About Bola Akanji
WHO?
A highly motivated policy researcher, consultant, teacher-trainer, policy analyst and program evaluation specialist with emphasis on gender, macroeconomics, agriculture and rural development.
PROFESSIONAL VALUE
To contribute to entrenching principles of inter-disciplinary, innovative, environmentally sound, people- centered, culturally adaptable concepts, with proven impacts on knowledge and practice of development
PROFESSIONAL GOALS
To deploy my educational and work experiences in socio-economic research, publishing, teaching and global development consulting in gender and international development as levers for knowledge building, policy making and the sustainable empowerment of operators in the agriculture and rural sector, especially women, girls and other underserved groups.
To use evidence-based research to support policy advocacy and policy development especially in the global south.
PROFESSIONAL STRATEGIES
Exploring alternative perspectives to given knowledge, proven models of development and empowerment, using global best practices to achieve progressive and measurable changes in the situation of the poor, the hungry, the underrepresented and underprivileged, especially women, girls and other vulnerable population segments.
Show-casing existing and emerging possibilities through evidence-based research and popular communication strategies
Publications of policy-relevant and scholarly articles, books and policy memoranda.
Promoting strategic advocacy and capacity-building for the less-privileged especially, women and the teeming unemployed youth.
Impacting a new generation of youths (pre-college and college students) with transformative knowledge and skills, both for their personal and professional development