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Budget Busters― Identifying hidden costs for
international projects
Kate Riley, Ph.D., Project Manager for the Global Support Project &
Shelly Tonge-Seymour, MPA, Associate Division Director, Global Services, Dept of Global Health/
I-TECH
Focused on developing budgets for projects in resource-constrained countries. Examples are drawn from I-TECH’s work in sub-Saharan Africa.
3 hours; mix of small group work with a case study & presentations
Who should attend? ◦ Staff who develop budgets; administrators who
want to know more about issues Practical—participants leave with tools to
help them develop budgets
The class…
We’re not in Kansas any more—Impact of foreign factors on your budget
Do this… Don’t do this…
Top 3 recommendations for working with a PI to develop a budget
When it pays to pay more—Balancing the research budget againstrisk mitigation
Research budget
$ to mitigate
risk
In Africa, hire a driver & vehicle
Is your project bigger than a breadbox?
William Maema, UW’s Special Assistant Attorney General in
Nairobi, Kenya
Your project may need in-country legal advice if the plan is to:• Maintain a long-term
presence (multi-year) in the country
• Hire local citizens for extended periods of time
• Open a business bank account
• Lease or buy a building
Contact Kate Riley, Global Support Project Manager, for consultation
Currencies: Ours & Theirs
Congratulations on your international award: Now what?
Next class coming later in 2013…