Nonjabuliso Simelane is a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer on ICARDA’s MEL team, based in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Prior to joining ICARDA, Nonjabuliso worked with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Eswatini, coordinating M&E activities including impact assessments for food response and Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH) Disaster Risk Reduction programs. She has also worked with Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) as a Research Consultant, conducting extensive research and policy analysis on diverse economic issues. Nonjabuliso holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Justus Liebig University in Germany and a Master’s Degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, also with a focus on Agricultural Economics. She speaks English, SiSwati and possesses basic proficiency in German.