Applicant and coordinator of research fundfrom the Programme Management Unit African Union Research Grant Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology African Union Commission (Grant Contract Identification Number: AURG/2/066/2012) for research project: “Mapping of water conflicts and best management practices in pastoralist areas in the Sahel region – create in-depth knowledge, develop an interdisciplinary research methodology and transfer the know-how to all relevant stakeholders”. (December 2012 – December 2015). (Grant amount: 548,000.0 Euro).
Applicant and country coordinator of fund from Volkswagen Foundation in Germany as part of its initiative: “Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Violence, its Impact, Coping Strategies and Peace Building” for a research project on “Travelling Models in Conflict Management: A comparative research and network building project in six African countries”. (2006-2009). (Grant amount: 19168.17 Euro).
