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David C.S. Hughes
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| Title: |
Independent Consultant |
| Industry: |
Educational Development |
| Type of Organization: |
International Educational Development |
| Major Product/Service: |
Project Directorship for HIV projects in Africa and Asia |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Hughes has over 30 years of development experience with 10 years on HIV programs. He currently provides consultant services in the areas of food security, HIV and capacity building. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
Tropical Agricultural Association, U.K.; Kenya Forestry Institute; Member, Global Health Council Implementers Working Group |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Biochemistry, Manchester Polytechnic, 1976; M.S., Agronomy, University of London, 1977 |
| Born: |
September 5, 1953 |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Gardening, philately, playing squash |
| Children: |
Rebecca Zodwa Buckley Hughes, Meghan Samantha Buckley Hughes |
| Work History: |
Mr. Hughes has spent 20 years working in food security programs focusing on smallholder livelihood systems plus 10 years working on HIV programs focusing on building local capacity to respond to the HIV epidemic. |
| Published Works: |
8 articles; 1 book chapter |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Mr. Hughes initiated and coordinated programming among 30 organizations throughout the Southern Sudan to create and maintain food security with minimal malnutrition for 3 million people from 1994 through 1997. He is the lead author of the $26 million award from the Global Fund for the Sierra Leone HIV response in 2006. Mr. Hughes produced a Guide, "New Partners Initiative Guide to Managing U.S. Government Funded HIV/AIDS Programs", detailing how to secure funding, implement, report and close out HIV projects funded by the U.S. Government in 2009. |
