Terkper Inaugurates the Development Insights Hub
The Presidential Advisor on the Economy and Former Minister of Finance, Hon. Seth Terkper has inaugurated the Development Insights Hub (DIH) and the Young Evaluators Community of Practice (YECoP) in a well attended and colourful ceremony in Accra. The inaugural ceremony marks the beginning of DIH’s exciting journey.
DIH is a non-profit organisation established under the laws of Ghana, which is the “Go to organization for youth development in M&E in Africa including Francophone and Lusophone countries.”
The ceremony, which was under the chairmanship of Prof. Peter Quartey, who is also Board Chair of the DIH, attracted monitoring and evaluation practitioners, decision and policy makers, academia, researchers, international development experts, the media, and students.
Prominent amongst other speakers at the ceremony included Head of Civil Service, Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darkoh (who delivered the keynote address), Acting Director General of National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah and Prof. Charles Amoatey. The rest are Madam Dede Bedu-Addo, President of the Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF), Prof. Dugan Ian Fraser, who is the Programme Manager of Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) and Mr. Eugene Elorm Adzraku, DIH’s Advisor on Environmental Stewardship, Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation.
One of DIH’s flagship programmes is the Young Evaluators Community of Practice (YECoP), which is a mentoring programme for young and emerging evaluators. The first cohort of 30 YECoP members was outdoored at the ceremony by the Team Lead of DIH, Mr. Kwabena Agyei Boakye. He also seized the opportunity to introduce the members of the Board of Directors as well as Advisors to DIH.
A cross section of Young Evaluators Community of Practice (YECoP) members
Hon. Seth Terkper, Presidential Advisor on the Economy and Former Minister of Finance, interacting with Mr. Seth Kugblenu, Executive Director at DIH after the inaugural ceremony
Dignitaries, Invited Guests and the Young Evaluators at the inaugural ceremony