Tom Kakaire

Tom Kakaire is IDI's Head of Strategic Planning and Development. He has over 18 years of management experience in the NGO (particularly public health) sector. In addition to the grants acquisition and management function, he is responsible for other critical complementary IDI functions, including strategic planning, partnership development, strategic information/ institutional monitoring, and evaluation, and for a new technical assistance unit that supports health systems strengthening; he closely supports the development of systems and business processes for all these functions, particularly as they relate to meeting IDI's business objectives. Tom is an essential resource for IDI and other organizations in the region around capacity building in grants acquisition and management, and he has an ongoing interest in developing sustainable business models for the NGO sector.