Isaac Bayor

My jobs is to support rural communities to connect the dots for real change. Hence I work "with" communities not "for" communities. I currently work as the National Network Coordinator of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ghana (WANEP-Ghana). WANEP-Ghana is the Ghana Secretariat of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding which has National offices in fifteen West African countries. WANEP-Ghana’s mandate is to prevent, resolve and transform violent conflicts in order to promote peace and prosperous societies. I am responsible for the overall leadership and management of the Ghana National Secretariat. I have also previously worked directly with rural communities in Northern Ghana in the areas of rural agriculture, disaster and emergency relief, food security, climate change adaptation, rural livelihoods, human security and community development projects. My areas of expertise include planning and implementing community based peacebuilding interventions, food security and rural livelihood interventions, community capacity development activities, networking of Community Based Organizations, promotion of socio economic development of women and youth and supporting agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers. I have Master of Arts in Development Management, Masters in Public Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Development Studies and a Certificate in Community Development. My vision is a cohesive rural Africa free from hunger and poverty