I am a development manager by training and have been working with Civil society for close to 20 years, including being the Regional Coordinator for the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMPII) Civil Society Watch Project (Nov. 2012 - May 2015) of the East African Sustainability Watch Network; and the Project: Promoting Implementation of the Paris Agreement in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda) - with a pro-poor focus (Jan. 2017 - June 2018). Keenly following implementation of the SDGs with interest in perspectives from the Global South (especially Africa).