Social-impact programme and project leader

Bibi Hammond, PMP

I care about the people, the purpose and getting it done.

I lead complex social-impact programmes, bringing together institutions, communities, research and delivery teams to turn ambitious ideas into responsible implementation.

My experience spans international development, inclusion, education, financial services, digital platforms and community-centred programmes.

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Based in Accra • Available for remote and international opportunities

Social-impact leadershipResponsible implementation

8+ yearsAcross programme and project leadership

InternationalSocial-impact, research and digital delivery experience

Cross-borderTeams and partners across multiple markets

250+Children reached through Ayola’s first school pilot

Programme portfolio

Selected work

My work spans international development, research, inclusion, education, financial services, community programmes and technology-enabled delivery. Across each project, I build the structure, relationships and accountability needed to move from ambition to credible implementation.

My roleProject Manager

International programmes, open knowledge and multilingual participation

Wikidata for Education

How could open knowledge help education continue when classrooms closed?

A UNESCO and Wikimedia education initiative that connected curriculum data, learning content, educators, editors and multilingual communities during the pandemic.

What I led

As Project Manager, I coordinated programme planning, partner relationships, curriculum-to-content delivery, educator campaigns, multilingual participation and reporting across Ghana and international programme contexts.

10 campaigns · 108 participants · 1,420 edits · 224 new articles · 3.35 million views

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My roleProject Coordinator and Qualitative Research Lead

Research, evidence and responsible technology

GSMA and MetaSchool AI Assessment

Understanding how Ghanaian schools experience AI-supported learning.

A mixed-method research initiative examining AI-supported learning in Ghanaian schools, with teachers engaged as proxies for children alongside parents and school leaders.

What I led

I built the Phase 1 project plan, governance framework, research protocol, interview guides and school-coordination systems, while leading qualitative engagement with education stakeholders in Ghana.

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My roleProgramme Management Consultant

Disability inclusion, research and assistive technology

CRAFT Education

Strengthening inclusion through evidence, technology and government alignment.

A government-aligned research and implementation initiative exploring how technology-enabled screening and remote support can strengthen inclusive access for learners with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disabilities in Ghana.

What I led

I strengthened programme management across research and implementation workstreams, supported project managers, removed delivery blockers and maintained alignment with research objectives, budgets and Ghana Education Service requirements.

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My roleFounder & Programme Director

Girls’ education, climate education and literacy

Ayola Foundation

How can research-led school programmes help children learn, participate and lead?

Ayola Foundation has district permission to work with selected schools in Accra. We develop research-led programmes in girls’ education, climate education and literacy with teachers, while building repeatable models and evidence that can strengthen future school delivery.

What I led

As Founder & Programme Director, I lead programme design, school and public-sector relationships, safeguarding, baseline research, teacher involvement, delivery planning and the systems needed to learn, improve and scale responsibly.

250+ children reached through Ayola’s first school pilot

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My roleProject Manager

Financial inclusion and regulated implementation

Kacha

Delivering a regulated multi-platform financial product across borders.

A regulated financial-services product delivered across mobile, web, USSD and external integrations.

What I led

I led cross-functional delivery across product, design, engineering, quality assurance and stakeholder teams. The work required disciplined dependency management, structured UAT, risk visibility and coordination across Ghana, Nigeria and Ethiopia.

Final UAT sign-off completed across the multi-platform product

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Additional selected work

More evidence of delivery

Two further projects showing my experience across education technology and human-centred digital products.

My roleProject Manager

Tenacity Digital Textbooks

Digital textbooks for rural Ethiopian learners, designed for low-connectivity Learning Labs and aligned with the national curriculum.

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My roleProject Manager

Love Notes Around the World

A web and mobile experience for the American Cancer Society’s volunteer-led platform, helping people create and send messages of compassion to cancer patients, caregivers and care providers.

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Contact

Let’s make ambitious work workable.

I am open to programme, project and implementation roles, selected consulting engagements and partnerships across social impact, international development and technology-enabled delivery.

My experience is particularly relevant where the work requires institutional coordination, thoughtful judgment, inclusive implementation and disciplined execution.

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bibi.hammond1@gmail.com LinkedIn profile

How I lead complex programmes

Good ideas need systems that can carry them.

Good ideas are not enough. Complex programmes need clear ownership, trusted partnerships, useful evidence and delivery systems that can adapt without losing the outcome.

Programme strategy and implementation

Turning institutional priorities into workable programmes, governance structures, milestones and accountable delivery.

Partnership and stakeholder coordination

Aligning government partners, funders, researchers, communities, specialists and delivery teams around shared outcomes.

Research, evidence and adaptation

Building practical systems for learning from implementation and improving decisions as work progresses.

Inclusive and responsible delivery

Integrating participation, safeguarding, accessibility, risk management and accountability into the programme model.

Budget, risk and operational oversight

Maintaining visibility across resources, dependencies, risks, decisions and delivery commitments.

Digital implementation

Connecting user needs, programme objectives and technical teams from requirements through quality assurance, adoption and closeout.

A transferable leadership approach for rights-based work, youth and community programmes, disability inclusion, financial access, international development and education.

Bibi Hammond in a black dress with gold jewellery

About Bibi

Leadership for ambitious, multi-stakeholder work.

I am a PMP-certified programme and project leader working across social impact, international development and technology-enabled delivery.

Over the past eight years, I have led international programmes, cross-border product teams, research initiatives and founder-led social-impact work. My experience spans open knowledge, inclusion, education, financial services, digital platforms and community-centred implementation.

I am strongest when the work is ambitious, the stakeholders are varied and the route from strategy to implementation is not yet obvious.

I bring structure without becoming rigid, ask difficult questions early and pay close attention to the people who will ultimately live with the decisions being made.

I am also the founder of Ayola Foundation, where I am applying these principles to build responsible and engaging programmes for African children.

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