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Consultant Profile: Joe Remenyi (Australia)
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Contact Details
| Total Relevant Experience: |
30 years |
| Date Available for Work: |
1 Mar 2006 |
| Type of Work: |
All [short term & long term assignments] |
| Summary of Qualifications: |
Economist with 30 years expereince in poverty projects. Pioneered the study of MF with the publicaton of 'Where Credit is Due' in 1991. Have since specialised in assessment and design of MF for successful delivery of MF based escape routes from poverty. Most recent work experience has been in China, Iran and central Asia. MF strategic policy development, needs assessment, training and product design have been additional areas of my professional involvement in MF. |
Expertise
| Main Areas of Expertise: |
MFI regulation / Project design / Project evaluation / Impact study / Training |
| Country Experience: |
Australia / Austria / Bangladesh / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Egypt / Ethiopia / France / Ghana / Guatemala / India / Indonesia / Iran / Ireland / Jordan / Kenya / Kyrgyzstan / Laos / Lebanon / Malaysia / Mexico / Mongolia / Mozambique / Nepal / Nigeria / Pakistan / Papua New Guinea / Philippines / Solomon Islands / Sri Lanka / Syria / Thailand / Tonga / Tunisia / Turkey / Uganda / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam / Zambia / Zimbabwe |
| Languages Spoken: |
English / Other |
| Nationality: |
Australia |
| Academic/Professional Qualifications: |
PhD, Economics, Duke University, 1976
MA, Economics, Duke University, 1975
MA, Economics, Melbourne University, 1972
Dip. Education, Melbourne University, 1970
B.Comm (H1), Melbourne University, 1969 |
Experience (5 select experiences)
Consultant & Team Leader, Micro-Enterprise Development Country Program Review, World Vision Vietnam, World Vision, Vietnam (February-June 2004)
Stock-take of World Vision Vietnam’s commitments to income and employment generation through microfinance and enterprise development. Assessment and description of options for future program development as an integral part of World Visions strategy of holistic area development programs. Draft training needs assessment,a five year strategic business plan and design a 3 day stakeholder workshop to facilitate constructive engagement with key staff and partner agencies on mission, KPIs, implementation strategies, priorities and constraints
Consultant & Team Leader, NZAid/Mekong Institute, Thailand (April-May 2003)
Empowerment and Microfinance for Poverty Reduction, Intensive Training for Senior Development Officials from the Mekong Region
Designed and presented a intensive training program, to a class of 50 officials from Cambodia, , China (Yunnan), Laos, Myanma, Thailand, and Vietnam. Classes included theoretical background, basic economics of microfinance and poverty analysis, a review of key stakeholders and resource providers, and classes on practical aspects and case studies of participatory approaches to microfinance for sustainable poverty reduction.
Consultant & Team Leader, Asian Development Bank and World Vision Australia, Kyrgyzstan (December 2005 - Till date)
Enhancing Beneficiary Participation in Asian Development Bank Loan Projects in Central Asia Field visits and consultations to assess mechanisms by which target beneficiary participation in ADB Loan programs can be strengthened in activity design (including MF), component implementation and progress monitoring. Identify local case studies to illustrate opportunities (one in MF), and design mechanisms for stakeholders to consider alternative strategies to enhance the pro-poor and gender sensitive qualities of proposed ADB loan programs
Consultant & Team Leader for MicroCredit for Rural Women in Poor Areas of Iran, Ministry of Agriculture and Women’s Bureau, Iran (January 2004)
Presented a keynote paper to the national conference on micro-credit for rural women for rural poverty reduction. Designed and facilitated a five day national workshop of public sector MF stakeholders. Participated in a three day field visit to examine extant rural credit programs accessible by women in rural Iran.
Consultant & Team Leader for Pilot Project to Facilitate NGO-Government Partnerships in Poverty Reduction in China, Asian Development Bank,TA38234, China (July 2005 - August 2005)
Resource person on the experiences of NGOs in government-NGO partnerships, including MF, frameworks for capacity and needs assessment, design of strategies for competitive tendering and templates for calls for Expressions of Interest. Assist in facilitation of project inception workshop, field visit for pilot project (including one in MF) planning purposes, and drafting of inception report.
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