Meskerem Girma is a development professional who is keen on better local governance, inclusive development, and gender transformation. She has implemented programs funded by the world bank, EU and other bilateral donors. She brings a Multi-sector (public, private, UN, and local and international Civil Society Organizations’) experience. Meskerem is equipped with full aspects of project cycle management, capacity development and communication. She is working with VNG international since 2014. From June 2022 – November 2024, she has been leading a large VNG International’s social accountability program (https://www.vng-esap.org/) in Ethiopia covering 416 districts/municipalities, nearly a third of the country of 120 million people. In this role, she has been leading 35 senior experts including internationals.  Meskerem has excellent soft skills particularly problem solving, teamwork communication and integrity. Meskerem has found and were a member of governance bodies of local CSOs working on various fields such as (https://timran.et/,  https://www.meserethumanitarian.org/ ,  ISAP,  NaSAC (nasacethiopia.org).