Pape essentially provides the perfect model of the young social entrepreneur the world needs right now. To his long and substantial record of accomplishment in building capacity for sustainable development in West Africa, he has added major managerial achievements in the United States as a leader. I have come to know him both professionally and personally and to rely on his remarkable energy, skill, integrity and dedication.
It would be difficult to find a more accomplished networker than Pape. As part of this enterprise, he has built effective partnerships with business corporations, government agencies and multilateral development banks, demonstrating his critical skill at fundraising.
His success in making a major transition to a non-profit management role in a well-established American organization, testifies to the depth of his capabilities. He is an excellent public speaker and has made presentations at events organized by the World Bank, USAID, Qatar Foundation, United Nations, World Food Prize, Gandhi Research Foundation to name a few.
Dr. Dan M. Martin, International Grant-Maker, Educator, and Private Foundations Consultant