Aly

MA in Social Anthropology of Development from University of London (2003), Programme Associate at Aga Khan Foundation (GVA); Civil Society Programme since 2008.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Industries: Real Estate
Skills: Business, English, Entrepreneurship, French, Languages, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Portuguese, Spanish
Groups: Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition 2009-10
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company, Supporting my investments
Schools: University of Durham, University of London

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Aga Khan Foundation (GVA); Civil Society Programme
Position: Programme Associate
Time period: January 2008 - Present
Description: Responsibility for providing support to civil society programs of AKF in Egypt (Cairo and Aswan)
Support Regional Programme Officer in East Africa in the implementation of the Civil Society Programme, managing key partnerships
Support Programme Officer in implementation of Civil Society Programme in Mali.
Assisted Director in strengthening relations with AKF and other AKDN agencies, assisting in the developing of methodology for creating synergies between national country offices and AKF Geneva in implementation of Civil Society Programme.
Key support to Director in liaison with international partners of the CSP (IBLF and TIRI), ensuring achievement of implementation objectives, and reviewing programme approaches, when necessary.
Maintain financial information on cash flows, forecasts and expenditures for the Civil Society Programme. First point of contact for liaison with AKF finances in Geneva.
Support in the development of Civil Society Strategy development.

Employer: NUCODE
Position: Deputy Director
Time period: January 2006 - December 2007
Description: Nucleo Coordenador do Desenvolvimento de Educação - Coordinating body for Education Development in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Tasks included developing of strategy, acted as main body for dialogue with Provincial Directorate of Education and Civil Society organizations working in Education.

Employer: Aga Khan Foundation (MZ), Bridges to the Future (B2F)
Position: Programme Coordinator
Time period: January 2005 - December 2007
Description: Designing strategy, work plans and budgets for programme component
Lead the implementation of activities
Development of strategic management course with international partner FICAS (www.ficas.org.br) for civil society organizations and local government.
Assisted in the delivery of training to CRSP Moz, B2F and EDI in Mozambique. Adapted curriculum and led implementation with learning institutions of Cabo Delgado.
Established partnerships with Provincial Government, and Catholic university for provision of the 1st on-campus and distance learning IT course for local government.
Lead implementer of management support to Escola Agrária de Bilibiza.

Employer: Aga Khan Foundation/Om Habibeh Foundation-Egypt
Position: Unknown
Time period: September 2006
Description: Assisted the Civil Society Programme Director for AKF in elaborating full proposal for a Civil Society Strengthening programme in Aswan, upper Egypt.

Employer: Aga Khan Foundation (MZ), Coastal Rural Support Program
Position: Social Organization Component Assistant (Intern)
Time period: December 2004
Description: Developed methodology for identifying poorest households in Ibo Island
Designed and led the process of establishing the first Community Development Association (CDA) for CRSP. This is the basis of the model still in use by the programme.

EDUCATION

University: University of London
Time period: 2001 - 2003
Degree: Social Anthropology of Development, MA

University: University of Durham
Time period: 1996 - 2000
Degree: Arabic and Anthropology, BA

Hussein 's Startups (1)

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  • Novo Dia

    Novo Dia leverages on social capital of slum dwellers to create groups that pool savings to build dignified housing. By creating economies of scale, and integrating all functions of home building, we deliver quality housing, at great value