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Although Priact is a
newly formed company, its members bring a vast experience in the fields
of capacity building and organizational development, strategic planning
and program development, management and monitoring and evaluation,
working with governments, development agencies, corporations, and local
and regional institutions worldwide.
In addition to its lead consultants, Priact also has access to a network
of development and training professionals who
can be called upon to assist with any required specific tasks.
Below is a summary of experience of Priact lead consultants:
Sherif Rushdy holds a Masters degree in Systems Science and International Development and has 25 years of experience in policy analysis, program and project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, organizational development, capacity building and training.
In the area of policy analysis and planning, Mr. Rushdy has provided consulting services to Canadian federal and provincial government departments and agencies in the development of energy, transportation, justice, health and environmental policies and programs.
Over the past 20 years, he has conducted over 20 participatory evaluations and provided technical assistance in organizational development, design of monitoring and evaluation systems, as well as training in participatory methodologies and capacity building to over 50 local, regional and international organizations and government agencies funded by USAID, CIDA, NORAD, World Bank and UN agencies in the Caribbean, Africa, India, South-East Asia, Central Europe and Central Asia.
In the area of project management, Mr. Rushdy has over 10 years experience as Director of long-term multicultural, multidisciplinary development projects funded by US agencies, CIDA and NORAD in Haiti and India and he has been team leader of several other short-term projects in 4 continents.
Shaku Raniga has a Masters degree in Environmental Science and she has over 20 years of experience in the design and management of development programs worldwide.
As a consultant to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Mrs. Raniga has provided program planning and project assessment and review services for over fifteen projects averaging $20 million in China, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Haiti, ASEAN and for Multilateral Programs.
Mrs. Raniga also has a strong experience in the management of development programs, in India and Azerbaijan. As Director of a national development training centre in India, she consolidated the organizational structure, streamlined administrative systems and procedures, integrated programs, increased cost-recovery and gradually reduced operating costs to bring the institution to a sustainable level. As program manager of the Community Development and Social Investment Initiative component of a 5-year $40 million USAID-funded umbrella program in Azerbaijan, she developed program strategies, liaised and coordinated with government agencies, other donors and NGOs implementing similar programs, provided technical assistance and training to implementing partners and national staff, and ensured integration of all program activities.
Mrs. Raniga also has conducted program evaluations, developed curriculum materials, conducted training workshops and training of trainers and provided value-based organizational development consulting services for businesses, schools and organizations in India, Africa, Canada and Indonesia.