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CURRICULUM VITAE

Klaus V. B e r g e r

Year of birth: 1950 Nationality: German Family status: married, 2 children (1978, 1980) Languages: German (mother tongue) English, French, Spanish

Professional Education:

1971 - 1978 University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany Studies of agronomy/tropical agriculture, tropical animal production Title: Dipl.Ing.agr. (equiv. M.Sc.Agr.)

1979 Technical University of Berlin, Seminar for Rural Development (SLE) Postgraduate studies (1 year) with emphasis on Rural Development, project planning, project evaluation and interdisciplinary working Further details on professional education and training see after "professional career", page 5

Professional Career

01/11 – 03/12 Welthungerhilfe (WHH)/ German Agro Action Program Coordinator of all WHH-projects in Haiti and Dominican Republic (about 20) including Emergency Projects to fight the cholera epidemic, projects in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake and Rural Development Projects including watershed management and irrigation. Production of project proposals for Rural Development Projects and Emergency Projects in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

03/08 – 12/10 GFA Consulting Group Team Leader/Project Manager of a bi-national project of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Dominican Republic and Haiti (4 local experts, 10 administrative and support staff) Project: Poverty reduction through sustainable use of natural resources in the cross-border area of the upper watershed of the Artibonito River. Main products:  Qualification of the local administration and NGOs for the formulation, application and control of development projects in the field of natural resource management  Promotion of cross-border projects with conflict reducing effects Berger/ page 2

 Gender sensitive support for marketing of agricultural products and value chains  Participatory land use planning

02/03-12/06 GFA Terra Systems GmbH (until 10/04), GOPA mbH (since 11/04) Co-Director (International Project Manager) of an EU-Project in Haiti Project „Programme de Développement Rural dans le Centre et Sud d’Haïti“ (PDR) financed by the European Union (EU) The project has achieved the following results  Increase of the agricultural production according to the preferences of the target group (rural population of the Département du Sud), in the fields of animal production (goats, cattle), fisheries, irrigation systems and rural infrastructure as well as natural resource management/watershed management.  Improvement of processing and marketing of agricultural products  Reinforcement of the local structures of the Ministry of Agriculture by establishing participative rural development policies.  Improves involvement of grass-root groups (farmers, fishermen, small enterprises) and NGOs in the identification, selection and implementation of development measures as well as the strengthening of regional fora. Main task of the ”Co-Director” was the co-management of the project, together with the Haitian “Régisseur” (national Project Manager). The project did not implement the development measures itself, but it made use of local operators, mostly NGOs. The work of the project staff was limited to planning, selection of development measures, selection and contracting of operators as well as monitoring and evaluation.

03/99-06/02 German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), GmbH Chief Technical Advisor Project: Rural Infrastructure and Community Development (RICD) in the North- western region of Bangladesh The aim of the project was the sustainable creation of income opportunities for landless people and ultra-smallholders (more than 50% women). Tasks: advice on group formation (village groups and federations), selection and design of measures to be implemented (agriculture, livestock, processing, marketing, revolving funds), introduction of gender consciousness, setting up of an impact-monitoring and frequent meditation between the implementing Government Agency (LGED) and the implementing NGO.

04/93-02/99 German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), GmbH Team Leader/Project Manager (3 long term experts, up to 55 local GTZ staff) Project: Integrated Rural Development Programme, Mardan (IRDP- Mardan), Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, formerly NWFP)

Main tasks: Team Management/staff management, project planning, monitoring, in-charge of the German contribution to the programme

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Fields of activities of the programme: Together with the Local Government staff (15 professionals), the following components were implemented in a highly participatory way:  Support to village self-help groups (VG)  Support to village based NGOs  Savings & credit programme, support for internal lending of VG, village development fund  Women programme with 'Skill training' and 'literacy programme'  Infrastructure (roads, drinking water, women centres, irrigation, etc.)  Female health component  Agriculture, Agro-forestry/NRM, livestock  Income generating activities The project area was situated in one of the most backward and conservative areas of Pakistan. The monitoring unit was implemented under the direct guidance of the Team Leader.

04/93-02/99 Together with the above assignment: GTZ-CTA for the financial contribution of GTZ to the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP). Main tasks: Overall supervision of the activities and representation of GTZ in the Donor Liaison Group for AKRSP. Guidance for project planning and monitoring. 02-03/93 Independent Consultant to the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), GmbH Food Security Project (FSP)- Eritrea: Initialisation of the implementation phase, presentation of the GTZ-Team Leader to the Government, starting of project activities. 11-12/92 Independent Consultant to PRO, Association for Project Management and Institution Building, Essen GTZ-Project “FSP-Eritrea” (Rehabilitation of the agricultural basis of the Gash & Seti region). Crop assessment (prognostics) and preparation of the implementation phase. PRA, to determine the necessary project activities together with the target groups. 09-10/92 Independent Consultant to PRO, Association for Project Management and Institution Building, Essen Team member of a project appraisal mission to Jordan for the project “Agricultural extension and increase in production of Lower Zarqa Watershed”. In charge of the chapter ‘Agricultural economy’ 06-07/92 Independent Consultant, various small assignments in Germany for the consulting firm GITEC, Düsseldorf, Germany Compilation of reports, project proposals, etc. 04-05/92 Independent Consultant to German Technical, GTZ Irrigation scheme Sélingué Aval, Mali Team leader of a mid-term evaluation, in charge of the subjects project planning, project management and agric. economy, as well as the final report of the team. 03-04/92 Independent Consultant to PRO, Essen and GITEC, Düsseldorf

KfW (German Financial Co-operation)-Project 'Irrigation scheme Nianga II', Podor, Senegal Advisor and Moderator, Preparation of a Plan of Operation jointly with the project management and representatives of the target group. Design of curricula for the training of local staff and members of the target group. 10-11/91 Independent Consultant to PRO, Essen, Germany GTZ-Project Regional Development Waddai-Biltine, Tschad Team leader of a Project Progress Control Mission (5 weeks) Evaluator/consultant for the field of agric. economy/Agriculture

1989 - 1991 HAC Hendrikson Associierte Consultants GmbH, Eschborn, Germany Agro- forestry Project Haiti of GTZ Agro-forestry Advisor/deputy Team Leader 1988 - 1989 HAC Hendrikson Associierte Consultants GmbH, Eschborn, Germany Researcher /Project back-stopper 1987 - 1988 HAC Hendrikson Associierte Consultants GmbH, Eschborn Food Security Project East Sudan (SER), Khartoum/Kassala, Sudan, (UNHCR- Trust Fund Project) Sector Co-ordinator Agriculture 1986 - 1987 HAC Hendrikson Associierte Consultants GmbH, Eschborn Projet de Développement Rural Intégré de la Région de Jérémie, Haïti (EC- Project) Short-term Advisor (1 year) for Agriculture/NRM to the 'Service Technique Agricole' (Agriculture, livestock, agro-forestry, watershed management) 1983 - 1986 HAC Hendrikson Associierte Consultants GmbH, Eschborn Researcher/Project co-ordinator 1980 - 1982 FAO/UN International Agricultural Training Centre, Ngala/Nigeria Associate Expert/Trainer at the agricultural training centre of the Lake Chad Basin Commission 1979 Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Eschborn. Member of a team of consultants. Contribution of the agronomic part of a socio-economic study for a master plan for the Tagant Region of Mauritania. 1977 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP) in Portoviejo / Ecuador Study (Thesis) on groundnut breeding in Ecuador with special attention to the aspects of relevance of breeding results for the target group (small farmers)

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09/2009 HLP/ICG consultants, training workshop “Capacity Works”, the GTZ Management Model for Sustainable Development 08/2001 GTZ/DSE, Feldafing/Germany, Workshop (2 weeks): “Strategies for dealing with new frame-conditions in Regional Rural Development” 12/2000 GTZ, Thailand, Workshop “Monitoring: Steering Processes, Observing Effects“ 04/2000 GTZ, Thailand, Workshop „Mediation and Negotiation“ 12/1999 DSE, Bad Honnef, Seminar „Dealing with complex, dynamic systems“ 07/1999 GTZ, Seeheim/Germany, Workshop „Conflict Management“ 05/1997 GTZ, Thailand, Workshop „Intercultural Project Management“ 10/1995 GTZ, Eschborn, advanced Course “Geographic Information Systems (GIS)” 08/1995 GTZ, Eschborn, 1st Course “Geographic Information Systems (GIS)” 06/1995 IRDP-Mardan, Workshop „Gender Analysis Training“ 04/1995 GTZ, Thailand, Workshop “Moderation and Team Facilitation” 04/93 - 05/93 German Foundation for Internat. Development, Bad Honnef, Germany Workshops and Seminars on the following subjects: Development Policies, Intercultural communication and Project Management 1983 Control Data Institute, Frankfurt, Germany (7 months) Training in structured programming and Systems Analysis 1982 Technical University, Berlin, Germany Workshop on Target Oriented Project Planning (ZOPP), similar to Logical Framework Techniques 1972 - 1973 FAO / Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Portoviejo, Ecuador Trainee / Assistant to various agricultural extension workers (9 months). Training to acquire practical knowledge of tropical Agriculture, agricultural extension and the problems of development projects 1972 Practical training in Agriculture on a farm in Germany. Berger/ page 7

Other skills and assessment of possible assignments:

Knowledge and qualification not mentioned in the CV:  Excellent computer skills (hardware and software, Internet, LAN)  Holder of a valid residence visa for the United States of America

Preferred deployment:  Local representation of an NGO or work with interdisciplinary teams as Head of Section, Team Leader, Programme Manager, etc.  Consultancies, studies, evaluations

Preferred subject matters:  Rural Development, Food Security Projects, NRM, multi-disciplinary projects  Self-help projects, participatory approaches  Emergency projects  Income generating activities, GAD  Project management,  Project planning, control/monitoring, backstopping

Darmstadt/Germany, May 2012

Klaus V. Berger

Address: Heinheimer Str. 2 64289 Darmstadt Germany Phone: +49 - 6151-784 998

US: Phone: 704-246 3707 Fax: 225-410 1684

Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://klaus.berger.net

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