{"id":56155,"date":"2017-05-14T17:43:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T16:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/?page_id=56155"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:01:49","slug":"national-chapters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/national-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"National Chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"56155\" class=\"elementor elementor-56155\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a0509 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1a0509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016dfe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"016dfe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179fb1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"179fb1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b513ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b513ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6089ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6089ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NATIONAL CHAPTERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4618985 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4618985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eadfa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eadfa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ATPS network functions through National Chapters in 50 countries (47 African and 3 Diaspora chapters). The National Chapters operate under National Coordinators who provide intellectual and administrative leadership at country level.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ceb18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ceb18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6c6e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e6c6e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9db8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b9db8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b799a3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b799a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e781b6d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e781b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Each National Chapter has a strategic plan that outlines priority areas of research in their various countries. These identified priority areas guide the research efforts of ATPS.\u00a0 Other statutory functions of the National Chapters are specified in the Memorandum of Understanding between the ATPS and its national chapters.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3f3e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9f3f3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3b8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d3b8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The National Chapters receive funding from the Secretariat out of grants from various donors to perform the following tasks:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc52471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc52471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dcd94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43dcd94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da2590 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0da2590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pursuing and securing institutionalization in National Councils for S&amp;T or relevant State Agencies and formal registration to enable them to operate as legal entities in home countries.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Coordinating implementation of national STI capacity building programs in liaison with the Secretariat Management.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Linking Network\u2019s research results with national policy formulation process.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Take responsibility for disciplinary action with regard to misconduct of members of the national chapters through its established structures.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Advocating &amp; disseminating results of Network activities at the national level for national development.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Seeking funding to support national STI capacity building programs from local partners (national Governments, the Private Sector, and national Donor organizations) in liaison with the Secretariat Management.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Submitting bi-annual progress and financial reports on all network activities in the chapter to the Secretariat Management.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Linking national Network members with other ATPS national chapters and allied Networks.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Identifying and determining national STI priorities to inform a demand driven Network strategy.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ab793 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27ab793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403b074 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"403b074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"67350644\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"Australia\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-673506441\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-673506441\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tAustralia Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"benin\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-673506442\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-673506442\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBenin Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"botswana\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-673506443\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-673506443\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBotswana Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"burkina\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-673506444\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-673506444\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBurkina Faso Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-673506445\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-673506445\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-673506445\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCameroon Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-673506441\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Australia\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-c5f6871 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5f6871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea0db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea0db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Chapter Co-Ordinator<\/h4><h4>Mr. David Doepel<\/h4><h6>Chair, Africa Research Group, Murdoch University<\/h6><p>90 South Street Murdoch<\/p><p>Western Australia 6150<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"\" href=\"mailto:d.doepel@murdoch.edu.au\">d.doepel@murdoch.edu.au<\/a><\/p><p>Tel:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+61418912287\">+61418912287<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-673506442\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"benin\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-0dd97d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dd97d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f834d9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f834d9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10b040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b10b040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roch-Mwogbo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roch-Mwogbo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roch-Mwogbo-405x405.jpg 405w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roch-Mwogbo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f5e73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4f5e73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d45b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37d45b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c8e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45c8e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Roch L. MONGBO\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8edd1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8edd1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roch MONGBO is an Agronomist with majors in Agricultural Economics and rural sociology (1985) from the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin) and the University of Ibadan (Nigeria). He holds a Master\u2019s degree in Sociology and Rural Extension, Management of Agricultural Knowledge (1989) and a PhD in Development Sociology (1995) from the University of Wageningen (The Netherlands). Roch Mongbo is a Professor of Socio-anthropology of Development at the University of Abomey-Calavi where he heads the Laboratory for the Analysis of Social Dynamics and Development Studies (LADyD). He is also a visiting Professor in African, European and American Universities.<\/p><p>Roch Mongbo is the (co)-author of numerous scientific articles, books and book chapters; and technical reports of various kinds. To date, he has supervised more than 150 undergraduate and agricultural engineering students, a hundred for their Masters degrees and directed more than twenty PhD theses in post-graduate schools in Benin, Africa and Europe. For about 15 years, he coordinated the training of West and Central African development professionals in participatory approaches of technological change, and of design and evaluation of development projects. He has been active in many research groups, took part in over 150 national and international conferences and is member of many scientific associations of his fields of expertise (SoBESA, APAD, ATPS, AISLF, ILC, ISSTR.).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cde65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24cde65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7042235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7042235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He founded in 1990 and directed until 2013, the Beninese Circle for the Environment and Economic and Social Development CEBEDES-Xudodo, an NGO active to this day with West African communities on nutrition, food security, natural resource management, land governance and local development. From 2013 to 2020, Roch Mongbo was the Chief Executive of the Food and Nutrition Council of Benin, a national institution placed under the authority of the Head of State. He is also a consultant for several international institutions on subjects falling within his various fields of expertise; Governance and Local Development, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Food Security and Nutrition, Gender, Social Economy, etc.<\/p><ul><li>Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC)<\/li><li>Director of the Laboratory for the Analysis of Social Dynamics and Development Studies (LADyD\/UAC)<\/li><li>Head of Department at the Benin Circle for the Environment and Economic and Social Development (CEBEDES-Xudodo)<\/li><li>ATPS- Benin Chapter Coordinator<\/li><\/ul><h6>Contacts<\/h6><p>Professor Roch L. MONGBO<br \/>Phone: +229 97374797<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rochl_mongbo@yahoo.fr\">rochl_mongbo@yahoo.fr<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:roch.mongbo@fsa.uac.bj\">roch.mongbo@fsa.uac.bj<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:roch.mongbo@cebedes.org\">roch.mongbo@cebedes.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-673506443\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"botswana\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-15cda3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15cda3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ad7d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5ad7d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f0560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18f0560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-549x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-549x720.jpg 549w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-309x405.jpg 309w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo-1171x1536.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Photo.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e590496 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e590496\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4119e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4119e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3d70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a3d70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MR. ABRAHAM MATHODI<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da49bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da49bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr Mathodi is a Professional Technologist with MSc in Construction Management and BEng Degree in Construction Engineering &amp; Management. He has practiced as an engineer, for 8 years, in a number of infrastructure projects that entailed provision of water, sewerage, structural and electro\/mechanical services.<\/p><p>Mr Mathodi is currently employed as a Chief Research Science &amp; Technology Officer under Ministry of Tertiary Education Research, Science and Technology. His responsibilities are, among other things, monitoring and evaluation of Science &amp; Technology related researches in Botswana\u2019s research and development landscape. He pioneered the Research and Development (R&amp;D) and Innovation surveys in Botswana in 2012. The surveys are undertaken annually to establish the status of Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (RSTI) in the country.<\/p><p>Mr Mathodi serves in various Committees and regional initiatives geared towards promotion of RSTI. The following are some of the Committees that he serves in:<\/p><ul><li>African Science Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative<strong>: National Focal Point<\/strong><\/li><li>Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa:\u00a0<strong>National Coordinator<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>SADC Science, Technology &amp; Innovation (STI) Indicators Expert Committee:\u00a0<strong>National Focal Point<\/strong><\/li><li>United Nations Education Scientific &amp; Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Initiatives<strong>: National Focal Point<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h6><strong>Contact Details<\/strong><\/h6><p>P.O Box 550203, Mogoditshane,\u00a0Botswana.<\/p><p>Cell: +26772449035<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:amathodi@gmail.com\">amathodi@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-673506444\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"burkina\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e0f2858 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0f2858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50f001 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e50f001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa2fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aaa2fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo.jpg 313w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo-126x150.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d614a70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d614a70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41026af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41026af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5585247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5585247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Aminata KABORE<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6271e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6271e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Aminata KABORE, had a phD in microbiology in 2015. She is senior researcher at Institute of environment and agriculture research, in National Centre of Scientific Research and Technology, Burkina Faso since July 2017, specialist in environmental microbiology. She has published about twenty scientific articles in the field of quality and water treatment.<br \/>Since 2019, she is the head of service of resources mobilization at the National Fund for Research and Innovation for Development (FONRID) where she is appointed gender focal point. She teaches also at Joseph Ki-ZERBO University where she trains engineers in water and sanitation technology and microbiology.<br \/>She is involved in woman promotion in science, especially scientific research.<br \/>She is married and a mother.<\/p><h6>CONTACT<\/h6><h6>Dr. Aminata KABORE<\/h6><p>Address: BP 8645 Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso<br \/>Phone number: +226 70 38 56 99\/ 78 95 93 89<br \/>E-mail: kab.amina@yahoo.fr<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-673506445\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-673506445\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f8316d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8316d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25b1e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e25b1e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0d2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e0d2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ProfessorSylvesterNdesoAtangaPhD.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ProfessorSylvesterNdesoAtangaPhD.jpg 260w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ProfessorSylvesterNdesoAtangaPhD-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccb19e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ccb19e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bb78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52bb78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a9521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97a9521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Sylvester NDESO ATANGA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c3f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7c3f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Ndeso Atanga is the dean and Associate Professor of International Health at Saint Monica American International University Buea, Cameroon. He is an Associate Visiting Professorships in Epidemiology, Health Services Research, and Public Health Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Buea and he is also the Field Research Supervisor for final-year Year Medical Students, at University of Gothenburg School of Medicine, Sweden.<\/p><p>Additionally, he is a working Group Member of the AfyaBora International Public Health Consortium which trains Future African Health Care Leaders in Leadership and Management Skills.<\/p><p>Prof. Atanga has a PhD in Public Health Medicine from the University of Ghana, Legon, a Masters of Public Health from Yale University School of Medicine, USA, and a Masters of Philosophy in Health Policy from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. He has published over 25 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals on subjects ranging from public health to social issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f504a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f504a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7750ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7750ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>ADDRESS:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Prof Sylvester Ndeso-Atanga, MPH,\u00a0 (Yale), MPhil (London), PhD (Legon)<\/p><p>Dean and Associate Professor of International Health<\/p><p>School of Health and Human Services<\/p><p>Saint Monica American International University, Buea, Cameroon<\/p><p>Working Group Member AfyaBora International Consortium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a42e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a42e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3923a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3923a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>CONTACTS<\/strong><\/h6><p>Senior Visiting Lecturer, Epidemiology &amp; Public Health<\/p><p>Faculty of Health Sciences<\/p><p>University of Buea<\/p><p>P.O. Box 63<\/p><p>South West Province<\/p><p>Republic of Cameroon<\/p><p>Tel: + 237-653774599\/ 243094176<\/p><p>Cell: +237-99841433<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/national-chapters\/_wp_link_placeholder\">silawrence2011@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ndesoatpscamnet@rocketmail.com\">ndesoatpscamnet@rocketmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17aec4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b17aec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20a403 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"f20a403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"253797379\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-ordinator<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee80b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aee80b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Eric Bienvenu TRA BI TRA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74b979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c74b979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Eric Bienvenu TRA BI TRA holds a Master in Private Law, acquired at Alassane OUATTARA University in Bouak\u00e9 (C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire) and a Doctorate in Public Law and Political Sciences obtained at F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny University in Abidjan (C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire). He is a Teacher-Researcher at the Training and Research Unit of Legal, Administrative and Political Sciences at Jean Lorougnon Gu\u00e9d\u00e9 University of Daloa, in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. He has a long-term experience in the research and innovation ecosystem in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. At the national level, he started his professional career as Consultant in gender issues and sex-specificities at the Women\u2019s Center for Democracy and Human Rights of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (CEFCI) and Legal Advisor, NEPAD Coordinator at the African Union Club of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2ee80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2ee80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PHYSICAL ADRESS : COTE D\u2019IVOIRE, ABIDJAN, YOPOUGON (ANANERAIE)<\/p><p>POSTAL ADRESS : 01 BP 10671 ABIDJAN 01<\/p><p>WORK PHONE NUMBER : +225 21 78 09 95<\/p><p>MOBILE NUMBER : +225 07 07 44 25 73<\/p><p>EMAIL : erictrabi78@yahoo.fr\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2537973792\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"egypt\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-89184f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89184f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f86a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3f86a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1509e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee1509e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Egypt-Chapter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-62297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Egypt-Chapter.jpg 376w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Egypt-Chapter-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Egypt-Chapter-275x405.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5438ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5438ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b7f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8b7f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698c26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"698c26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms. Manal Moustafa SAMRA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729c4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729c4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manal Samra obtained her MA in Political Science with special focus on \u201cDevelopment\u201d in 1998 from the American University in Cairo, after obtaining a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mass Communication, (Journalism) from Cairo University. She is currently a Curriculum Development Senior Advisor in one of the USAID projects operating in Egypt. She is with over 20+ years of experience in the field of development, mainly Education, Transformational leadership, women\u2019s empowerment, and youth development.\u00a0 10 years\u2019 experience out of 20+ years have been in the Education field, specifically, the TVET sector. Manal\u2019s prime focus at present, include leading and guiding the conceptualization, development and implementation of new specializations in the TVET sector, mainstreaming the gender aspect in the activities of TVET, development of Teachers\u2019 Development and school Leadership, and building the capacities of youth, especially females, in the areas of TVET, environmental mitigation measures and economic growth.<\/p><p>Leading the identification, development and implementing new specializations in the TVET sector includes specializations, such as Renewable Energy, Information Technology &amp; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Modern Trade, Marketing for Financial Services and Software Development. The new specializations are prepared through using the Competency Based Education (CBE) methodology, in compliance with international standards and best practices. This is merely implemented via close collaboration and partnership with the private sector companies in various fields.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee679f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee679f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fa4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1fa4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a social entrepreneur who is passionate about sustainable development, community-based actions and collective monitoring; and as an advocate for women and youth empowerment, Manal has worked at and managed several development projects in various national and international organizations to enhance the work done in the area of education, women and youth development. These organizations included the GIZ, British Council, Near East Foundation, Ashoka Arab World, the AUC in Cairo, and AIDMENA.<\/p><p>Manal is the National Chapter Coordinator for the African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) in Egypt, an African network and Research institute focusing on Science, Technology, and Innovation issues in the whole African continent. In addition, she is a co-founder for Itjah \u201cthe Youth and Development Consultancy Institute\u201d institution since 2006; and being a development practitioner and a social development advisor has motivated Manal to believe in the necessity of adopting participatory approaches and policies, such as social inclusion, CBE methodology, Civic and informal education, and community participation to eliminate Egypt\u2019s root challenges.<\/p><h5>Contacts<\/h5><p>MANAL SAMRA<\/p><p>Mobile: +20 01014467049<br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mmsamra@gmail.com\">mmsamra@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2537973793\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ethiopia\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ca9c092 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca9c092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4a2a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a4a2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855368b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"855368b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wondwossen-ATPS-Ethiopia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wondwossen-ATPS-Ethiopia.jpg 336w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wondwossen-ATPS-Ethiopia-143x150.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5932a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5932a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e493052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e493052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc52f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc52f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mr.  Wondwossen BELETE<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c5ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c5ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Wondwossen Belete is the founding president of Ethiopia Society for Technology Studies (STS). Belete has more than 20 years of experience in analyzing the relation between intellectual property, innovation and development.<\/p><p>Belete has previously worked with the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office as the Director of Intellectual Property Protection and Technology Transfer. He was among the team that drafted the current Science, Technology and Innovation Policy of Ethiopia and he participated in the formulation of Ethiopia\u2019s intellectual property laws. In 2004-2010 he served as a member of the technical team for Ethiopia\u2019s accession to the World Trade Organization. Belete has consulted for the Ethiopian Government as well as agencies such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).<\/p><p>Mr. Belete holds a BA in Economics from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and an MSc in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. He has published papers on university-industry linkage, SME innovation, copyright and the creative industries. He is also a member of the Open African Innovation Research Network (Open AIR).<\/p><h5>Contacts<\/h5><p>Wondwossen Belete<\/p><p>Managing Director<\/p><p>Society for Technology Studies<\/p><p>P.O.Box 25453, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/p><p>Mob: (+251)911886709<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wondwossenbel@yahoo.com\">wondwossenbel@yahoo.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:stsethiopia@gmail.com\">stsethiopia@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2537973794\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"gambia\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-753228f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"753228f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c566f67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c566f67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d9237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87d9237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Currently Vacant<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2537973795\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ghana\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-0975e2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0975e2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02d743 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f02d743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b416c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b416c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mensah.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mensah.jpg 625w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mensah-419x405.jpg 419w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mensah-155x150.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a565f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a565f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8051a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d8051a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04535ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04535ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Fred AMU-MENSAH<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f1d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10f1d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Research Scientist<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e00bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e00bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Contact Details<\/h5><p>CSIR Water Research Institute<\/p><p>P.O. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48804b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48804b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Kingdom M. KWAPATA<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9e1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9e1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Kingdom M. Kwapata is a Lecturer in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology for Horticulture and Forest Crops at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda College since 2011. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of chemistry and microbiology for health practitioners at the Lansing Community College USA from 2009-2011. He was also a former National Coordinator, Malawi Human Rights Youth Network from 2002-2006. Dr. Kwapata has developed an efficient and reproducible system for in vitro regeneration and genetic transformation of dry beans which has been patented under the international patenting laws. Using the system he has further developed, several transgenic bean lines with genes that confer drought tolerance (HVA1, LEA 3 proteins), antifungal resistance gene (gf2.8 an oxalate oxidase), herbicide resistant gene (B-glucuronidase ), screenable marker gene (GUS) and an anti-HIV pharmaceutical gene (SLPI).\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr Kwapata holds a PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology from the Michigan State University (2006 \u2013 2010), an MSc in Horticulture Biotechnology from the University of Malawi (2004-2006), and a BSc. in Agriculture from the University of Malawi (1997 \u2013 2001).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7651959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7651959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a33863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a33863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Kingdom \u00a0M. Kwapata\u00a0<br \/>Lecturer.<br \/>Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology for Horticulture and Forest Crops<br \/>Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources,\u00a0<br \/>Bunda College, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi<br \/>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kwapata@yahoo.com\">kwapata@yahoo.com<\/a><br \/>Tel: +265-999195477<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1178879555\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"mali\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-37ce83f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ce83f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122745c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"122745c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82532d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82532d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591e545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"591e545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Sidiki Gabriel DEMBELE\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a970d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a970d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Sidiki Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is a senior lecturer at the Rural Polytechnic Institute of Training and Applied (IPR\/IFRA) of the University of Mali, Katibougou. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 is a specialist in soil fertility management, production of organic fertilizers, and agronomic and economic efficacy in the use of fertilizers. He has held senior positions in local and international research institutions including Exp\u00e9rimenter et promouvoir l\u2019approche d\u2019assainissement \u00e9cologuque (ECOSAN) and the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF). He has a Ph.D. in agrochemistry and a Masters degree in science. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 brings a good knowledge of science and technology issues that will be an asset to setting up the new chapter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff3a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ff3a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3473714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3473714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Sidiki Gabriel DEMBELE<br \/>Agrochimie\/Agroforesterie et Fertilit\u00e9 des sols<br \/>Bureau Ouest-Africain d\u2019Appui Organisational et de Technologies Appropi\u00e9es<br \/>B.P. E 3730, Bamako, Mali<br \/>T\u00e9l. : (223) 226 2012<br \/>Fax : (223) 226 2504<br \/>Cell : (223)\u00a0\u00a0 71 3806<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"sidikigabriel@hotmail.com\" href=\"mailto:sidikigabriel@hotmail.com\">sidikigabriel@hotmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"ousmanenia2000@yahoo.fr \" href=\"mailto:ousmanenia2000@yahoo.fr\">ousmanenia2000@yahoo.fr<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c37f83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c37f83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c93af e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"42c93af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"70030255\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"morocco\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-700302551\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-700302551\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tMorocco Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"Mozambique \" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-700302552\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-700302552\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tMozambique Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"namibia\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-700302553\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" 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class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-700302551\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"morocco\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-dd8504a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd8504a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfeda6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfeda6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9b444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc9b444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image-405x405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-65559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image-405x405.jpg 405w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Said-Boujraf-HD-Image.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff0349 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ff0349\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c30663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c30663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e2930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1e2930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Dr. Sa\u00efd BOUJRAF\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d91986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d91986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Said Boujraf is the head of Department of Biophysics and Clinical MRI Methods, Faculty of Medicine, University of Fez, Morocco and the director of Clinical Laboratory at the same University.<\/p><p>He has previously worked as a senior researcher MRI Center, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Ulm, Germany and at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Inage, Chiba, Japan.<\/p><p>He also served as an Associate Researcher, Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland and as an evaluation expert of projects in EU, MENA, African organizations and Universities.<\/p><p>Prof. Boujraf holds a BSc in Agricultural Economics, Postgraduate Diploma in Development Planning and an MBA in Food Industry and Agribusiness. He is the author and co-author of more than a hundred papers in science and technologies, assessments of research and research policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a51eff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a51eff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b553d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b553d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e9c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e9c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sa\u00efd Boujraf Med Sc, Ph.D<\/strong><\/p><p>Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory<br \/>Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Fez<br \/>BP. 1893; Km 2.200, Sidi Hrazem Road, Fez 30000, Morocco<br \/>Phone: 00 212 642 111 103, Fax: 00 212 535 619 321<br \/>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:said.boujraf@usmba.ac.ma\">said.boujraf@usmba.ac.ma<\/a>,<br \/>Web:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmp-usmba.ac.ma\/\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.fmp-usmba.ac.ma\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-700302552\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Mozambique \" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ce5baea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce5baea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1fc36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de1fc36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f501a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f501a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fb7b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06fb7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eng. Lourino Alberto CHEMANE\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbda1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bbda1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lourino Alberto Chemane is a Professor at Eduardo Mondlane University and Chairman of the Board of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC), the ICT regulator in Mozambique. He has extensive experience in the field of ICT and is currently a member of the delegation of Mozambique in the Ad-Hoc Committee consultations for a UN convention on Cybercrime. He was part of the team that prepared the ratification of the Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection by Mozambique and is currently working on the country\u2019s accession to the Budapest convention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8b7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d8b7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a5bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a5bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eng. Lourino Alberto CHEMANE<\/p><p>ICT and Planning Advisor<br \/>Executive Secretariat, ICT Policy Commission<br \/>Bairro da Coop<br \/>Rua Particular Dr. Antonio de Almeida<br \/>61 R\/C Direito, Maputo<br \/>Mo\u00e7ambique<br \/>Tel:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0+258 21 309398<br \/>Fax:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0+258 21 302289<br \/>Cell : +258 82 3110700<\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Lourino.chemane@intic.gov.mz\">Lourino.chemane@intic.gov.mz<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-700302553\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"namibia\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4c371cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c371cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61167c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61167c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946cfa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"946cfa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/uzo-540x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65572\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/uzo-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/uzo-304x405.jpg 304w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/uzo-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/uzo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/uzo.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfd21d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbfd21d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe09448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe09448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168de0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"168de0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Surveyor. Uzochukwu OKAFOR<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef740c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ef740c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Surveyor- General\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a0bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49a0bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b69c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b69c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uzochukwu Okafor<\/p><p>Phone: +264811223311<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:uzo31@yahoo.com\">uzo31@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-700302554\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"nigeria1\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b635333 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b635333\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a6cec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13a6cec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912c8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"912c8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe-960x638.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe-540x359.jpg 540w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Madukwe.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146665a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"146665a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9803abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9803abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956835b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"956835b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof Michael C. MADUKWE\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdc994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbdc994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Madukwe works at the Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and is the National President of Agricultural Extension Society, Nigeria. He once served as a Consultant to the Raw Material Research and Development Council on mainstreaming innovation systems and development of the national Raw Material Research Policy for Nigeria.<\/p><p>Prof. Madukwe is a member, Advisory Committee of Science and Technology Programme of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) Netherlands; Member, Committee on Science and Technology Programme of the African Union; Editor-in Chief, Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria; Chairman, Independent Grants Committee, UniBrain Africa Project, Forum for Agricultural Research (FARA), Ghana; and in 2008-2009 he was a visiting Professor, National Universities Commission, Abuja. He is also the chairman of NUC Committee on Closure of Illegal Universities and NUC Accreditation Panel on Agriculture.<\/p><p>Prof. Madukwe holds Bachelors, Master\u2019s, and a Ph.D Degree from the University of Nigeria and he has published more than 100 papers in several national and international journals. He is a member and fellow of the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d6585 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29d6585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e347a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28e347a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b18673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b18673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof Michael C. Madukwe<\/p><p>Department of Agricultural Extension<\/p><p>Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria<\/p><p>Phone &amp; WhatsApp: +2348037006968<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:madukwemichael@yahoo.com\">madukwemichael@yahoo.com<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:michael.madukwe@unn.edu.ng\">michael.madukwe@unn.edu.ng<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-700302555\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"nigeria2\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-925b912 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"925b912\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b658b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56b658b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2dac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da2dac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90117e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90117e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof Femi OLOKESUSI\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6480728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6480728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof Femi Olokesusi\u00a0<\/strong>has a Doctorate Degree in Geography from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria with specialisation in Environmental Planning and Management. A fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planning, he retired as a Research Professor from the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) in Ibadan, Nigeria where he worked between 1985 and early 2016. At NISER he was Director of Physical Development Department for about 6 years and among other professional and administrative duties, and also acted as the Director-General\/Chief Executive Officer of the Institute from December, 2010 to August, 2011. A 1994\/95 Fulbright African Senior Scholar, he has conducted several studies for several national and international agencies. Examples include Evaluation of UNDP\u2019s 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Nigerian Country programme on Environment and Energy, Review of 2006 UNDP Annual Programme in 2006. He served as a resource person to draft Nigeria Vision 20:2020 and the National Infrastructure Master Plan. He has also studied the Impact of the National Effluent Standards for Industries and Impact of Irrigation on Women the in Nigeria. Moreover, he served as a consultant to the UN-Habitat in 2014\/2015 on the preparation of City Structure Plans for Lokoja and Dekina in Nigeria. He is currently a member of the Independent Advisory Group of the World Bank-assisted Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project and a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the College of Social and Management Sciences, Afe Babalola University, AdoEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He is currently keen on research in the areas of Environmental Technology, Smart Cities and Smart Destinations.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d80011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d80011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ceea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ceea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Femi OLOKESUSI<\/p><p>Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic Research (NISER)<\/p><p>P.M.B 5 UI Post Office<\/p><p>Oyo Road, Ojoo, Ibadan, Nigeria<\/p><p>Tel:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +234 2 8103345\/8102904<\/p><p>Fax: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +234 2 2413121<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"femioloke@yahoo.com \" href=\"mailto:femioloke@yahoo.com\">femioloke@yahoo.com\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb7c5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffb7c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899ba4e e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"899ba4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"144292430\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"rwanda\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1442924301\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924301\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tRwanda Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"Sierra\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1442924302\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924302\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSierra Leone Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"senegal\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1442924303\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924303\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSenegal Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"southAfrica\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1442924304\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924304\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSouth Africa Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"sudan\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1442924305\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924305\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSudan Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924301\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"rwanda\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-c0e15a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0e15a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d229808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d229808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Currently Vacant<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924302\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Sierra\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-600f305 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"600f305\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfea75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acfea75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764cb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"764cb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelleh-Sierra-Leone.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-68442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelleh-Sierra-Leone.png 612w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelleh-Sierra-Leone-540x360.png 540w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelleh-Sierra-Leone-200x133.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bf1a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9bf1a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111b3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"111b3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fad74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61fad74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Kelleh Gbawuru MANSARAY<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e7dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2e7dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd7fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd7fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Kelleh Gbawuru Mansaray<br \/><br \/>ATPS National Coordinator \u2013 Sierra Leone<br \/>Deputy Vice-Chancellor<br \/>Fourah Bay College \u2013 University of Sierra Leone<br \/>Phone: +232 78476527<br \/><br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Kelleh.mansaray@usl.edu.sl\">Kelleh.mansaray@usl.edu.sl<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mansaraykg@gmail.com\">mansaraykg@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924303\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"senegal\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-72eafda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72eafda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896e021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"896e021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Currently Vacant<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924304\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"southAfrica\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2ab708d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ab708d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540d9e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"540d9e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a73102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a73102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB-480x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57700\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB-270x405.jpg 270w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mark-Swilling1MB.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339dfe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"339dfe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75ece2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b75ece2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05be62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b05be62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Mark SWILLING\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e7ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e7ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Swilling is the Programme Coordinator, the Sustainable Development Programme in the School of Public Leadership; Academic Director of the Sustainability Institute; and the Co-Director of Stellenbosch Centre for Complex Systems in Transition.<\/p><p>The primary research focus of his career can be defined as \u2018societal transitions\u2019 within the wider discipline of sustainability science and governance with a particular contextual focus on urban sustainability. His published research was majorly through institution-building collaborations \u2013 an achievement that was recognized in 2010 when he was awarded the Aspen Faculty Pioneer Award for success in introducing sustainability into leadership education.<\/p><p>Prof. Swilling has published over 60 academic articles\/books including (with Eve Annecke) Just Transitions: Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World (2012) \u2013 runner-up Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for best environmental governance book; Untamed Urbanisms (2015); and Greening the South African Economy (2016).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a5e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89a5e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae7ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae7ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cell: +27(0) 83-4597417<\/p><p>Tel:\u00a0 +27(0) 21-881 3196<\/p><p>Fax: +27(0) 21-881 3294<\/p><p>Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/national-chapters\/_wp_link_placeholder\">swilling@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1442924305\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"sudan\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-c546bb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c546bb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e915742 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e915742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f5772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f5772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d248a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d248a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mrs. Nadia Hassan SIDAHMED\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b9dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2b9dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Nadia Hassan is a researcher and head of the planning department at the Industrial Research &amp; Consultancy Centre. She is responsible for formulating strategic plans, conducting research and consultancy in various aspects of the economics of Industrial Development. In 1999, she was the national coordinator for the Alliance for Africa Industrialization and has led the committees for Assessment of Industrial Policies, National conference for Sudanese industry (2010) and for preparation of the for UNIDO\/ Sudan industrial Program 1999\/2000.\u00a0<\/p><p>Mrs. Hassan holds a BSc. In Agricultural Economics, Postgraduate diploma in Development Planning and an MBA in Food Industry and Agribusiness. She is a member of \u201cDevelopment for Poor Organization\u201d; \u201cThird World Organization for Women in Science\u201d;\u00a0 \u201cInternational Federation of University Women\u201d; \u201cEnvironmentalist\u2019s Society\u201d and \u201cSudanese Technology &amp; Innovation Network for Poverty Reduction\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce9dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ce9dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b36ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b36ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Economic Studies Department<\/p><p>Industrial Research &amp; Consultancy Centre (IRCC)Sudan<\/p><p>Tel: +249 911449106<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nadiahsh@yahoo.co.uk\">nadiahsh@yahoo.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4e769 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf4e769\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b8c73 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"f9b8c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"261852275\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Prof Dube holds a PhD in Agricultural extension from Iowa State University, a Master of Science in Agricultural extension Education from Michigan State, University and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education from West Virginia State University, USA. He has also been the Secretary of the Royal Swaziland Society of Science and Technology (RSSST) since 1986. He was also chairman of association of the Swaziland association of adult education (SAAE) between 1986 and 1990.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e60cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e60cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5bab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d5bab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. Musa DUBE<\/strong><\/p><p>Senior Lecturer<br \/>Faculty of Agriculture<br \/>University of Swaziland<br \/>Luyengo Campus<br \/>P. O. Luyengo, Swaziland<br \/>Tel:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +268 527 40 21<br \/>Fax:\u00a0\u00a0 +268 527 40 21<br \/>Cell:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +268 618 15 79<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"madube@agric.uniswa.sz \" href=\"mailto:madube@agric.uniswa.sz\">madube@agric.uniswa.sz<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2618522752\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tanzania\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ed1b8e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed1b8e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd6f77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bd6f77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80b1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c80b1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nungu-May23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nungu-May23.jpg 600w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nungu-May23-373x405.jpg 373w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nungu-May23-138x150.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215e837 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"215e837\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e9063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2e9063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2660f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2660f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Amos NUNGU\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed33b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed33b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4d351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a4d351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">Director General,<br \/>Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH),<br \/>P.O. Box 4302, Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania,<\/div><div class=\"\"><p>Tel:\u00a0<a href=\"tel: +255 22 277 4023\">+255 22 277 4023<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"\">Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:amos.nungu@costech.or.tz\">amos.nungu@costech.or.tz<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"mailto:amos.nungu@gmail.com\">amos.nungu@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2618522753\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"uganda\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1fc4114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fc4114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f081ac3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f081ac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ae046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36ae046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/John_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/John_.jpg 616w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/John_-427x405.jpg 427w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/John_-158x150.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c210be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c210be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cdb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44cdb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccf1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ccf1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Eng. John OKUONZI\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3e018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e3e018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Eng. Okuonzi John is the Co-Founder and \u00a0Principal Investigator of the e-Kampus Innovative research Project, a software and services innovation framework that has been the core driver of business process improvement at Kyambogo University. He has 15 years of teaching experience at the University and five years of leadership in managing a successful innovative project at the University.<\/p><p>Dr. Okuonzi is a member of the National Expert Group, tasked to advice government on utilization of appropriate technology and a member of the National Intellectual Property Advisory group in Uganda. His passion of being a producer of knowledge other than consumer of knowledge through innovations has resulted into the first most successful local produced university centric system in Uganda. His focus has been to help higher education improve service delivery through digital transformation and by leveraging the utilization of indigenous IT innovations.<\/p><p>Dr. Okuonzi holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and Information Technology. He is a Cofounding member of the Uganda Research and Innovations Management Association<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14425e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a14425e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11507a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a11507a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4741fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4741fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. John OKUONZI<\/p><p>National Coordinator, ATPS Uganda Chapter<\/p><p>Kyambogo University, Faculty of Engineering,<\/p><p>Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,<\/p><p>P.O Box 1, Kyambogo, Kampala, Uganda<\/p><p>Tel: +256 782 353034<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"jokuonzi@kyu.ac.ug\" href=\"mailto:jokuonzi@kyu.ac.ug\">jokuonzi@kyu.ac.ug\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"okuonzijohnie@yahoo.com\" href=\"mailto:okuonzijohnie@yahoo.com\">okuonzijohnie@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2618522754\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"uk\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-072f6a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"072f6a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1483271 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1483271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2434bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2434bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Martha-Ugwu-E.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Martha-Ugwu-E.jpg 333w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Martha-Ugwu-E-147x150.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a14ca3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a14ca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b0f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b0f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b0124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02b0124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Martha Ada UGWU\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662f9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"662f9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Martha Ugwu is the ATPS National Chapter Coordinator, UK. She is also the co-founder of African Women for Science and Technology (AWFST) which was set up in 2009 to instigate cultures of innovation amongst African women and build their confidence in the generation, use, mastery and self-governance of African STI for African development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281e53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"281e53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff49397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff49397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>59 Highgrove Road<br \/>Walderslade, Chatham<br \/>Kent, ME5 7SF, UK<\/p><p>Tel: +447909327708<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:martha.ugwu@nhs.net\">martha.ugwu@nhs.net<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d57ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99d57ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f401738 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"f401738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"255858488\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"usa\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2558584881\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2558584881\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tUnited States of America Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"zambia\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2558584882\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2558584882\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tZambia Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"Zimbabwe \" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2558584883\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2558584883\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tZimbabwe Chapter\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2558584881\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"usa\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-c3d20b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3d20b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e154450 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e154450\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526b401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526b401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184c32e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"184c32e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Anthony C IKEME<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05df58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d05df58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President &amp; CEO<br \/>Clintriad Pharma Services<br \/>102 Pickering Way, Suite 200<br \/>Exton, PA 19341<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205d073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"205d073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802070c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"802070c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tel: 484.753.3405<\/p><p>Cell: 215.380.9920<\/p><p>Fax: 610.384.5455<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:aikeme@clintriad.com\">aikeme@clintriad.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2558584882\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"zambia\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ed25c9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed25c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4371958 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4371958\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96484af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96484af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ab947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43ab947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Francis YAMBA\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8196494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8196494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director,<br \/>Center for Energy and Engineering Zambia(CEEEZ) Ltd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f016f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9f016f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6648f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea6648f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>176 Parirenyatwa Road<\/p><p>Suite B. Fairview, P\/B E721<\/p><p>Lusaka, Zambia<\/p><p>Phone No: +260977856167<\/p><p>Email:<br \/><a href=\"mailto:ceeez@zamnet.zm\">ceeez@zamnet.zm<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:ceeez2015@gmail.com\">ceeez2015@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2558584883\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Zimbabwe \" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4e3be6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e3be6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714edb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"714edb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6522bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6522bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zwizwai-BM_Picture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zwizwai-BM_Picture.jpg 196w, https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zwizwai-BM_Picture-114x150.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd211b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd211b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd9b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acd9b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Co-Ordinator\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c40b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c40b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mr Benson, Mutongi, ZWIZWAI\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12910e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c12910e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualifications<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a27540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a27540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BSc (Hons) Economics, University of Zimbabwe; MA in Development Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffd472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ffd472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Interests\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4979b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4979b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Development Economics, Macroeconomics Policy, Science Technology and Development, Climate Change and Sustainable Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d6c88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8d6c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c5eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c5eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autobiography<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401f4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401f4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benson Zwizwai is a lecturer of Macroeconomics Theory and Policy, and Development Economics, in the Economics Department of the University of Zimbabwe. He has extensive experience in undertaking academic and policy oriented developmental research. He is former Chairman of the Department of Economics and Technology Studies and Deputy Director of the Institute of Development Studies. He has undertaken numerous policy oriented research projects in the area of science and technology policy, including contributing to the drafting of the first Zimbabwe National Science and Technology Policy and the Second Science, Technology and Innovation Policy of Zimbabwe. Other projects include information technology, technology transfer and acquisition, national S&amp;T management and administration and alternative S&amp;T policy frameworks for Southern Africa. He was Director of the Zimbabwe Science and Technology Policy Dialogue Programme (1996 to 2002). The programme designed and implemented capacity building initiatives in the formulation of science and technology policies and programmes through training seminars and workshops, for various stakeholders including senior policy makers in Government ministries and departments; Members of Parliament; Members of Provincial Development Committees; Senior members of research and development institutions, the scientific community and the private sector and academia from different disciplines. The project also involved S&amp;T policy advocacy, including S&amp;T budget seminars, and facilitating stakeholders to contribute to the formulation and drafting of the first National Science and Technology Policy of Zimbabwe which was launched in 2004.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a519fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a519fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contacts<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b8710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b8710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Benson Mutongi Zwizwai<\/p><\/div><div><p>Department of Economics and Development<\/p><\/div><div><p>University of Zimbabwe\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>Box M.P. 167,<\/p><\/div><div><p>Mount Pleasant, Harare<\/p><\/div><div><p>Phone and WhatsApp:\u00a0+263776413357\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>Phone Only: +2637772494902<\/p><p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bmutzwizwai@yahoo.com\">bmutzwizwai@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATIONAL CHAPTERS The ATPS network functions through National Chapters in 50 countries (47 African and 3 Diaspora chapters). 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