Experience

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  Shooting touch

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2019

  Program director

  Developed and delivered eight-unit "TuriKumwe" (We Are Together) Health Curriculum, a creative, gender-transformative framework marrying the concepts of health, life skills and basketball. Co-developed "Pathways to a Better Future" program, a pre-employability and life skills course for teenage basketball players graduating out of Shooting Touch. Developed and implemented program’s Theory of Change, Logic Model, and Monitoring and Evaluation plan to ensure utmost sustainable growth and impact of play-based curriculum.Facilitated over 60 coaching trainings on play-based curriculum implementation, setting foundational groundwork for a new perspective on health and improved livelihood for 2,000+ Rwandans.Executed eight gender-focused community health awareness events and advocacy marches of up to 1,000 attendees, to address women’s health rights and increase access to essential health services.Managed 25 coaches and 10 volunteers to implement basketball programming, scheduling, community events, and impact reporting across five basketball courts for over 1,300 beneficiaries. Show less

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  Basketball without borders

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Coach and mentor

  Led educational sessions to promote sense of self and address cross-cultural barriers for female athletes across 29 African countries.Worked and strategized with NBA staff to develop plans for coaching and mentoring young female athletes.

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  Re-storying autism

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Graduate student researcher

  Research: Leaving the Deficit Model Behind: Shifting Understandings of Autism Through an Arts-Based Approach. Conducted data collection through transcription (word-for-word verbatim).

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  Ottawa's independent living resource centre

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  Program facilitator and coordinator

  Taught an intensive, engaging, and experiential life-skills program to adults with both visible and invisible disabilities, providing opportunities for students to create and pursue goals that align with their values and skills.Recruited guest speakers and organized 12 workshops that aligned with students expressed desires and needs. Managed the Direct Funding program (a government funded program for folks with physical disabilities) which entailed communicating, coordinating, and providing support to over 100 applicants and Self Managers. Show less

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  Paper crown rwanda

  Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

  Strategic advisor

  Developed organizational documents, frameworks, and tools through that support staff to implement various gender projects for youth. Managed and implemented a monitoring, evaluation and learning toolkit to effectively capture project impact and determine the necessary adjustments to improve gender programming. Oversaw and monitored major funder projects including budgeting, reporting and implementation of programming. Ensured that current and new initiatives follow PCR's feminist principles and values. Developed and managed goal planning, performance evaluation framework and results management process to ensure quality performance of staff. Strategically advised on partnership development and grant agreements to support the sustainable growth of the organization.Developed goal planning and results-based management process with international team. Show less