smonecata@gmail.com

Dr. Monekata is an international development expert and consultant based in Mali. He has the experience of managing several development programmes and projects in 15 countries, including nine in West Africa (Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Mauritania and Senegal), two in Southern Africa (Malawi and Zimbabwe), two in East Africa (Uganda and Ethiopia), one in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo) and one in the Caribbeans (Haiti). Dr. Monekata has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Forum of International Non-Governmental Organizations in Mali (FONGIM) before becoming its Executive Secretary and led the development of the Mali Civil Society Voluntary National Report (VNR) presented at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York in July 2022.