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Olawunmi Ilesanmi

United States Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Analyst Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development

Wunmi currently serves as the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Analyst for the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development. She also served as program associate on "Be the Hero" USDA project targeted at migrant and seasonal farmworkers to prevent the transmission of Sars COV 2 virus. She has led multi-stakeholder efforts in program and curriculum development, expert and advisory groups recruitment, capacity development activities and resource organization for projects across Africa, Asia, and Central America. Her capabilities in formative research, data driven decision making, gender analysis, learning, evaluation, and implementation continue to guide projects and initiatives funded by the USAID, USDA, and several international and donor organizations

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