AHMED HARRIS R. PANGCOGA
Specializations:
- Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
- Preventing and Transforming Violent Extremism
- Child Protection
- Gender and Women’s Empowerment
- Humanitarian Protection
- Social-Behavior Change Communication / Norms Diffusion
- Active Participation & Responsive Governance
- Organizational and Program Management
- M&E Project Design and Management
Ahmed Harris “Tommy” Pangcoga is a seasoned international development professional with over 23 years of experience in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, humanitarian protection, and child protection in Mindanao, Philippines. An ethnic Maranao, he currently serves as executive director of Transforming Fragilities, Inc., a local NGO that provides monitoring, evaluation, and research support services. From March 2021 to March 2025, he served as Country Director of Equal Access International – Philippines, an international NGO focusing on peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and preventing violent extremism.
Mr. Pangcoga is a leading Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) specialist in Mindanao with over 14 years of direct experience designing, managing, and leading evaluation and research projects. As Executive Director of Transforming Fragilities, Inc. (TFI), he has overseen more than 30 research and evaluation projects for major international agencies and local organizations, including high-impact studies for the European Union, Plan International, Oxfam, UNICEF, ChildFund, and UNFPA. His expertise covers the full spectrum of M&E, from developing robust frameworks and tools to facilitating participatory workshops and capacity-building for field teams. His published works include principal authorship of “Our Voices, Our Future: Understanding Risks and Adaptive Capacities to Prevent and Respond to Child Marriage in the BARMM” and co-authorship of the “Evaluation of EU’s Engagement in Mindanao.”
Beyond M&E, Mr. Pangcoga possesses demonstrated expertise in program management, organizational leadership, and organizational development. He has successfully managed multiple development projects exceeding PHP 260 million in value and secured over PHP 400 million in project funding for international and local NGOs. His leadership roles include Country Director for Equal Access International (4 years), Executive Director for Transforming Fragilities (6 years), Country Coordinator for Cordaid (2 years, 8 months), and Program Head for MinCoNSP, a network of nine local NGOs. He has directed all aspects of organizational operations and strategic planning for Transforming Fragilities, Inc., and led the development and execution of country strategies aligned with global priorities for Equal Access International.
In planning and organizational development, Mr. Pangcoga has contributed to the development of three Regional (BARMM) Action Plans, facilitated three Exercise of Priority Rights (EPR) plans, and conducted multiple organizational capacity assessments. He also designed a Mindanao adaptation of a multi-stakeholder platform promoting movement building and social-behavioral change communication (SBCC) for preventing and transforming violent extremism. His work continues to shape M&E systems and foster a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement in BARMM’s evolving governance landscape.
In the field of peace-based capability building, he has served as a trainer and facilitator for at least 300 trainings since 2002, primarily on peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and peace and security. He has also developed and packaged a total of 20 peace-based training modules for the Grassroots Peace Learning Course (GPLC) program of Catholic Relief Services, a published training module on the Anti-Terrorism Act and Human Rights Violations for the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission, and three training modules on peace, human rights, and good governance for the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS). He is currently working on 10 training modules on MEAL, Project Management, and Conflict Sensitivity for TFI.