• Capacity building within Human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

Curiculum vitae:

HENRIK NIELSEN

DATE OF BIRTH: 16/02/1961.

NATIONALITY: Danish

FAMILY STATUS: Married, two sons.

SPECIALIZATION: African Human rights issues. Aid Impact studies.
Human rights assessment. Monitoring and evaluation. Indicator development. Effects and side-effects of development aid. Fragile states development. Civil society development. Refugee issues. Post-conflict intervention. Political organization in Rural Africa. Education in a Southern perspective Environmental planning. Agricultural production systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

EDUCATION: Ph.D at International Development Studies, Roskilde University 2000. M.Sc. in International Development Studies and Geography, Roskilde University, Denmark, Oct. 1992.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Danish, English, French, Portuguese, some German, Serbian, Russian, Wolof and Swahili.

WRITTEN LANGUAGES: Danish, English, French.

ADDRESS:
The Danish Institute for Human rights
Strandgade 56
1401 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Ph. +45 32 69 88 10
Mail: hni@humanrights.dk

Home:
Røntoftevej 59
2870 Dyssegård
ph. +45 39 56 09 11

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2006-2008: Africa analyst at Danish Institute for Human Rights. First Field Assignment: Analysis of political situation in Malawi following concerns from Human rights observers. Fact finding mission in Liberia. Evaluation of capacity building projects in Niger, Uganda and Kenya. Assessing Human Rights education efforts in Benin.

2005: Impact Monitoring Advisor, Danish Refugee Council, Balkans, at the DRC Belgrade office.

2002-2004: Researcher at Aid Impact programme at the Danish Institute for International Studies.

1999-2002: Researcher at Centre for development Research at the Aid Impact Programme. Impact studies in Tanzania, Mozambique, Benin and Uganda.

2003: Carrying out impact study of Danida-financed poultry development programme in Benin.

2002-3: Carrying out Impact process study component on joint CDR/Makarere University- study on monitoring of gender and poverty impact of Danish Agricultural Sector Support programme to Uganda.

2001: Carrying out DANIDA-commisioned CDR Aid Impact study of Danish Agricultural Development project in the Tete Province, Mozambique.

2000: Ph.D. dissertation successfully defended.

1999: Researcher at Centre for Development Research on the Danish NGO impact Study, making the “In-depth”-study in Tanzania.

Sept. 95 - Dec. 1998. Ph.D.-student on SEREIN (Sudano-Sahelian Environmental Research Initiative) studying institutional aspects of aid to natural resource management in the Boulgou and Seno Regions of Burkina Faso.

Sept. 93-Sept. 95. Associate expert on two UNSO-projects in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The first project was an attempt to support the institutional capacity of the Bissau-Guinean State in its efforts to implement rational natural resource management policies. The second project was a forestry project attempting to implement on village level rational forest resource exploitation techniques through organizing the villagers and commercialization of forest products.

March-April 1993: Consultant for "Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke", arranging a conference on EU beef exports to West Africa.

March 1989-March 1992: University studies finished in Senegal.

September 1991: Member of evaluation mission for "Church World Service" assessing the possibilities of cooperating with local NGOs in the Casamance.

June 1991: Member of evaluation mission for "Les Amis de la Maison Familiale Rurale au Danemark" in southern Senegal, evaluating small-scale fattening and ox-traction projects.

April 1990: Participant on a "Rapid Rural Appraisal" mission for Catholic Relief Service, evaluating the impact of the installation of a number of seed cereal banks on village level in Eastern Senegal.

April-August 1988: Employed as research assistant by Carl Bro International and based in Southern Niger on a second phase of a livestock development study in the Sahel to assess the potential role of livestock in integrated farming systems.

June-October 1987: Internship in two villages in Southern Niger on CBI-study to assess the role of livestock in integrated farming systems.

April 1981-May 1987: Church singer. (Tenor). Skt. Lukas Church.


International experience (Country and approximate time period):

Niger 1987-1988 (8 months)
Senegal 1989-1992 (permanent)
Guinea-Bissau 1993-1995 (permanent)
Burkina Faso 1997-1997 (total 6 months)
Tanzania 1999 (4 months)
Mozambique 2000 (4 months)
Benin 2003 (1 month)
Uganda 2002-2003 (3 months) 2007 1 week
Serbia 2005 1 year
Malawi 2006 2 weeks
Liberia 2006 2 weeks
Niger 2006 2 weeks
Kenya 2007 1 week


MEMBERSHIPS AND DUTIES:

Member of APAD (Euro-African Association of Development Anthropologists).

Vice-chaiman of "Danish Friends of Maisons Familiales Rurales in Senegal". This small Danish NGO has succeeded in obtaining a large DANIDA-grant for education and alphabetization activities within the Senegalese NGO.

Member of IBIS & Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke.

Member of Dansk Cyklistforbund.


EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1995-99:
Ph.D.-student at IDS, Roskilde. Dissertation defended in June 2000.

1995:
Summer course at the Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in Environmental Management. The course was adressed at post-graduate professionals.

1992:
Master of science in International Development Studies and Geography: "Peasant organizations and the State in Senegal". Report written in Senegal.

1981-1983:
Basic education (SAM BAS) in social science. Basic introduction to economy, sociology and political science.


Selected publications:

Nielsen, Henrik: (2007): “An analysis of the current political situation in niger, with special emphasis on the human rights situation and the role of DIHR Partners. DIHR working Paper.

Nielsen, Henrik: (jan 2007): “Had. Gode argumenter for nationalistiske stemmer”. Politiken, 25/1/07.

Castellani, Francesco & Nielsen, Henrik(2007): ”Supporting Access to Rights in Liberia”. IMR Working Paper.

Nielsen Henrik (2007): Standarder, statusser og menneskerettigheder. Om internationale dilemmaer og rettighedsbaseret udvikling i Kosovo. DNV. Nr. 4, 2006.

Nielsen, Henrik (2008): ”Udviklingsbegrebets Udvikling”. I Sjørup, Lene: (ed.) (2008): ”Udviklingsteologi”. Syddansk Universitetsforlag.

Juul, Kristine & Nielsen Henrik (2006): ”Kampen om mindesmærkerne – Krisgsmindesmærker og territorielle markører i Kosovo.” I Nordisk Samhällsgeografisk Tidsskrift.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2006): “An analysis of the current political situation in Malawi, with special emphasis on the Human Rights situation.” Working Paper. DIHR.

Folke, Steen & Nielsen Henrik (eds.) (2006): ”Aid Impact and Poverty Reduction”. Palgrave.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2005) ”Hvad er meningen? Om forskellige aktørstrategier i forbindelse med et udviklingsprojekt i Mozambique”. DNV, Nr. 2, 2005.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2005)”Serbisk nationalisme næres stadig af offerrollen.” Information, Sept. 2005.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2005)”Bosnien har fred, men lang vej endnu”. Information, 14/12 2005.

Boesen, Jannik, Jensen, Stig & Nielsen Henrik (2005): ”Mens vi venter på Miraklet”. DNV Nr. 1. 2005.

Webster, Neil et.al. (2004): ”Farmer Empowerment”. DIIS Working Paper.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2002-4) 30 times “Dagens Spids”. http://www.dr.dk/p1/morgen/dagens_spids.asp

Nielsen, Henrik & Christophe Chrysostome: ”Impact Assessment”. Smallholder Poultry Development Programme, Benin. Dec. 2003.

Nielsen, Henrik: Gender and poverty impact monitoring. Agricultural sector programme support. ASPS component impact processes. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jan. 2003

Folke, Steen; Boesen, Jannik; Linell, Jesper & Nielsen, Henrik: ”Regeringens Gave til de fattige i U-landene. Kronik, Jyllandsposten 2/1-2002.

Secher Marcussen, Henrik & Nielsen Henrik: (2002)“Bæredygtig Udvikling”, DNV, 1, 2002.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2002) ”Status før Johannesburg”, DNV 1, 2002.

Adam, Yussuf & Nielsen Henrik: (2002) “The Agricultural Development Project in Tete, Mozambique. An Impact Study.” Danida Evaluation 2002/3.

Nielsen, Henrik: (2002)”NGOs as development Brokers” in FAU: Report of the the FAU Conference, 2002, Djursvold.

Nielsen Henrik: (2002)“Johannesburg-konferencen – Rio minus 10?” FAU-Nyt, Nr. 35 Okt. 2002.

Nielsen Henrik: (2002) “Measuring the impact of Extension”. ASPS Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 4, September 2002. Danida, Kampala. (With Zerupa Akello and Michael Kidoido).

Nielsen, Henrik: (2002) “Senegals løver ved VM.” MFRs venner i Danmark. Årsskrift 2002.

Dolin, Jens & Nielsen, Henrik (2000): ”Uddannelsesprojekters virkninger”, Den nye Verden, årg. 2000, nr.3, p. 59-71.

Nielsen, Henrik (2000): “Udvikling af “tilbagestående folk”. Den nye Verden, årg. 2000, nr.3, p.117-128

Nielsen, Henrik (2000): Teoretiske tilgange til Impact-studier. Den nye Verden, årg. 2000, nr.3, p.31-42.

Nielsen, Henrik (2000): “Donors and Recipients. A critical analysis of Development in Burkina Faso”. Ph.D. dissertation, International Development Studies, Roskilde University..

Kaare, Bwire & Nielsen, Henrik(1999): Assessing the Impact of the Kibondo Development Project. The Danish NGO Impact Study, CDR.