Maurice O. Amollo
Sr. Director, Peace and Governance, Mercy Corps
Mr. Amollo is a Humanitarian and development expert with over 25 years of experience providing technical support, oversight, and management of humanitarian and long-term development programs. He has designed and directed Humanitarian response, Governance, and violence prevention programs in complex crises, demonstrating the ability to mobilize and organize government, civil society, clerics, and local communities against drivers of climate change, poor service delivery, ethnic-and resource-based violent conflicts, and abuse of human rights. He has worked as program and technical lead for country and multi-country programs in West Africa, Southeast Asia and the Horn of Africa, directing the financial, management and technical components of different programs and demonstrated strategic thinking while communicating a strong vision to strengthen community resilience and build the capacity of regional and local actors. He has a solid understanding of rapid humanitarian response strategies, natural resource management, peacebuilding and the social dynamics that underpin development in transitional environments—through both academic and practical experience.