Eva Kigo
Senior Director, Technical Assistance
Eva Kigo is an accomplished economist with a strong dedication to advancing scalable solutions for poverty alleviation. With over 10 years of experience in leading high-impact programs and partnerships across Africa, Eva specializes in technical assistance, enterprise development, and innovative financing for social impact.
As the Senior Director of Technical Assistance at Village Enterprise, Eva leads the organization’s efforts to scale the poverty graduation model through partnerships with governments, NGOs, and social enterprises. She spearheads the development of technical assistance frameworks, curriculum design, and monitoring systems to ensure sustainable impact and long-term adoption of evidence-based poverty alleviation approaches. Her work spans multiple countries, supporting organizations to implement and localize graduation programs that empower ultra-poor households to achieve economic self-reliance.
Recognized for her ability to build strategic partnerships, scale social enterprise models, and drive localization efforts, Eva is passionate about ensuring social business models and financial inclusion solutions are tailored to the unique needs of rural and marginalized communities.
Eva holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic & State University. She is a sought-after speaker on scaling impact through technical assistance, rural social enterprise development, and results-based financing for poverty reduction.
