Specific Areas of Specialization

- Business development: Matchmaking, CSR, Branding, Business & Culture
- Social Development Policy Analyses: Research, Poverty assessment, Information & Education
- Public Sector Management: Public governance, Achievements Assessment, Capacity Building
- International Communication: Communication and Media policy, Telecommunication, Training and Research
Research & Consultancy
-Internation Investment and Trade

CHUDI INTERNATIONAL ADVICE (Chudi Communication Consult), is Dutch based advisory organization, that functions with a multicultural team with professional experience in political, business, economic and developmental cooperation.

CHUDI INTERNATIONAL ADVICE regards freedom of communication, expression and information as key factors to promote international business relations. It aims to build and bridge communication gaps in international relations. It regards partnerships between public, private and civil society actors, as major foundation to build peace, economic growth and democracy to fight poverty. Our team of experts and consultants are made up of different nationalities - Dutch, Africans, EU and East Europeans, USA, Diaspora Africans, British, etc. – thus a diversity professional team. Our experts have worked, for bilateral and multilateral donors in Africa, EU, USA, Bosnia, Kosovo, Georgia, Poland, and Hungary - for Governments, NGOs, Civil Society Actors, Youth Organisations, UNESCO, Open Society, Ford Foundation, Trade Unions, Community & Media Organisations, Education Institutes

Field of Work Experience
Some relevant expertise to bring to development programme management;

(a) International Communication & Development Communication
Experence in the following areas;
communication policy policies - to address Millennium Goals, Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS, poverty, migration, education, economic transition & jobs creation, environment, energy needs, peace and democratization, human rights and public governance.
Community based communication development policies - media sectoral plans design, ITC access and delivery, media enterprise development

(b) Econonic & Social Development & Capacity Building
Experience in some ‘’Capacity Building Issues in Poverty Assessment’’ areas;
capacity building, training, institutional development, community needs assessment and participation, human rights and democratisation, policy and sector planning, social political economic analysis,
PRSP Projects (research, analysis, writing, evaluation)
Developing and assessning tools to measure cross cultural management and competences.
identification and appraisal of projects, reviews of studies, editing, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation, impact assessment of projects and programmes.
Macro-economy analysis of food security issues, in relation to agriculture, environment, agroforestation, land issues, pastoral issues, energy, culture issues
Social Services and the Poor – priorities for improved education, health, water sanitation, urban and rural transportation and roads, housing, jobs creation
Conflict, security, peace building – as priorities to address religious, clan, ethnic, cultural, issues involved in conflict areas, with special emphasis to South, Eastern region in Sudan
Gender Issues and how to integrate the issues in Sudan modern, traditional, and ethnic communities, as linked to poverty reduction factors
Public sector services management and accountability. To build efficiency, effectiveness, accountability in public administration management and governance
Democratisation, Human Rights frameworks, for transparent frameworks for civil society participation in decision making process at national and community levels
Information, Communication Technologies development to enable free access to freedom of information and expression, to all citizens
Public Advocacy Education on essential major issues; HIV/AID & Reproductive Health, Water Sanitation, Basic Health, Governance and Poverty issues
Education focus to basic, formal and informal levels. And including adult education
Capacity building within national institutes, to strengthen their capacity and ability to conduct, effective research, professional and skills training, in areas of capacity building, policy, planning, monitoring and impact assessment of skills application
African and Western countries, inputs in capacity building inside Africa countries. Assessment of how to work with government, public, private sectors, create an enabling environment, to plan and integrate the Diaspora skills, investments in Africa, expertise as “brain gain” for national economic development goals

(c) Methodology
Experience in methodologies to reach effective;
Consultation with policy planners, decision makers at relevant national government, local government, community levels, informal society levels, and decentralized cooperation and civil society sectors
Consultation with policy planners, decision makers, researchers, education institutes, to gather relevant information from experiences in such institutes, on poverty reduction methods and related issues in Sudan
Consultation based on well designed and structured participatory meetings with; women groups, traditional and ethnic groups and their leaders, marginalized rural communities especially in conflict areas in South and Western regions, and in arid areas of the country
Consultation with civil society organisations, labour, women groups, minority groups, youth organisations, at national and community levels, to gain their vision and insight in poverty issues as it affects their lives and future aspirations

Some Major International Consultancy Assignments;

2005/2006 : Organisation of Dutch African Enterprise FAIR in the Netherlands (www.dutchafrfica-enterprisefair.com)

1999-2006: Development & Management of Africa Media Ethics Programme (www.africamediaethics.com)

2004/5 Sudan Poverty Assessment (PRSP Paper) for the Africa Development Bank Group (ADB/ADF)
Lead Consultant to ADF (preparation and appraisal missions) to Sudan “Capacity Building for Poverty Eradication” programme (2004-2008). Country dialogue mission

1994-2006 – Capacity Building & Monitoring & Evaluation
Managing, monitoring ‘’Local - Capacity Building, Expertise Transfer, Institutional Development’’ Dutch Government owned and funded SADC Rural (Renewable) Energy Planning and Environmental Management Training Programme in SADC Region (Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland). A programme implemented jointly by The Energy Commission, The Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) Arusha Tanzania; The Mananga Management Regional Centre Mhlume Swaziland; Minerals & Energy Education & Training Institute (MEETI) Johannesburg; Eduado Mondlane University Maputo; Eastern African Institutes

2004 – Policy Analysis and Advice
Policy analysis and advisor to Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) about Netherlands Africa Policy (political, economic growth, development) in relation to international migration, conflicts, peace building, democratisation, regional sectors focus, leadership, use of strategic natural resources, and contribution from Africa governments, civil society and non civil society actors, Africa Diaspora in the Netherlands

2003 –2004 - Policy Analysis/Research
Research on “Public Broadcasting Service Models” and Communication/ICTs Policy in Africa, in collaboration with (FXI) Freedom of Expression Institute Johannesburg, Media Institute of Southern Africa and other major media platforms in Africa.

2003 - Adviser Tender Evaluation Committee
Adviser (chair) to NUFFIC The Hague, tender evaluation committee two projects in Yemen and Mozambique on Human Resource & Institutional Development (ICTS & Higher Education; Capacity Building in Good Governance and Public Administration)

1999-2003 - Policy Analysis/Planning
Development and implementing of Media Sector Plan & ICTs Programme in Southern Africa and SADC Region for Netherlands Institute of Southern Africa (NiZA) Amsterdam

2002 – Policy Analysis/Research
Author of Dutch Government Policy Paper & Memorandum on the “Promotion of Platforms for Independent Broadcasting Media” and ICTs and development in Africa (Feb/March 2002)

2002 – 2003 - Policy Analysis/Research
Author of Dutch Ministry of Development Affairs (DGIS) & UK (DFID) policy paper (Mass Communications Key Sheet -126). And in wider relations to ICTs, Community Media and development

2000-2001 – Programme Institutional Development/Capacity Building
Programme institutional development in NGO Organisational and Human Resource skills at MediaWorks Community based NGO, Cape Town SA

Team Leader in Evaluating APADEP Programme in Tanzania, Ghana, Mali
Evaluation of The African Workers Participation Development Programme (APADEP) on behalf of The Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV) and OATUU Accra Ghana

1999-2001 – Programme Management/Research
(Team Leader) Editor in production of case studies for publication of “Handbook on Journalism Ethics - African Case Studies”, from authors from South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Liberia, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Cameroon, Malawi, Rwanda, Netherlands

1998-2000 – Policy Analysis/Capacity Development
Advisor to UNESCO on Mass Communications and Media Training and ICTs “Curriculum Development” for journalism training and communication researchers in Africa

Project Evaluation & Impact Assessment
Togo, Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe
Evaluation of Netherlands Government projects in the countries. Evaluation of programmes - ICTs, radio, newspapers, t.v. media training, research, rural and traditional media, in the promotion of freedom of information, journalism independence, human rights, and democratisation process in the countries.

1991 – Programme Evaluation & Impact Assessment
Team Leader to evaluate effectiveness, impact and sustainability in PANOS Regional Partnerships Programmes. The programmes with focus to environment education, media freedom and democratization – were funded by DGIS, DFID, SIDA, and diverse multilateral donor agencies. In Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad
 
1980 1985 Training: Cultural Competence & Cross Cultural- Management
For Dutch development experts and private sector managers (DGIS, NGOs, Shell, Philips, Heinekens, Vlisco, etc. on posting to different African countries.