Casimiro Sande Antonio is Chief of Party of Counterpart’s USDA McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition project in Mozambique. Antonio brings 15 years of international development and humanitarian experience, encompassing areas such as food security, WASH, emergency preparedness and response, sustainable market development, and entrepreneurship.

His expertise lies in strengthening community climate resilience, urban planning, and governance of natural resources. He is known for his human-centered approach to design, emphasizing community mobilization and empowering women and youth. In his extensive career, Antonio has held senior managerial roles in four USAID-funded projects. He served as Deputy Chief of Party for the Feed the Future Resilient Coastal Communities Project and Chief of Party for the USAID Small Town Sanitation Project. Additionally, he held the position of Deputy Chief of Party for the USAID Civic Partnership for Good Governance project, where he supported civil society groups in advocacy interventions related to good governance, natural resource management, health, education, and climate change. He also served as Deputy Chief of Party for the USAID Coastal City Adaptation Project, concentrating on the sustainable management of natural resources for coastal city resilience.