Paul Weijers is a Private Sector Development advisor who started his work in development cooperation in 1987. Over the past several years, he has been responsible for various Market Systems Development (MSD) projects in Asia and Africa, including the integration of comprehensive planning and monitoring systems aligned with the DCED Standard for Results Measurement.
Presently, he is engaged on an intermittent basis in two assignments: (1) Team Leader of a GIZ-financed project in the leather tanning sector in four SADC countries (Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar) focusing on supporting the industry in complying with ESG standards; and (2) Director Supply Chains and Impact Assurance for WOO Social Ventures (Worlds of Opportunities), focusing on the Netherlands and Vietnam, and responsible for assuring impact across various supply chains, with strong involvement of a wide range of upstream micro- and small-scale enterprises.
In recent years, he has been based in Vietnam and Bangladesh, working on projects for the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), USAID, and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).