Dr Kwaku Arhin-Sam is an evaluator, researcher and lecturer with more than 15 years of experience in programme evaluation, impact assessment and applied research for international development, humanitarian and non-profit organisations. He is the Director of the Friedensau Institute for Evaluation (FIFE), where he leads evaluation, research, consulting and training activities focused on helping organisations make evidence-based decisions and improve programme effectiveness.

His work combines qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research with strong thematic expertise in gender, migration, empowerment, social justice, rights, inequality, WASH, education, livelihoods, climate adaptation and social protection. Since 2020, Dr Arhin-Sam has led and managed more than 30 mid-term evaluations, final evaluations, feasibility studies and impact assessments across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.

Dr Arhin-Sam has worked with organisations including ADRA, WorldFish/CGIAR, Fonkoze Haiti, Opportunity International, Brot für die Welt, Misereor, the German Council on Foreign Relations, and the Arnold-Bergstraesser Institute. His recent assignments include evaluations and feasibility studies in Haiti, Serbia, Madagascar, Pakistan, Nepal, Zambia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Thailand and Switzerland.

Dr Arhin-Sam also lectures at Friedensau Adventist University on research methods, evaluation research, development economics, migration and development, project planning, and monitoring and evaluation. He has also served as a guest professor at the University of Vienna’s Department of Development Studies.

Dr Arhin-Sam holds a PhD in Sociology from Jacobs University and the University of Bremen, an MA in International Social Science from Friedensau Adventist University, and additional qualifications in GIS and remote sensing, project management, and ICT. He is an active member of professional networks, including the European Evaluation Society (EES), the American Evaluation Association (AEA), DeGEval – Gesellschaft für Evaluation e. V., and African Evaluation Association (AfrEA).