Specializing In

Project Management/Project Coordination

• Implement humanitarian assistance projects
• Facilitation of aid programs
• Carry out your mission statement and goals
• Build a project plan and manage to a successful conclusion
• Hands-on experience working with development and aid projects
• Negotiate global agreements
• Maximize available resources to achieve program goals
• Research & strategize
• Define priorities
• Project reviewing & updating
• Monitor projects to ensure goals are met

Trip Planning & Coordination

• Mission trips & activities
• Itineraries(in-country & flight)
• Provide knowledge:
  • Regions
  • Customs
  • Culture-Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, & Zambia
  • Climate
• Culture sensitivity training prior to travel
• Traveling & gifting recommendations
• In country hosts

Ocean Freight & Shipping

• Logistics & sourcing
• Provide clearing customs & demurrage knowledge
• Serve as agent for all pertinent documents:
  • Bill of lading, non commercial invoices, letter of humanitarian aid, packing list, marine insurance certificate, declaration of value, broker documents, carrier receipt, health certificate on food shipments

• Customs documents, shipper’s load and stow count, dock receipts
• Provide customs documents to consignee’s
• Negotiate all matters regarding freight forwarding including freight quotes
• Live load arrangements:
  • Provide presence at live load for recovery of D/R,  pick- up and delivery receipt upon truck departure
• Make all arrangements for prompt customs clearance with local customs prior to the arrival of the freight consignment

Philanthropy Assistance

• Program/project recommendations
• Monitoring & evaluating
• Problem solving
• Establish contacts
• Procurement
• Site visits with photography when needed
• Prepare written reports, conclusions
• Grant/RFP support
• Administrative

Relationship Development With Partner Countries

• Manage, develop and engage collaborative partnerships with partners from business, government and non-profit sectors
• Develop in country partners/grantees/consignees
• Network & problem solve
• Communication with “in country” partners/grantees

Local Community Services

• Event Coordinating/Event Management
• Implement outreach programs/projects
• Coordinate & execute activities
• Drives
  • Food                                     
  • Medical supply
  • Agriculture                                                         
  • Shoe/clothing
  • School supply/book                           
• Fundraising events
• Donation tracking
• Volunteer recruitment
• Speaking engagements/speeches
• Building corporate “buy-ins”
• Corporate culture sensitivity training
• Team building events