Grants, Projects and Consultancies

February 2024: Research Fellow, Aix Marseille University, A world in crisis – AMSE / Iméra Chair 2023-2024. Status: Ongoing

September 2022: Focal point in Cameroon for the implementation of the Doing Research Assessment (DRA) program for the evaluation of the National Research System in the Social Sciences – funded by Global Development Network (GDN). Status: Ongoing (stakeholder mapping).

August 2022: “COVID-19 Pandemic and Household Welfare in Cameroon: Evidence from Microsimulation“, funded by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Grant N° RC 22521. Principal researcher. Status: Project completed (Final report accepted).

October 2021: African Scholar DigiFI Idea Incubation Series 2021, funded by J-PAL “Improving local tax administration of the informal sector in Cameroon”. Status: Training completed.

April 2020: “Improving the environment for the School-College transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Cameroon, Chad and Burkina Faso”, funded by Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). Research Assistant of Principal Investigator (Zamo, A. C.). Status: Project completed (Data collection conducted, report accepted and dissemination workshop done).

June 2020: Research associate of Principal Investigator (Elomo Zogo, T.) to conduct a research on “COVID-19 pandemic and violence against women and children in Cameroon: impact analysis and short-term response options”, funded by Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). Status: Project completed (Data collection conducted and report accepted).

March 2020: Research associate (team of Chad) for short consultancy to undertake “Cluster baseline study of regional value chains and Agribusiness clusters development in Central Africa”, funded by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Status: Consultation completed (Chad report accepted).

March 2019: Junior consultant of the research project on inequalities in Cameroon titled “Politiques de subvention, impacts macro-budgétaires et inégalités au Cameroun durant les années 2000 et 2010” supported by the French Agency for Development (AFD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT) and the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Status: Consultation completed (survey report accepted and working paper published).

February 2019: Consultant of the Global Innovation Expertise Business (GIEB Ltd) to conduct a field study/survey within the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) 2018-2021 regional project on “Girls and Boys in the Lake Chad region are resilient and realize their rights in safety and with dignity” implemented by Plan International in Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. Status: Consultation completed (Data collection conducted and survey report accepted).

July 2018: Research assistant of the Principal Investigator (Fomba, K. B.) to conduct a survey on “Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in the Agropastoral Sector in Cameroon” funded by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Status: Consultation completed (Data collection conducted and survey report accepted).

January 2017: Research assistant of Principal Investigator (Fomba, K. B.) to conduct a survey on “Migration of small enterprises towards formality in Cameroon” funded by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Status: Consultation completed (Data collection conducted and survey report accepted).

October 2017: “The local impact of armed conflict on children’s nutrition and health outcomes: Evidence from Chad”, a collaborative research project on Growth in Fragile and Post-Conflict States in Africa – Country case studies, supported by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Grant N° RC 17525 of 15,000 US Dollars. Principal researcher. Status: Project completed (Final report accepted, national conference organized and paper submitted for publication).

June 2015: “Poverty, Inequality and Oil Exploitation in Chad”, research support project PMMA 12880 supported the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP). Grant of 22,500 US Dollars. Associate researcher of the project. Status: Project completed (Final report accepted, national conference organized and paper published).

December 2014: “Poverty Dynamics in Chad between 2003 and 2011: The Role of Economic Growth and Poverty Gaps Pertaining to the Regional Allocation of Oil Revenues”, research project supported by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Grant N° RT 14535 of 12,500 US Dollars. Associate researcher of the project. Status: Project completed (Final report accepted and paper published).

Octobre 2014 : “Indice Doing Research in Social Sciences et Production du Savoir au Cameroun et en Côte d’Ivoire”. Research project supported by the Global Development Network, Agence Française de Développement, Agence Suisse de Développement, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Grant of 20,000 US Dollars for each country. Associate researcher of the project. Status: Project completed (Final report accepted and national conference organized).