W. E. Da’Cruz was the Director/Trainer for a 5-week course that I participated in – The Role of Technology and Innovation for African Businesses in Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 – run under the auspices of the UNECA/ African Institute of Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) from July to August 2021. IDEP is based in Dakar, Senegal, but the course was delivered online. The learning materials for the course were well-researched, organized, and expertly presented. Ms. Da’Cruz took time to respond to questions from all the learners, sought for more information when necessary, and gave a way forward where that was required. This required considerable skill, given that the participants were from all regions in Africa and did not share the same level of competence in English.
As a direct result of the training, I have begun to reorganize the way I am running my office. Specifically, I am in the planning stage of developing learning materials in my subject area to share online with a wider audience, taking advantage of the opportunities presented by COVID-19.
Ms. Da’Cruz demonstrated deep knowledge and awareness about the African continent and the changes that are taking place in terms of technology and innovation, the challenges that we are facing, and what we are doing to address those challenges. I unreservedly recommend Ms. Da’Cruz for relevant job and consultancy opportunities: she is a star!!
Known as The Digital Diplomat™, Wendy Ekua (W.E.) Da’Cruz promotes the adoption of digitalization to help drive economic development.