Sylvia Siango Apreku

Sylvia Siango Apreku - MDE 2003.  My passion for development policy and planning; programme/project planning and management related work with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa attracted me to enroll into the Masters in Development Economics Programme at Dalhousie University. The MDE programme offered me a theoretical foundation and practical exposure, preparing me as an all round development practitioner having equipped me with strong research, analytical, reporting and statistical skills. After completing Dalhousie in 2003, I have been involved in various development policy and public sector reform management initiatives aimed at improving public service delivery and contributing towards poverty reduction across Eastern, Southern and Western Africa. My contribution has been through designing and managing long term and sustainable development approaches and programmes. 

Over the period, I have served as an Advisor Local Governance with SNV (Netherlands Development Organization) Zimbabwe; as a Programme Officer-Public Sector Reform with UNDP Sierra Leone, managing the execution of three large projects in a post conflict country, namely the Diaspora project, Public Sector Reform Support and the Strategy & Policy Unit projects; and currently as Manager-Public Sector Reform & Institutional Capacity Development Project with UNDP The Gambia. I have also served as an Independent Consultant, leading a team responsible for designing and elaborating NEPAD Rwanda’s vision and strategy; and designed two Area Development Programmes for World Vision Rwanda.