Multi-disciplinary professional and seasoned Evaluation Specialist with more than 10 years' MEL experience, mainly in Africa. Currently Evaluation Specialist at UNICEF, I have previously worked for UNDP as well as a range of national and international NGOs based in the UK and in the Comoros. My work experience includes designing and managing organizational monitoring and evaluation systems, leading and conducting data collection projects for research studies and evaluations (internal and external), managing and quality-assuring evaluation projects, stakeholder and partnership management, as well as delivering evaluation capacity development projects in various forms. My areas of interest include working with children, young people, and rural communities (SHRH, Child Protection, Parenting, Agriculture, Local Development), as well as psycho-social issues related to health.
Note : UNV Contract ( Aug 2019 - Feb 2022) , FT P3 Staff Contract ( April 2022 - Now)
Member of : UK Evaluation Association, European Evaluation Society, African Evaluation Association
AHAMED D et al. Employing child-focused evaluation methods across West and Central Africa – A UNICEF Experience, 2025, African Evaluation Journal
TARSILLA M, AHAMED D. Methodological Innovations and Field-tested Practices to Engage with Children and Youth in Evaluation towards a more Equitable world, AFREA
Conference 2022
AHAMED D. et al, “Socio-Economic Study on Livelihoods and Sustainable Territories,
Comoros,”, 2019, Association 2-Mains/Croix-Rouge Française
AHAMED D. et al, “Baseline Study: WASH Levels of Services in Schools, Comoros”, 2018,
Association 2-Mains
AHAMED D, “Women in the Ylang Value Chain: A baseline study in Anjouan, Comoros”, 2017, Association 2-Mains/ Oxfam Enhanced Livelihood Fund
AHAMED D,“Moving Forward Partnership Courses: Annual Evaluation2010/11”, 2011, UK
Breast Cancer Care
AHAMED D, “A pilot evaluation: The Train the Trainers – Learning Disabilities”, 2011, UK Breast Cancer Care
AHAMED D,“2010 Breast Cancer Care Helpline Evaluation”,2011, UK Breast Cancer Care