Team Lead Feasibility Study for KfW, AFD and the EU for digitalization in TVET in Kenya  (ICT infrastructure, digital transformation policy, digital skills building, digital content development of CBET curricula, system improvement). 

Technical Assistance to Partos (a Dutch umbrella NGO) in the publication in IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative, which provides an open data standard) of the Innovation Hub project for reporting to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Team Lead for VET Toolbox (EU / GIZ) in a the development and application of a digital maturity model for SMEs in Ghana for Northern Ghana Vocational and Technical Association (NGVTA). Developed an action plan for TVET sector to become more demand-driven regarding digital skills building.

Responsible for the formulation of the Digital 4 Development component to support the Lao PDR Digital Transformation in the Luxembourg Indicative Cooperation Programme (LCP 5) in Lao PDR (TVET, e-Health, gender, digital inclusion, local development, e-government incl. hardware/software/skills).

Project advisor digitalisation for the country programmes of the Rural Youth Employment Programme in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. Support the programme to develop a digital strategy and to identify, assess and mainstream the implementation of relevant digital tools for agriculture and food.

Team leader in a VET Toolbox project to develop and apply a Digital Maturity Model for Cambodian SanjaMEs for the Youth Entrepreneurs Association Cambodia and GIZ in combination with an Action Plan how TVET institutes could address the demand for digital skills in SMEs. 

Performance evaluation of the data to decision programme of AKVO in the WASH and Agriculture sector (18 countries). D2D focuses on the development of the ‘data journey’ (Design, Capture, Understand and Act based on data) with for example programs in National Open Data Waterpoint Portals and Citizen engagement in Water Quality monitoring. 

The assignment is to assess the potential of ICT for training and employment, especially for young people (with extra attention for girls) in the agricultural and food industries in Sub-Sahara Africa, and conduct an assessment of the local ecosystem  for the development new projects of GIZ in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mauretania and Mozambique.

Martine is contracted to do the M&E of the Data4Ag programme in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Swaziland and Uganda.  The Data4Ag project is aimed at digital inclusion for rural families (especially women) through empowerment of farmers’ organisations to take the best advantage of data-driven services in a sustainable way, through supporting policy interventions at government level, through supporting on-line capacity building in open data for agriculture (GODAN) and through Pan-African farmer organisations. 

TICT4D and Agriculture Expert in a Performance Evaluation conducted by Landell-Mills for of the New Alliance Information and Communication Technologies Agriculture Extension Challenge Fund (NA-ICT) funded by DFID, USAID, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and IFAD. This is a multi-country evaluation with a focus on gender inclusion in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, and Tanzania with a theory-based approach (Theory of Change and Value for Money analysis). Martine was responsible for the qualitative analysis of the ICT components, including content development and the analysis of cross-channel approaches in ICT-based extension, dissemination & communication strategies, financial sustainability, and business models. She was also responsible for the value for money analysis. 

Team Leader of a Track & Trace system using web portal, mobile app and SMS gateway for 15 Agricultural Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutes, based on outcome indicators of a large program to improve performance and relevance for job market of 15 TVET centres. Martine was responsible for the design of the implementation plan (process, budget total cost of ownership, training and expertise needed to develop the track & trace system and the school management information system), she was also responsible for the supervising / quality assurance of the development of the track & trace system by a local company (change management). 

Collaboration with Data4Development, a Dutch organisation specialised in the collection, use and visualisation of data to create more aid transparency and accountability using the IATI data standard. Facilitation of IATI Readiness workshop Centre for Development Innovation Wageningen University, co-organiser IATI Learning Workshop, facilitation IATI workshop Dutch Relief Alliance, IATI implementation for Rutgers WPF and CNV International.

Consultancy Assignment for GIZ to technical assistance and facilitation of the Content Development Process of SMS and Voice messages by FarmerLine for the Rice Value Chain (agro tips and nutrition) in Ghana as part of a larger program (CARI, implemented by TechnoServe, Supported by GIZ and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation