Evelyn Andrea currently serves as the KECTIL Regional Coordinator for The Kectil Program initiative of The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation, working to cultivate leadership among talented youth in developing countries since January 2022. Previously, Evelyn held positions as a Civil Engineer at AIAS from July 2022 to October 2023, focusing on the construction and rehabilitation of water supply systems, and at DNAAS from June 2021 to June 2022, contributing to the Transboundary Lomahasha-Namaacha Water Supply Project. Earlier experience includes an internship as a Site Civil Engineer with RNK Construction Specialities India Private Limited during the construction of the Gateway towers in Pune. Educational credentials include a Mandela Washington Fellowship in Leadership in Public Management from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Additional studies encompass Public Management at the University of South Africa and a short course in Water Resources Engineering through JICA.
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The Kectil Program initiative of The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation
The Kectil Program is an initiative of The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation (“MKFF”). MKFF is a Non-profit Corporation organized under the laws of Georgia, USA and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Kectil Program (www.kectil.com) identifies, mentors and networks high potential youth between the ages 17 to 26 from developing and least developed countries in the areas of ethical leadership, good governance, innovation and invention, entrepreneurship, roles of women in society, employment and the environment. The Program comprises a one-year web-based training program that was started in January 2017 with 282 participants from 32 countries. The 2018 Kectil Colleague class had over 700 Kectil participants from 52 countries. Currently the 2019 Program has 760 participants from 63 countries. Each month the program trains the youth on different modules. Currently our agenda includes the following modules; -Lessons on Leadership from Martin Luther King and other transformational change makers -Enabling Women to Succeed in Society; Males as Promise Keepers -Population Growth and Effect on Youth -Youth Unemployment and Poverty Employment -Innovation to Advance Society -Entrepreneurship and Corporate Product Development -Environmental Sustainability, Personal and Group Management -Good Government -Local Projects to Improve Communities. Each module includes a web-session that helps facilitate the delivery of the content. The colleagues are also given assignments each month. The Kectil Colleagues in the program connect with other students on our pass-code protected website and on social media (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) with facilitated web-based group discussions.