Key personnel

Our team

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  Said Yusuf Mohamed

  Founder & Chief Executive Officer

  Digital systems · EMIS · Bilingual documentation

  Fifteen-plus years of education data and organisational leadership. Founded Datashiil in 2021 and serves as Education Data Specialist at MoECHE (GPE Project, 2024–2026). Has led EMIS design and deployment, national education statistics publications, large-scale data collection and MEAL strategy development — combining institutional insider knowledge with private-sector delivery and expert bilingual policy documentation in English and Somali.

  • Master's in Education Policy & Planning (SIMAD University)
  • Bachelor's in Information Technology
  • Certified in Project Management, M&E and Leadership Development
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  Mohamed Khalif

  Team Leader — Governance & MEAL Oversight

  TPM · Field operations · Institutional strengthening

  Thirteen-plus years of humanitarian and development leadership in Somalia's most complex contexts. Has led USD 37M+ donor portfolios and managed 42+ staff across education, WASH, livelihoods and food security programmes, with direct experience working with the Banadir government, the Federal Government of Somalia, USAID, EU, GIZ and UNHCR.

  • MA Peace, Governance & Development (UN University for Peace)
  • BSc Education (Benadir University)
  • Certified in MEAL, safeguarding, Sphere Standards and HEAT
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  Dr. Abdinasir Jama Hersi

  Co-Team Leader — Policy & Institutional Assessment

  Education policy · Quality assurance · Curriculum

  Fifteen-plus years of education and governance expertise. Teacher Development Technical Advisor to the Federal Ministry of Education (GPE-funded). Senior experience in education policy, quality-assurance standards, safeguarding policy, curriculum design and institutional strengthening, with published research on curriculum, TVET policy and literacy assessment.

  • PhD in Education (International Islamic University Malaysia)
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  Mohamud Abdullahi Mohamed

  MEAL Systems Specialist & Technical Writer

  MEAL tools · Indicators · Quality assurance

  Twelve-plus years of MEAL experience, including as MEAL Manager at Save the Children International (2024–2026). Expertise spans MEAL framework design, indicator development, data quality assurance, accountability systems and beneficiary feedback, with baseline, midline, endline and impact evaluation experience.

  • Proficient in STATA, SPSS, R, Python, Power BI, Tableau and QGIS
  • Mobile data collection: KoBo, ODK, CommCare
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  Faadumo Abdi Warsame

  GBV & Women's Empowerment Specialist

  GBV prevention & response · Women's economic empowerment

  Ten-plus years of gender and protection programming. Former Gender and GBV Programme Officer at UN Women Somalia and CARE International, designing and delivering survivor-centred GBV awareness, prevention and referral programmes in Mogadishu, Baidoa and Kismayo, alongside livelihoods, financial literacy and microfinance-linkage programming for women.

  • BSc Social Work & Community Development (Somali National University)
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Gender Studies & Development (University of Nairobi)
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  Hodan Yusuf Nur

  TVET & Short-Term Skills Training Specialist

  Vocational curricula · Entrepreneurship · Livelihoods

  Eight-plus years of TVET programme design, vocational curriculum development and skills training across Somalia. Former TVET Coordinator at the Federal Ministry of Education and Skills Training Officer at Concern Worldwide Somalia, managing multi-cohort programmes for women, youth and returnees in Somali and English.

  • BA Education Management (SIMAD University)
  • Certificate in Competency-Based Training & Assessment (ILO-CINTERFOR)

Our core team is supported by data analysts, operations and finance staff, marketing & media, and trained enumerators and field monitors deployed across Federal Member States. Interested in joining us?