Get in touch
The Secretariat of INCLUDE is hosted by the African Studies Centre.
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK, Leiden
The Netherlands
+31(0)71 527 6602
For general inquiries, please contact info@includeplatform.net
People
INCLUDE is a platform of African and Dutch professionals comprising platform members, a steering group, and a secretariat.
Our platform members bring with them their personal expertise from the field of sustainable and inclusive international development. The Steering Group governs the activities of the platform and decides on its research agenda based on contributions by the platform members. The Secretariat drives and coordinates the platform and is run as a virtual consortium of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) in Leiden, The Broker in The Hague, and African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi. Our knowledge managers make evidence accessible and available for use to policymakers and practitioners for policymaking and implementation.
Platform members
INCLUDE is a platform of African and Dutch professionals. Our platform members bring with them their personal expertise from the field of sustainable and inclusive international development.
Sonia Onovughakpo (Odije) Fajusigbe
Economic, Trade and Investment Policy Officer, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Lagos
Basil Jones
Gender Program and Policy Coordinator, African Development Bank
Paul Litjens
Strategic Policy Advisor, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dzodzi Tsikata
Director, Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana
Rens Twijnstra
Senior Advisor Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lemma Senbet
The William E. Mayer Chair Professor Finance, University of Maryland: Immediate Past Executive Director of AERC
Edward Brown
Director of Policy Advisory Service, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)
Nicky Pouw
Researcher at the Governance and Inclusive Development (GID) | University of Amsterdam
Marleen Dekker
Director, African Studies Centre Leiden
Assefa Admassie
Lecturer, Department of Economics Addis Abeba University
Maggie Kigozi
Consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Moussa Toure
Investment Promotion Agency of Mali
Pauline Ngimwa
Acting Executive Director, Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)
Maty Konte
Economist, United Nations University Maastricht (UNU-MERIT)
Désiré Assogbavi
Director, ONE’s Francophone Africa
Marina Diboma
Deputy Managing Director, Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC)
Adriano Nuvunga
Director, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)
Jean Bossuyt
Head of Strategy, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
Nadia Owusu
Advocate for Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Development
Rolph van der Hoeven
Emeritus Professor of Employment and Development Economics, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) & UN Economic and Social Council member
Fatoumata Lamarana Diallo
Senior Economist, West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)
Steering group
INCLUDE’s Steering Group governs the activities of the platform and decides on its research agenda based on contributions by the platform members.
Nicholas Awortwi
Director, Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) Ghana
Anno Galema
Policy Officer at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sarah Ssewanyana
Executive Director, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
Isa Baud
Emeritus Professor in International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam
Dennis Arends
Senior Analyst, Porticus
Secretariat
The Secretariat drives and coordinates the platform and is run as a virtual consortium of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) in Leiden, The Broker in The Hague, and African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi. Our knowledge managers make evidence accessible and available for use to policymakers and practitioners for policy making and implementation.
Anika Altaf
Executive Director
Olaoluwa Abagun
Knowledge Manager
Obadia Miroro
Knowledge Manager
Siri Lijfering
Knowledge Manager
Joscha Betke
Knowledge Manager
Rikke van der Veen
Knowledge Manager
Hannah Terry
Communications Officer
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