Prove yourself at home first. This is the first piece of advice Anthony Ngosi, team leader for one of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa’s projects, would give to a young African interested in working elsewhere in Africa — or elsewhere in the world.
Ngosi grew up in Malawi but has since worked in nine African countries during his nearly 20-year development career. Ngosi has worked for various NGOs, INGOs, and consulting firms in Malawi, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda, Niger, and Kenya.
Devex caught up with Ngosi while visiting a small marketplace outside of Meru, Kenya, where the project he manages is implementing training for agro-dealers.