Ethiopia

“We are excited to be part of the project because there will be a standardised accounting and reporting for the CSO sector – whereas we are currently struggling with the adoption of IPSAS. We believe that IFR4NPO is tailored for the sector so that it will be much easier to implement and fits the purpose very well.”

Country Champion

Meti Busha

Financial Management Trainer and Consultant, AGAR Development Partners

metiwaaq@gmail.com

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Meti Busha has long years of experience in the sphere of financial management and grant management at different international NGOs such as CSSP-British Council, World Vision Ethiopia, PACT Ethiopia & RTI Ethiopia. She has managed different donors’ funds such as USAID, DFID, AUSAID, and other major donors working in Ethiopia. She has significant skills & experience in capacity development activities on the subject of financial management, grant management & sustainability training & mentoring. She has also exposure in working on the overall organisational development, system design and other consultancy services for the efficiency and profitability of five for-profit companies that are different in nature.

“I am excited about this project because like-minded people are working together for a great purpose. As my passion is to see a world of accountability and transparency for better use of scarce resources in a sustainable manner – this project is an ideal place to fulfil my dream.”

Deputy

Barnabas Ayalew

Manager Internal Audit, Desert locust Control Organization for the Eastern Africa

baudit98@gmail.com

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Barnabas had more than 16 years of experience in both External Financial, Compliance and Grant Audit as well as Internal Audit and Financial Controller roles, with a keen but not exclusive focus on the Non-Profit Sector.

He has worked and consulted with Audit firms; AW Thomas Chartered Certified Accountants; Tesfaye Teferi & Co; and BDO (Formerly known as Moore Stephens) performing variety of Financial, Systems and Compliance Audits in Ethiopia, Somali land, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.

He audited Non-Governmental Organization including Save the Children USA, UNICEF in partnership with Ministry of Finance Economic Commission, Ethiopian Family Guidance Association, Miserete Kristos Church Development Projects, Action Aid Ethiopia, Save the Children Sweden, Water Aid Ethiopia, Swedish Philadelphia Church Mission, Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, Global Fund in partnership with Ministry Of Health, Doctors with African Doctors (CUAAM) and Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), UN Women, EU-Ethiopia, Welthungerhilfe, Farm Africa, DVV International, Concern Ethiopia, Save the Children International-Ethiopia, Family Health International, German Agro-Action, Goal Ethiopia, Merlin Ethiopia, Norwegian Refugee Council, Water Aid Ethiopia, Marie Stops International, Christian Children Fund of Canada, Catholic Relief Services, and ACTED initiative.

Barnabas is a Fellow ACCA member, with Practicing Certificate of External Audit and a specialized Diploma in IFRS from ACCA.

Barnabas is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Ethiopia with Certified Internal Audit (CIA) qualification.