Dr. Boitshepo Bibi GIYOSE Senior Food and Nutrition Security Advisor, NEPAD - New Partnership for Africa's Development, African Union, Johannesburg
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| 1989-1992 | Nutritionist, Field Support Officer, Ministry of Health- Food and Nutrition Unit, Gaborone, Botswana |
| 1995-1996 | Nutritionist, Information and Research Officer, Ministry of Health, Food and Nutrition Unit, Gaborone, Botswana |
| 1997-1998 | Private Consultant, Nutrition and Dietetics, Private Nutrition & Dietetic Practice Gaborone, Botswana |
| 1996-1998 | Senior Manager, TOM PTY LTD. Mogotsi Morekwe Mills - Mochudi/Gaborone, Botswana |
| 1998-2003 | Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Programme, CRHCS-ECSA Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat for East, Central, & Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania |
| 2004-2004 | Private International Nutrition Consultant |
| 2004-2005 | Coordinator, Small Population Countries in Africa UN Initiative for HIV/AIDS, UNDP/UNAIDS, UN Botswana Country Team |
| since 2005 | Senior Advisor, Food and Nutrition Security, African Union - NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency |
Mitgliedschaften
| Advisory Member and Country Network Facilitator for SUN - Scaling Up Nutrition Movement | |
| Member of the Regional Steering Committee and Advisor for the Cost of Hunger in Africa Study: The Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition, since 2010 | |
| Technical Scientific Advisory Committee on development of RUTF - Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods | |
| Selected by the Global Child Nutrition Forum and Partnership for Child Development to serve on the International Advisory and Review Panel for School Feeding, since 2010 | |
| Advisory Committee Member for CCRP - the Collaborative Crops Research Programme of the McKnight Foundation, since 2007 | |
| Served on the Global Horticulture Board, 2006-2012 |
Publikationen
| African Policies and Frameworks in Food Security: EC Continental Food Security Seminar March 2007, Nairobi, Kenya, 2007 | |
| AU-NEPAD Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Africa: A concept, Ghana Consultations, October 4-5 2007 | |
| The Role of Horticulture in Food Security, Nutrition and Development: FAV Health 2007, Houston, Texas USA, 2007 | |
| Nourish or Perish? The Role of Underutilized Plants in Society, Nutrition and Health. International Symposium Underutilized Species for Food, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development , Arusha, Tanzania 2008 | |
| Giyose, B.D.: The Role of AU-NEPAD in Fighting Hunger and Improving Nutrition - Paper presented at the Concern Worldwide International Conference on Fighting Hunger, Dublin, Ireland 16, October 2008 |
Auszeichnungen
| Awarded a NORAD scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at Cornell University, 1992 | |
| Awarded First Prize at the Botswana International Trade Fair for innovation and best business venture in traditional foods development, Seboana Products, 1998 | |
| Awarded a 'Distinguished Alumna Award' in recognition of exceptional professional achievement by Appalachian State University in North Carolina, USA, 2007 |
