Eric Ayensu
Project Officer
Accra
Summary
With 9 years of experience supporting over ten thousand smallholder farmers in poverty eradication, I aim to contribute to finding a lasting solution to post-harvest losses. My focus is on implementing scientific innovations to create job opportunities for Ghanaian women and youth. As a Biochemistry graduate, my passion lies in making a meaningful impact in the agricultural sector and addressing the challenges faced by farmers.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Program Officer
Opportunity International-Mastercard Farmer Support Project
Accra
05.2024 - Current
- Partnered with Department of Agriculture to trained farmer groups on best agronomic practices to increase crop yield.
- Organized farmers into savings groups, built their capacity in financial literacy and linked them to financial institutions to access credit facility to enhance food production.
- Partnered with the Business Advisory Centre to form market research committees, which helped connect farmers to buyers and identify new market opportunities.
District Project Officer
CARE International-Cargill PROSPER Project
Kumasi
10.2020 - 05.2024
- Empowered 9,500 smallholder farmers by establishing community savings groups, delivering financial literacy training, and implementing gender focused additional livelihood programs, collectively reducing abject poverty across 151 communities.
- Monitored and supervised project interventions in communities, ensuring timely reporting, data collection, and impact story documentation.
Development Facilitator
World Vision - Mondelez International Cocoalife Project
Accra
04.2017 - 10.2020
- Partnered with District Assemblies to to train over 8200 farmers on good agronomic practices boosting food production in rural communities.
- Trained farmers on financial literacy and record keeping saving 1622 smallholder farmers businesses
Pharmacy Assistant
Ghana Health Service-Axim Government Hospital
Axim
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Formulated syrup drugs to meet hospital demand
- Dispensed prescribed medication to over 100 outpatients per a day
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
University For Development Studies
Tamale, Ghana 09.2011 - 07.2015
Skills
Good interpersonal relationship
Analytical thinking
Research and analysis
Proficient use of Microsoft office suite
Technical writing
Data collection
Data analysis
Budgeting and financial management
Problem-solving abilities
Accomplishments
- Won a Primary school block proposal for Ohiampeanika community to improve quality education and increased school enrolment.
- Won a JHS block proposal for Fordjourkrom community to solve their educational infrastructural deficit.
- Alleviated abject poverty from 1000+ women in cocoa communities through VSLA and entrepreneurial skills trainings.
- Built capacity of 1000+ CDCs to solicit support for numerous development projects in communities.
Professional Highlights
- Community mobilization: 7+ years of implementing and monitoring donor-funded projects in communities.
- Project Management: Over 7 years of planning, budgeting, and implementing project activities.
- Partnership: Liaising with partners/stakeholders to effect expected change.
- Training: Building capacity of stakeholders, community actors and beneficiaries to facilitate development.
Timeline
Program Officer
Opportunity International-Mastercard Farmer Support Project
05.2024 - Current
District Project Officer
CARE International-Cargill PROSPER Project
10.2020 - 05.2024
Development Facilitator
World Vision - Mondelez International Cocoalife Project
04.2017 - 10.2020
Pharmacy Assistant
Ghana Health Service-Axim Government Hospital
08.2015 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
University For Development Studies
09.2011 - 07.2015
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