Lutheran World Relief
Nene Ahuah Akwetey-Kodjoe has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Starting in 2003, they worked as a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Ghana. They then moved on to roles such as Export Business Development Coordinator at Carana Corporation, Woodin Manager at Vlisco Group, and Consultant at AIMS Ltd. In 2010, they joined CARANA Corporation as a Finance Coordinator and Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist. They continued their career at World Cocoa Foundation as the ACI Project Coordinator and eventually became the ACI II Deputy Chief Of Party. They also worked as the Chief of Party, USAID/West Africa ASSESS at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Currently, Nene serves as the Chief Servant at Greendale Farms. Additionally, they have recently been appointed as Chief of Party - USDA FFPr TRACE Nigeria at Lutheran World Relief.
Nene Ahuah Akwetey-Kodjoe has a diverse education history. They started by obtaining a Certificate in Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis from the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2010. Following that, they pursued a Diploma in French Language at Alliance française d'Accra in 1999. In 2003, they completed their Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Geography & Resource Development at the University of Ghana. Later, they obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, Accounting and Management from the University of Bradford in 2017. Most recently, Nene Ahuah Akwetey-Kodjoe obtained a Master's degree in Development Economics from Université Clermont Auvergne in 2019.
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Lutheran World Relief
Founded by Lutherans in the United States at the end of World War II to serve refugees, Lutheran World Relief has grown into a leading humanitarian assistance and development organization that specializes in analyzing market systems, strengthening agriculture value chains and the capacities of enterprises, and promoting livelihood diversification, rural financing, climate smart and improved agriculture practices, and sustainable water and land management. Lutheran World Relief is a part of the Corus International family, an ensemble of long-serving, global leaders in international development and humanitarian assistance committed to ending poverty and building healthy communities across Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa. Founded in 2020 and drawing on a combined heritage of nearly 150 years, Corus connects and catalyzes non-profit and for-profit subsidiaries that include IMA World Health, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing and LWR Farmers Market Coffee in addition to Lutheran World Relief. Alongside communities and local partners in fragile settings, our dedicated experts across our organizations integrate disciplines, approaches and resources to overcome global health challenges, develop productive and stable economies, improve resilience in the face of climate change, and respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. With the support of our family’s diverse set of partners and funding – from multi- and bilateral institutions and foundations to the private sector and individuals – we invest in solutions that are innovative, scalable, holistic and move the needle towards transformational change.