Associate Fellow
African Policy Centre (APC)
Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Dr. Awuor Ponge, is an Associate Fellow, in-charge of Research, Policy and Evaluation at the African Policy Centre (APC). He is also the Vice-President of the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in Gender and Development Studies from Kenyatta University’s Department of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies. Ponge is an Adjunct Faculty in the same Department. Ponge has been extensively involved in capacity building and project management and has had over 20 years of experience in academia as a Lecturer and Trainer in tertiary educational institutions in Kenya; and in the Practice of International Development, both as a Scholar and Practitioner. He is an experienced Researcher, Evaluator, Policy Analyst, Program Manager and Facilitator. He has extensive international experience in program planning, monitoring and evaluation. Ponge is an expert in evaluating national and global advocacy programmes using innovative participatory evaluation methodologies and approaches including Outcome Harvesting and Most Significant Change (MSC) among others. He was awarded the International Organisation for Collaboration in Evaluation (IOCE) and EvalPartners Award in 2015 for his contribution to Evaluation in Africa and Mentoring Young and Emerging Evaluators.
Ponge is a former Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR – Kenya). Ponge is a Double-Masters Degree holder in Development Studies from the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) of the University of Nairobi on a Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Scholarship; and in Education, Gender and International Development (MA – EGID) from the Institute of Education (IOE) of the University of London on a Commonwealth Scholarship. He has served as the Special Rapporteur of the Think Tank Network in Eastern Africa (TTN-EA). Earlier, Ponge graduated with a Summa cum Laude (First Class Honours) Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature and Philosophy from the University of Nairobi.
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Friday, October 13, 2023
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET
Friday, October 13, 2023
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET