PICOTEAM is a network-organisation with nodes in Africa, Latin America and Europe
  that supports efforts to bring about change and innovations for sustainable development.

PICOTEAM Ltd. PICO Southern Africa PICO Uganda PICO Tanzania PICO Latin America
PICO Academy for Practitioners PICO Knowledge Networking

Maria Nassuna-Musoke

Maria Nassuna-Musoke  Process Facilitator   maria.nassuna.musoke@picoteam.org

Maria Nassuna-Musoke’s has, since 2003, been actively engaged and hence accumulated a lot of experience in facilitating change processes. Her current interests are in facilitation of group processes for team building, strategic planning, facilitation, process documentation, design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation processes for projects as well as training in agricultural and social related matters.

Maria has 13 years experience as a trainer at university level and six years with rural communities. She has conducted training in Uganda and other African countries. Her key competences include facilitation, design and implementation of M&E processes, strategic planning, training and facilitation and process documentation.

Maria did her PhD studies at the Institute of Crop and Animal Production in the Tropics & Subtropics, University of Göttingen, Germany from 1998 to 2002. She looked at the effects of humid tropical environment on the reproductive physiology of imported Friesian cows. Earlier she had undertaken a M.Sc. training in Animal Reproductive Physiology, at the Graduate School of Tropical Veterinary Science, James Cook University, North Queensland, Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, from Makerere University, Uganda.

Maria underwent a comprehensive Competence Development Course in “Personal Mastery and Soft Skills” after which she also participated in a “Training of Trainers” (TOT) in Personal Mastery and Soft Skills (PMSS) from 2003 to 2004. In June 2007 she was trained as a Trainer of Trainers (TOT) in Agricultural, Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) organised by the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (ACP-EU/CTA) and RUFORUM.