Asihene Development Fund

SAMUEL ASIHENE International Humanitarian Practitioner

Irvine, California, United States

Summary

International Humanitarian Practitioner (Certified Grant Writer • Legal research and writing. • Project Management • Training). Currently the president of Asihene Development Fund (ADF) and Asihene

& Associates (Irvine,Los Angeles, USA). Team of Grant Writers, Project Managers and Senior Business Development Associates consulting to non-profits , relief and development projects on :

Grant Research, Grant Writing, Grant Fund Management and Grant Webinars.

Graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon with Diploma

in Archives Administration in 2006. After which he enrolled into

the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration leaving with a BSc. in Operations and Project Management in 2013. From 2014-2019, he further pursued a Master of International Development Administration (MIDA), degree with a major in International Development (IDP) and a focus area of Development Policies of Governments at the Andrews University in Michigan, USA. Highlight in academic research includes:

The Influence Of Business Sector Challenge (BUSAC) Funded Grantees On Sustainability Of Policy Advocacy In Ghana, Journal of Business and Management, ISSN (Paper) 2222-1905 ISSN (Online) 2222-2839.

Electronic Records Management in national development, case study: Ghana Immigration Service.

Published in the European Journal of Business and Management, ISSN (Paper) 2222-1905

Communicating the Ebola Crisis in West Africa, published in the European Journal of Developing

Country Studies, ISSN (Paper) 2224-607X.

His approach to work in general is systematic, dealing with tasks methodically and conclusively.

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He intern and volunteered as Post Graduate Researcher at the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund, A DANIDA, EU, USAID and DFID, UK) Funded Project from march to august 2016.

Projects:

1.Evaluation of The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Funded Grantees on the Sustainability of Policy Advocacy In Ghana, Evaluation Report Submitted in 2019

2. Grants submitted on Behalf of 2.1 Dream Shapers Foundation, GHANA, WEST AFRICA 2.2Afrokicks Found.,USA

3. Grant Consultant to the HeavyFoot Weight Project, A UNICEF, FEMA, UNDP and UN Sponsored Project (proposal extension to the US Army and Governments)