Experience

Oxfam Canada

• Canada
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Humanitarian MEAL Program Officer

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  - Provide monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) support to Oxfam country teams in the delivery of Oxfam Canada’s portfolio of Humanitarian Unit projects. - Provide support to in country staff in the design, administration, management and implementation of humanitarian and nexus projects. - Support key humanitarian programmatic interventions (WASH, EFSL, Health, Nutrition, GiE, Protection, Shelter/NFI) and triple nexus; -Ensure all aspects of donor compliance, including donor relationship management. Support the Manager to increase women's rights and feminist approaches in the humanitarian portfolio. -Lead, support and work on projects to enhance access to gender-responsive education for refugee, internally displaced and host community children and youth in target communities, particularly girls and adolescent girls. Show less



KAIROS Canada

• Global Partnerships Coordinator: Women, Peace & Security and Climate Justice in Africa

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Contributes to program development and coordination, education and capacity building, advocacy, and policy development. • Responsible for the education and advocacy work related to KAIROS’ Africa partnerships, cross-cutting issues of climate change and global partnerships and supporting overall monitoring and evaluation reporting. • Manage and work in collaboration to Africa partners based in the DRC, South Sudan, Ghana, South Africa to establish programs and framework agreements that tackle the impacts of climate change, resource extraction and gender-based violence. • Plan, implement, and manage the funding allocations and disbursements for Africa partners and provide narrative and financial reports. • Ensure sustainability of programs and projects through field and partner visits. • Monitor and analyze Canadian government and international policy issues related to Africa, women, peace and security, climate justice, resource extraction, just transition and Loss and Damage. • Develop new project proposals including a new program on the nexus between Women, Peace and Security, economic empowerment and climate justice in the Global South including the DRC, South Sudan, Colombia, and the West Bank. • Assist in the coordination and implementation of KAIROS’ yearly 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign, Climate Action Month. •Leading the creation of “MERE HUB AFRICA”, a platform for and in consultation with grassroots organizations, women land, and water defenders working on resource extraction, the Women, Peace and Security agenda and climate change. •Managed and led KAIROS’ delegation to the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) to amplify the voices of 10 delegates from the Global South and Indigenous territories. •Appointed Chair of KAIROS’ Diversity, Inclusion and Equity working group put together to design and implement a strong equity plan for KAIROS in an effort to become an anti-racist, equitable and decolonized workplace. Show less



Inclusive Societies

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Program and Grant Development Fellow, Gender and Social Equity

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Supported the Principal in identifying and responding to grant and contract opportunities for gender and social equity programming. • Assisted in business development and proposal writing for USAID and World Bank contracts. • Worked as a research consultant and networking contact. • Supported the Principal in identifying and responding to grant and contract opportunities for gender and social equity programming. • Assisted in business development and proposal writing for USAID and World Bank contracts. • Worked as a research consultant and networking contact.



Femmes Africa Solidarité

• Senegal
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Researcher, Women, Peace and Security in Africa

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

  • Providing analytical support to the organization’s report on UNSCR 1325 on the continent of Africa. • Conducting in-depth analysis on the degree to which UN Security Council Resolution 1325 is implemented by governments to improve women’s participation in peacebuilding efforts and post-conflict reconstruction through the analysis of case studies that involve Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, and the Mano River Region in Africa. • Data Collection and coding. Combined data into one coherent transnational report. • Co-lead and co-supervised undergraduate students and research interns in the production of country profiles. Show less



Refugees International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Consultant, Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa

  • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Analyzed the current state of Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights and Gender Based Violence in conflict affected areas of Mali. Analyze the service delivery situation for women and youth in IDP camps and host families. • Produced a research brief consisting of concise research as well as policy recommendations to be used for RI advocacy efforts. • Outreach and communication with local stakeholders and civil society actors in Mali to further understand the current political space, health funding crisis, and the effects of the recent coup and COVID19 pandemic. • Coordinated interviews with local activists, midwives and political actors on the ground to inform the policy recommendations provided to Refugees International. Show less



Vital Voices Global Partnership

• United States
• International Affairs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data across the Vital Voices program portfolio • Conducted critical research to support Vital Voices human rights, leadership and development programs in program design, monitoring and evaluation. • Developed surveys, creating manuals and learning tolls and effectively presenting findings. • Researched and facilitated a presentation on the best ways to improve surveys response rates to the different Vital Voices Team. Provided technical assistance to the different teams. Show less



U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council

• Washington, United States

• Research Assistant : Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Worked with USAWC’s Executive Director to plan and execute high profile meetings, events and visits with high level Afghan dignitaries. Assist with the planning, implementation, and follow-up of social media campaigns. • Prepared background concept notes on the history of women owned businesses in Afghanistan for the Afghanistan Donor’s Conference. Supported the council’s strategy for the 16 days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence. • Coordinated the early stages of the council's visual mapping project to better understand the activities of partners in Afghanistan through data collection. The map would be used by the Department of State for assistance analysis and to help security forces, including no-strike lists. • Analyzed news articles and policy reports for both internal and external purposes, producing short but high-quality written products including content for monthly newsletters. Followed relevant news media related to Afghanistan, women’s issues, and relevant political and policy developments. Show less



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gender Based Violence ST Consultant

  • May 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Promoted as a Short Term Consultant to support the development of a Regional GBV Action Plan for the Middle East/North Africa Region.• Created country profiles for Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Algeria, Iran, Oman, Qatar, Libya, Syria and completed and reviewed the remaining 10 country profiles of the region including Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the UAE, Yemen and the West Bank and Gaza.• Developed a GBV regional synthesis on the trends and prevalence of GBV in the MENA region. The synthesis consisted of multiple summary notes of the involvement/work by civil society organizations, technical support by international actors such as the UN or the EU, a note on service delivery and gaps in protection services provided by the government. Developed data visualization tools to present, monitor and analyze the findings. Show less

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2020 - May 2020

  • Project focusing on Gender Based Violence in the MENA region. Conducting the research within the framework of the Gender, International Security, and Development class offered at Georgetown.• Developing country profiles based on rigorous data analysis of prevalence and trends of different forms of GBV in individual MENA countries, including intimate partner violence, non-partner violence, GBV against children, child, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation, crimes committed in the name of "honor'' as well as sexual harassment.• Analyzed key strengths and weaknesses in each country to identify potential opportunities for country engagement. The country profiles are part of a broader effort to develop a Regional Action Plan on GBV in MENA. Show less



United Nations Association of the National Capital Area

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Fellow

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Participated in an advanced course to develop an understanding of the global challenges and opportunities facing the world with an insider’s view, a “UN lens”. • Attended nine substance sessions to promote interactive problem analysis and the identification of problem-solving strategies through collaboration. • Served as an ambassador for the United Nations and the UN Association with professors, Student peers and beyond. • Participated in an advanced course to develop an understanding of the global challenges and opportunities facing the world with an insider’s view, a “UN lens”. • Attended nine substance sessions to promote interactive problem analysis and the identification of problem-solving strategies through collaboration. • Served as an ambassador for the United Nations and the UN Association with professors, Student peers and beyond.



Alliance for African Assistance

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Village Language Department Assistant

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Assisted the Global Village Language Department which offers on-site interpretation, document translation, and telephonic interpretation, for over 200 different languages and dialects. • Assisted in the administration of the “Global village Language department” with the aim to assist refugees struggling with language barriers. • Worked as an office administrator assistant, scheduled appointments for customers requesting translations services and collected and synthetized data on customers. Show less