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Mohamed Abdullahi

Mohamed Abdullahi Hersi

Blogs Executive Director

company Global Environment Climate and Development Foundation (GECDF)

degree Southeast University

Areas of Expertise:

#Climate Change, Environment, Loss and Damage, Renewable Energy, Education, Development and Innovation.

Nature of engagement:

#Research #Action #Advocacy #Consultancy

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Overview

I have 4+ years of professional experience in environment and climate change. I serve as volunteer I ACT Peer Educator at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). I’m a member of CYMG to UNEP particularly Policy Coordination Group. Furthermore, I’m the Executive Director of Global Environment Climate and Development Foundation (GECDF). Additionally, I’m an active member of YOUNGO particularly ACE WG. Besides that, I'm an active member of Loss and Damage Youth Coalition particularly Advocacy Working Group. Also, I’m a university lecturer. I have different soft skills including demonstrating high level of integrity and continuous learning and professional development.

"It will be easier for you to achieve success if you dedicate more effort and perform more. Trying will inspire you to be creative; you are coming up with innovative solutions that will benefit the community."

Saleemul Huq Memorial Scholarship: Project Update

Southeast University

Development Studies | Master

2018-10-06 - 2019-12-31

Southeast University, Dhaka Bangladesh

Addis Ababa University

Political Science and International Relations | Bachelor of Arts

2015-10-22 - 2018-07-07

Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Certificate of Completion on Climate Change Negotiations

UN CC:Learn | Climate Change Negotiations

2024-01-19

Certificate of Completion on Climate Change Negotiations: Leveraging Local Experience in Support of Climate Change Negotiations

Certificate on Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Climate Resilience

UN Environment Programme | Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Climate Resilience

2023-03-20

Certificate of Achievement for the completion in online course Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation

Philanthropy University | Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation

2019-10-30

Certificate of completion in Strategic Planning and Management

Vision Institute of Civic &Social Development (VICSD) | Strategic Planning and Management

2018-06-17

Certificate of completion in Project Management

Vision Institute of Civic &Social Development (VICSD) | Project Management

2018-06-17

Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

Working Group - Advocacy Working Group

2024-01-23 - Present

Advocacy WG aims to influence governments and world leaders to take action and responsibility to address loss and damage. This will include advocacy of governments and international stakeholders such as negotiators within the UNFCCC, campaigning around loss and damage finance, and hosting global mobilizations.

YOUNGO

Working Group - Action for Climate Empowerment WG

2024-02-21 - Present

YOUNGO is the official children and youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC).

Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP

Working Group - Policy Coordination Group (PCG)

2024-01-05 - Present

The formal youth engagement mechanism to UN Environment Programme and a movement of youth and youth organizations from different parts of world working for environmental conservation. The constituency is youth-led and independent.

World Food Forum

WFF Youth Assembly - Youth Representative

2024-04-15 - Present

Actively co-create the virtual Youth Assembly sessions throughout the year and engage in discussions in the lead up to the 2024 flagship event in October.

Global Environment Climate and Development Foundation (GECDF)

Garowe/Bosaso, Somalia | Executive Director

2021-09-01 - Present

• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals. • Actively engage and energize GECDF volunteers, board members, event committees, partnering organizations, and funders. • Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents. • Expand revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations. • Begin to build partnerships in new actors, establishing relationships with the funders and community leaders at each expansion site. • I achieved that I successfully managed up to six projects.

Red Sea University

Bosaso | Faculty Lecturer

2024-02-01 - Present

• Designed, prepared and developed module teaching materials; • Provision of high-quality teaching, assessment and support for students’ learning on designated modules at all levels • Delivered teaching modules through lectures, workshops and other learning methodologies • Provided effective advice, guidance and feedback to students to support their academic progress.

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Virtual | Volunteer I ACT Peer Trainer

2023-04-01 - Present

• The I ACT initiative empowers young leaders by giving them the tools they need to educate others in their community on key issues related to climate change, energy and development. • Delivering workshops and training to young leaders in Somalia • Performing training to local communities, schools and universities in order to drive climate action.

Green Hope University Garowe

Garowe, Somalia | Director of Planning & Human Resource

2022-09-01 - 2023-09-30

• Leads, organizes and coordinates the University`s efforts to analyze, develop, maintain and implement Green Hope University Garowe master plans. • Supervises personnel which typically includes recommendations for hiring, firing, performance evaluation, training, work allocation, and problem resolution. • Establishes and implements effective unit operating policies, systems, and procedures that are consistent with overall university` goals, objectives, policies and operating standards.

Green Hope University Garowe

Garowe, Somalia | Lecturer

2022-10-01 - 2023-09-30

• Designed, prepared and developed module teaching materials; • Provision of high-quality teaching, assessment and support for students’ learning on designated modules at all levels • Delivered teaching modules through lectures, workshops and other learning methodologies • Provided effective advice, guidance and feedback to students to support their academic progress.

T-Hub Innovation Center

Garowe, Somalia | Chief Technical officer

2021-12-01 - 2022-07-31

• Organize and monitor all technical activities for various projects and ensure compliance to all objectives and prepare appropriate budgets and coordinate with various staff to ensure customer satisfaction. • Prepare and maintain project budgets and ensure compliance to all project schedules and ensure optimal customer satisfaction. • Administer and ensure optimal utilization of all T-Hub Innovation Center resources to increase growth and develop various new services to maintain effective growth.

Weirah Digital technologies Institute

Garowe, Somalia | Training Counselor

2021-04-01 - 2021-09-30

• Helping young people build a career and serve as a support apparatus that enhances young people`s growth both as individuals and equally as professionals. • Conduct assessments and interviews on students and conducting follow up interviews to ensure their needs have been met. • Ensure students attain success in chosen career path.