Abdul Alim Ibrahim is a Research Associate at IPA Ghana. Previously, he taught Geography at the Senior High School Level in Ghana. He also served as a Research/Teaching Assistant with the Department of Planning at the University for Development Studies, Wa. Between 2014 and 2015, he served at the East Gonja District Development Planning and Coordinating Unit as a Development Planning Intern, participating in program planning, implementation, and management. He has also participated in and led various projects with USAID, WiLDAF, and FES. He holds a BSc. in Planning, a PGD in Education, a certificate in Rural Transformation, and an MPhil. in Development Management. He is a DAAD fellow at the West African Center for Sustainable Transformation.