Present yourself - and see more about the other participants

I represent Come to Work (CTW)-Bangladesh, an organization dedicated to the socio-economic empowerment of marginalized communities, with a particular focus on women, children, and individuals with disabilities. Since its establishment in 1983, CTW has been at the forefront of promoting education, economic opportunities, and rights-based development in northern Bangladesh. In partnership with Africa-Asia Impact (AAI) and CISU, we are advancing climate-resilient agriculture initiatives that empower women farmers, enhance access to education, and strengthen community participation. Through the United Voice of Adivasi Women, we tackle the root causes of extreme poverty, gender inequality, and climate change adaptation and mitigation, driving sustainable, green change in the region.

My name is Eva Enoksen, and I am the Project Director of Fundación TEJ (Transición Energética Justa) in Colombia. Fundación TEJ works to promote social and energy justice through community-led renewable energy projects that strengthen local capacities and governance for a just transition.

Together with our Danish partner Colombia Solidaritet (COLSOL) and Colombian partner Tierra Libre, we are preparing a small programme aimed to supports community-based energy transition projects that promote energy justice and local economic development in Colombia.

We are participating in this CISU online training as a new partner, to gain a better understanding of how to prepare and present a programme proposal and how the evaluation process works.

Hello everyone,

I represent Africa-Asia Impact (AAI), where I serve as Founder and International Team Lead. I am participating in this course together with Munzurul from our partner organisation Come To Work (CTW) in Bangladesh. We aim to gain a clearer understanding of the processes and requirements for accessing programme funding, in order to scale up our climate adaptation initiative with marginalized and extremely poor indigenous women in northern Bangladesh.

Good day everyone, 

My name is Imoro Baba Alhassan, the Finance officer at YOPP-Ghana. I will be representing YOPP in this training alongside our Danish Partners, DGI-Midtjylland.

I expect the training to throw more light on all the processes of preparing a program application to CISU.

My name is Abu Abubakari. The executive director of Youth Opportunity Partnership Program (YOPP). We will be participating in this course with our Danish partners, DGI-Midtjylland. 

We expect this course to enlighten us on the process of making a CISU program application. We also expect that the course will be interactive.

Hello everyone, My name is Ibrahim Abubakar Mohammed. I am the programs manager at Youth Opportunity Partnership Program (YOPP). I will be participating in this course alongside Abu and Baba. Our Danish partner, DGI-Midtjylland will be represented by Shani Mahama. I strongly believe that this course will provide us with the adequate preparation to develop and submit a CISU program application. I expect it to be interactive and engaging.

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I am Peter Ingemann, Disaster & Emergency Coordinator with  Danish People's Aid! I will attend this training together with our partner organisation in Ukraine; ROKADA, where Yuliia will represent ROKADA.

We are looking forward to participate in this training, hoping to be better qualified for future applications.

Hi everyone,

My name is Haris, and together with Birol Yücelbas, I will be presenting Care For Others Denmark.
My role at Care For Others is quite broad, as we are only two employees, but I’m mainly responsible for communication and fundraising.

Our partner throughout this course is Gift of the Givers (Malawi office).

Through this course, I hope to strengthen my ability to design and manage projects that are responsive to local needs in collaboration with our local NGO partners.

See you all tomorrow, and all the best.

Best regards,
Haris Mengal

Hello everyone,

My name is Sanne Jensen and I'm a board member of Støtteforeningen til selvhjælp i Uganda (The Support Association for Self-Help in Uganda).

Our partner organization is Mend the Broken Hearts Uganda (MBHU), based in southwestern Uganda.

I have been part of the organization for many years and we have implemented several projects with CISU funding. With this course we are hoping to achieve valuable skills in preparing new projects and programmes.

Hello everyone,

My name is Søren Glinvad and I'm a board member of Støtteforeningen til selvhjælp i Uganda (The Support Association for Self-Help in Uganda).

Our partner organization is Mend the Broken Hearts Uganda (MBHU), based in southwestern Uganda.

I have been part of the organization for 6 years and have previously implemented several projects with CISU funding. With his course we are hoping to achieve further valuable skills in preparing new projects and programmes.

Organisation: Colombia Solidarity (COLSOL) is a Danish based organasation that colaborates with social movements in Colombia to create social change and strengthen the struggle for justice. 

Role in the organisation: Admistrator, coordinator and project formulator

Partner organisation for this course: Fundación Transformación Energética Justa (TEJ)

Expectations for this course: We hope to refine an allready formulated programme proposal on energetic communities in Colombia, especially understand the difference from a project in sence of detail in activities and outputs. 

My name is Birol Yücelbas, and I serve as the Treasurer for the association Care for Others. In my role, I am responsible not only for overseeing the financial management of the organization but also for planning and executing projects of varying sizes – from small, local initiatives to medium and larger-scale programs.

Our association focuses primarily on supporting communities in Africa, with a particular emphasis on Malawi. We work closely with local partners to ensure that our projects are effective, sustainable, and responsive to the communities’ needs. One of our key partners in Malawi is Gift of the Givers, with whom we collaborate to deliver aid, develop programs, and support community development initiatives.

Through my role, I am deeply involved in coordinating these efforts, ensuring proper budgeting, reporting, and compliance with donor requirements, as well as facilitating collaboration between our team and our partners on the ground. This ensures that each project is planned, executed, and monitored to achieve meaningful impact for the beneficiaries.

Expectations for the CISU Course

We are participating in this course with the aim of strengthening our ability to develop and manage small-scale projects funded by CISU. Specifically, we expect to gain practical knowledge and skills in:

• Designing and planning projects that are responsive to local needs.
• Managing project budgets, financial reporting, and compliance according to CISU requirements.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) to ensure that projects achieve measurable results.
• Collaborating effectively with local partners to ensure sustainable and locally owned outcomes.

Identifying risks and implementing strategies to mitigate financial, operational, and social risks.

We anticipate that the course will enhance our capacity to implement projects in Malawi and other regions, ensuring that even small programs are well-structured, impactful, and fully compliant with donor and CISU expectations. This knowledge will directly improve the effectiveness of our work and enable us to expand our project portfolio responsibly.

Hello everyone,

My name is Iryna Zhuravkevych, and I’m the Partnerships & Fundraising Coordinator at CO CF Rokada (Ukraine). Together with Matthias from Bevar Ukraine, we have previously collaborated on a project proposal for a CISU call. Through this course, I hope to strengthen our understanding of CISU’s priorities and practical tools for developing effective projects that can better support vulnerable communities.

Hi all. My name is Theis and I work as an advisor with CISU where my primary focus is on the Civil Society Fund, the Neighbourhood Fund, and advocacy. I'm looking forward to meeting you all over the coming Tuesdays.

My name is Christoph, and I work with CISU as an advisor. I will facilitate this workshop for you together with Theis.

I have a long experience as an advisor at CISU. Before that, I worked abroad with sevel NGOs, focusing on strengtheing civil society in different ways.

I have during the past years been holding several training on Theory of Change as well as the result framework. Besides that I was part of the team which developed CISUs project guide

Hello everyone, 

It's great to meet you all. I am Padmore, a project specialist at PbN and currently based in Ghana. 

Mette has already provided a helpful overview about our organization and where we work. During this training, I look forward to learning more about project development including conceptualization, design and proposal writing.

Hi colleagues,

I'm Mette, leading project and programme development for Preferred by Nature in collaboration with our partners across several countries. My colleague, Padmore, in Ghana is already involved in the implementation of a small CISU programme granted earlier this year, and we hope his joining can also 'fertilise' the next application.
Preferred by Nature is primarily a 'green' organisation, working with sustainable land use/natural resource management, but trying to connect market incentives and decent livelihoods, i.e. business with decent and profitable smallholder livelihoods through e.g. carbon and biodiversity incentives.
In Indonesia, we work with KRKP and plan to apply for a small CISU programme in March, and so two colleagues, Lily and Ayip, will also participate.
Personally, I've worked with development proposals and projects for a long time since my first CISU logframe course more than 25 years ago. Looking forward to interacting and learning more.

A member of the DGI Midtjylland International Committee - I have deeper understanding of both Danish and Ghanaian development processes and have served as liaison and cultural mediator between the Danish and Ghanaian partners. I support in project design, proposal writing and monitoring and evaluation of the CISU funded projects.

I look forward to gain more understanding, especially regaring development of a small program.

Mikkel Juul Larsen, chairman of Støtteforeningen til selvhjælp i Uganda (The Support Association for Self-Help in Uganda).

Our partner organisation is Mend the Broken Hearts Uganda, based in Kanungu and nearby districts in southwestern Uganda.

Together we have implemented several development projects with funding from the Civil Society Fund since 2016. Now we are aiming to establish our first small programme, and we expect to achieve valuable skills for setting this up through this course.

I’m Yuliia Maliukhova, a grant writer at the Charitable Organization “Charitable Foundation “Rokada”, one of Ukraine’s largest humanitarian organizations.

For over 20 years, Rokada has been supporting refugees, IDPs, and vulnerable groups through legal, social, and psychological assistance across 16 regions of Ukraine.

Over the past few years, we’ve been proud to partner with Danish People’s Aid (DPA) — our true ally in building resilience and inclusion. This year, we joined forces in a consortium for the CISU call, and I see this course as an excellent opportunity to deepen our partnership, strengthen our joint expertise, and increase the impact of our humanitarian and development initiatives in Ukraine.