The Horn of Africa faces recurring humanitarian challenges due to droughts, conflicts, displacement, food insecurity, and limited access to healthcare, clean water, and livelihoods. Governments, NGOs, and development partners require technical support to design and implement effective humanitarian and resilience programmes. Lifeline Humanitarian Consulting Firm was established to bridge this gap by offering specialized consulting services in Health and Nutrition, Food Security, WASH, and Refugee Support. The firm brings expertise in programme design, proposal development, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, third-party monitoring, and data-driven decision-making.
Core Sectors
- Health and Nutrition
- Food Security & Livelihoods
- Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
- Refugee and Displacement Programming
Technical Services
- Proposal and Concept Note Development
- Budget Formulation and Costing
- Third-Party Monitoring (TPM)
- Design of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Frameworks
- Data Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation
- Reporting and Donor Compliance
- Capacity Building and Training of Staff/Partners
- Programme Review and Learning Documentation
Onesmus Muinde is an experienced humanitarian and development professional with extensive expertise in Health and Nutrition, Food Security, WASH, and Refugee operations. He led multi-sectoral programmes that address acute and chronic vulnerabilities in the Horn of Africa. He specializes in programme design, implementation oversight, resource management, and stakeholder coordination with government, UN agencies, NGOs, and communities.
Key Strengths & Skills
- Strategic planning & operational leadership
- Programme design and proposal development
- Distribution management & field coordination
- Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks
- Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) oversight
- Data collection, analysis & reporting
- Budgeting and resource optimization
- Staff supervision and capacity building
- Stakeholder engagement & donor relations
Major Contributions
- Led relief, nutrition, and refugee food distributions across multiple countries, reaching thousands of beneficiaries.
- Managed Blanket Supplementary Feeding (BSFP) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding (TSF) programmes to address acute malnutrition in several countries in the horn if Africa.
- Organized capacity-building training for humanitarian personnel in several thematic areas.
- Supported resilience and livelihoods initiatives, including partnerships with universities and local authorities.
Leadership & Innovation
- Strong problem solver in complex field environments.
- Promotes accountability, efficiency, and programme quality.
- Skilled in digital tools (KOBO, Excel, PowerBI, corporate UN systems).
- Passionate about community-centered, evidence-based humanitarian solutions.
