{"id":865,"date":"2023-01-08T16:59:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdizambia.com\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:35:46","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/index.php\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"865\" class=\"elementor elementor-865\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85fca91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85fca91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de5a0a\" data-id=\"5de5a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9003e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9003e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our  Team<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e418aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e418aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e61a82\" data-id=\"3e61a82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41256e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d41256e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb7a02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fbb7a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>At RDI, we care about your project and its success. The RDI team is devoted to providing the best service and results for you. Starting with our experienced management team, this filters down to every project we manage, provide consultancy for or technical services. The entire team is dedicated to you and your projects needs and outcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c7ef84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c7ef84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d80546\" data-id=\"9d80546\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c604d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c604d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/victor-makasa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/victor-makasa.jpg 323w, https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/victor-makasa-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d10d5f1\" data-id=\"d10d5f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1670ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1670ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Victor Makasa <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d342b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d342b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">PROGRAMS DIRECTOR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8bf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8bf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Victor Makasa<\/strong>\u00a0holds a Master\u2019s degree in Rural Development (UCD, Ireland) and Bachelor of Agriculture Sciences degree (UNZA). He has extensive experience working on rural development programs, focusing on a number of areas including promotion of entrepreneurship, agriculture extension using \u201cfarming as a business model\u201d, support to livelihoods and food\/nutrition security, and organizational development support, among others. He has held senior management positions in a number of development programs in the past and has expertise in stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships with government, civil society, and private sector actors. As the Managing Director of Rural Development Innovations (RDI) Ltd, he is currently head of the official technical partner organization of USADF in Zambia. Victor\u2019s experience and expertise make him a valuable asset to the rural development sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab0ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ab0ba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-417a1ec\" data-id=\"417a1ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551bd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"551bd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2.jpg 323w, https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b85647\" data-id=\"0b85647\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb9502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fb9502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Graham Chilimina<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8267d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be8267d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d326e34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d326e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Graham Chilimina<\/strong> is the Projects Development Officer and has been serving with Rural Development Innovations (RDI), the USADF local partner in Zambia, since August 2017. He is a holder Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences degree from the University of Zambia (UNZA) and boasts of 22 years of Agriculture Extension work experience engaging smallholder farmers in livelihoods. Graham\u2019s prior work experience has been with the USAID sponsored PROFIT+, a feed the future project implemented by ACDI\/ VOCA where he served as Output Marketing Manager. He has also extensively served in \u00a0\u00a0the Zambian cotton industry (15 years) where he rose through ranks to head the Agriculture Extension portfolio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-718d977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"718d977\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2be5eb5\" data-id=\"2be5eb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbaefde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbaefde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3.jpg 323w, https:\/\/rdizambia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9d631c\" data-id=\"b9d631c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41639d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41639d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Martha Mbewe<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2121bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2121bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">PROGRAM OFFICER- MONITORING AND EVALUATION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af67c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af67c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Martha Mbewe<\/strong> is the Programs Officer-Monitoring and Evaluation at Rural Development Innovations (RDI). With 19 years of experience, she has established sustainable enterprises for various institutions and associations. Martha has a Master&#8217;s degree in Communication for Development and a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Public Administration and Development Studies. She provides technical support to client organizations, monitors project outcomes, and ensures the prudent utilization of grant funds. 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