{"id":895,"date":"2025-04-09T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cesdafrica.org\/?page_id=895"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:02:14","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/researchchairlifeskills.ku.ac.ke\/index.php\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR TEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"895\" class=\"elementor elementor-895\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26d00b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a26d00b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1060011 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1060011\" 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 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She is also the Secretary Centre for Education and Sustainable Development in Africa (CESDA). Jackline\u2019s work focuses on skilling, and education for sustainable development. She is currently a PI for the projects on strengthening the development and assessment of life skills education in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and building climate knowledge ecosystems for policymaking in Kenya and Tanzania. Her other recent studies include integration of transferable skills into basic and TVET levels to enhance school to work transition in Kenya, and the transforming universities for a changing climate (Climate-U).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46203eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"46203eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation-push text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Paul Nyang\u2019au  profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_46203eda_895\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#46203eda_895\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/researchchairlifeskills.ku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/download-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2289\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Paul Nyang\u2019au  profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_46203eda_895\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Paul Nyang\u2019au \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Researcher with over ten years of experience in impact assessment, agricultural policy, and food security evaluation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-46203eda\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_46203eda_895\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/researchchairlifeskills.ku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/download-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2289\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Paul Nyang\u2019au <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Researcher with over ten years of experience in impact assessment, agricultural policy, and food security evaluation<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaul Nyamweya Nyang\u2019au is a researcher with over ten years of experience in impact assessment, agricultural policy, and food security evaluation. His expertise spans applied economic research, statistical analysis, and programme evaluation, with particular experience in methods such as contingent valuation and difference-in-differences. His research focuses on generating rigorous evidence to inform policy and improve development outcomes. He has authored and co-authored more than 10 articles published in peer-reviewed international journals.\nPaul holds a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Nairobi, as well as a collaborative Master\u2019s degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Nairobi and the University of Pretoria. He also holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agricultural Education and Extension from the University of Nairobi. To complement his academic training, he has undertaken professional courses in Digital Content Development and Decision-Focused Impact Evaluation.\nHe is committed to applying rigorous research methods to address pressing development challenges, inform evidence-based policy, and contribute to sustainable development through innovative research and collaboration.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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-2b5f9d9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b5f9d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_team_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93a1d0 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b93a1d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc83265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"dc83265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation-push text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Godwin Opinde profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_dc83265_895\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#dc83265_895\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/researchchairlifeskills.ku.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/opinde.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-926\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Dr. Godwin Opinde profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_dc83265_895\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Godwin Opinde\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">lecturer in the Department of Spatial &amp; 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