I advocate locally-led development but have come to appreciate the vital role of genuine international development support in empowering local agencies to transform their communities’ socioeconomic landscape and improve citizens’ welfare. My research is inspired by my experiences managing development projects in West Africa. I noticed that there were limited data or statistical evidence to show the impact made through the funded projects. We see activities/outputs, inputs and some outcomes, but rarely are Impacts reported, especially for projects sponsored by private philanthropic foundations. Without sufficient data and information on what has been accomplished or left, organizations will continue to reinvent the wheel, work in silos, and lack baseline information on the problem they are trying to solve. My research interest is in impact measurement, accountability, legitimacy and organizational behaviour in international development and rethinking dominant theories and long standing practices. I am currently researching on:
Global Political Economy of Development
Context Appropriate Development Theories
Pre colonial & post colonial African perspective on development
Working papers
The future of private authority in global development; The role of global south philanthropic organizations
Transculturation and African Development; What we miss when we believe in a one-sided story
- Unsustainable development; Eleven flaws of the United Nation’s 2030 agenda