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Rukia Warsame Abdulle

Founder and CEO of HIRSD, Microfinance Operation Manager at Galaxy International Bank, Master’s Candidate (Islamic Economics and Finance at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey), and BSc. in Accounting from Simad University.
Former Head of the research team at U.S.-registered full-service Monitoring and Evaluation provider PGM Africa. She has five years of experience designing, implementing, and reporting programs on a multi-year basis or initiating baseline to the end of a term. She also has experience conducting Digital quantitative research and third-party Monitoring. she has successfully delivered several projects such as DFID, UNICEF, and SIDA.
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Bonface Odhiambo

Research Coordinator of HIRSD’s Social Research Department. MBA in Strategic Management & HR, IBA, and Finance from USIU-Africa. Bonface is a business development strategist with experience in Kenya’s higher education, NGO, and banking industries. He’s co-authored nine papers on Kenya and Somalia.
Bonface’s organizational management, interpersonal, and communication skills have helped him grow personally and professionally. In addition, he has expertise in administrative and management functions, including report writing, budget preparation, people training, HR consultancy, and partnering with all levels of management to support organizational objectives. He knows SPSS, STATA, R, and NVIVO.