Zamzam Abdillahi currently serves as a Project Management Officer at CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries, focusing on enhancing the sustainability of SMEs in the global south and promoting exports to Europe. Abdillahi has a diverse professional background that includes a role as a Healthcare Provider at PGB Persoonsgebonden Budget and experience as an Associate IT Resource Consultant at Experis. Notable internships include a thesis internship at the CIO Office of Gemeente Den Haag, where research on blockchain for sensitive data earned a grade of 9.4, and a Governmental Relations internship at Rijkswaterstaat, producing policy recommendations graded at 8.4. Abdillahi holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Public Management and is pursuing a Master of Science in International and European Governance at Leiden University. Additional academic qualifications include minors in blockchain, globalization, governance, and development.
CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries
CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries), the agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and part of the Development Co-operation effort of the Netherlands. Operating since 1971 within this policy framework. CBI’s main objective is to contribute to the economic independence of a selected number of countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Mediterranean and the Pacific by promoting the exports of goods and services from those countries to Western Europe. In order to achieve this objective, CBI has developed a varied package of services and Export Coaching Programmes available to Business Support Organisations and manufacturers/ exporters in mentioned countries.