Experience

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  Bureau veldkamp & nipo

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Interviewer

  Research on position and integration of ethnic minorities in Dutch society; in cooperation with Ministry of Home Affairs.

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  Vluchtelingenwerk nederland

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Volunteer

  Assisting refugees with formalities and introduction to living in Amsterdam

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  Universiteit van amsterdam

  Oct 2003 - Mar 2004

  Ma researcher in kibondo, western tanzania

  MA research on socio-economic impacts of Burundian refugee presence on the local host population in Kibondo District, and on Tanzanian women in particular

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  Jesuit refugee service

  May 2005 - Jun 2007

  Information and advocacy officer

  Information - Responsible for information management, publications and relations with the media. Representation of the organization in various national and international platforms. Conducting regular field visits for data collection, analysis and research.Advocacy - Policy analysis and development and coordination of advocacy strategies and national plans. This involved regular communication with field as well as international offices, both inside and outside the organization.- Panel speaker on Statelessness in Thailand - Annual UNHCR consultations with NGOs (2006) Geneva- Representative JRS Asia Pacific Regional Office - JRS International Advocacy Meeting (2006) RomeMain topics: urban refugees, statelessness, camp refugees, child protection, refugee/ migrant education, detention Show less

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  Womencraft

  Apr 2008 - Jan 2015

  Award: This function was fully funded by the Vodafone Netherlands Foundation as part of their annual World of Difference competition 2008. The contract was carried in cooperation with SNV Tanzania.Development and implementation of sales and marketing strategies, general management support to WomenCraft, a social enterprise of Tanzanian, Burundian and Rwandan rural artisans. Conducted research and produced report on high quality handicrafts in the tourism sector in Tanzania in cooperation with SNV Tanzania Show less

  • Member of Advisory Board

    Mar 2010 - Jan 2015

  • International Representative

    Apr 2008 - Feb 2010
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  United planet

  Mar 2010 - Feb 2011

  Executive director

  Management of all aspects of United Planet Tanzania, an international NGO that builds cross-cultural understanding and provides development services through volunteerism. Started up office, legitimized organization for Tanzanian law, identified and implemented new partnerships, managed volunteer placements, financial management, and emergency handling.

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  Uwezo east africa

  Mar 2010 - Apr 2010

  Communications consultant

  Development of website content for Uwezo, a new initiative that promotes education learning, and consulted on the key elements of the Uwezo website policy.

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  Get real training

  May 2010 - Apr 2014

  Advisor and secretary of the board

  Support with funding proposals, website content development and general management advice for Get Real Training, an organization that provides Tanzanian based media training and capacity building.

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  Legacy foundation

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Marketing consultant

  Marketing and Public Relations consultant for this international NGO which works primarily with women’s groups worldwide to increase employment and conserve environmental resources. Researched, developed and tested a marketing manual for biomass briquette producers. Conducted a training workshop in marketing.

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  Vk consultants ltd.

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2015

  Consultant and managing director

  HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation 2012-2014:HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (2014) - Technical Advisor GPLP project. Strategic, technical and methodological support to project team on: baseline study; M&E Plan; partner negotiations and development of multi-stakeholder approach. Responsible for development of Project Document (ProDoc) for Phase I (three years); led the action planning (YPO) for year I and II. HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (2013) - Team leader of market assessment on horticulture in Arusha region- Co-writer project EU application on horticulture- Team-leader situational assessment GPLP project in seven Tanzanian regions, responsible for data analysis and produced final report- Gender mainstreaming training for GPLP team, incl. on HSI & SDC GSE (gender and social equity) and WEE policies and strategies- HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (2012)- Market assessment for KUWAKI (then ‘Women Water Vegetable’) in Singida region- Rapid assessment of PHM, with focus on storage, including use of warehouses in Dodoma and Morogoro regions- Co-writer project application for GPLP to SDC (10 million USD contract won, 2013)Other clients:- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2012- 2014) - Associate Consultant/ gender specialist backstopping Social Accountability project of SDC (baseline study; gender audit for three CSOs; monitoring; action learning) under eMJee Consult - COWI Tanzania (2013) - Social and Gender Specialist, field team leader - Situational Assessment for a mining company in Western Tanzania - World Bank (2012) - Associate consultant/ Social and Gender Specialist - Strategic Regional Environmental and Social Assessment for SAGCOT in Tanzania. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

  Consultant

  HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Tanzania- Assistant to the Country DirectorTFCG Tanzania (under eMJee Development Consult)- Gender mainstreaming advice on (a.o.) gender sensitive data collection, project design, M&EHELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Switzerland- Co-author Capitalization of Experience document on gender mainstreaming in MSD project- Author short version of Capitalization of Experience of the above for printing; applying Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) modelHELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Tanzania- Editor of GPLP 2015 annual report- Editor of EU grant proposal- Editor and elaborator of Grains Postharvest Loss Prevention (GPLP) 2016 Yearly Plan of Operation (YPO)- Editor of KUWAKI six month report Show less

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  American international school of bucharest

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2023

  - One-on-one counseling- Counseling classes- College counseling- Audit using ISCA Counseling Curriculum Planning- Coordination with Counselors pre -K to Grade 12 - Career and university counseling, Grades 10-11- University transition counseling for Grade 12- Development and implementation of G11 university counseling - Review and editing of University Handbook- Development and co-implementation of university counseling classes- Planning and co-hosting of G11 Parent University Planning and Application evening

  • School Counselor

    Aug 2020 - Jul 2023

  • School Counselor (MEd internship)

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Career and University Counselor

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  • Career and University Counseling -UCLA practicum, and assistant (volunteer)

    Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
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  American school of antananarivo

  Jul 2023 - now

  High school counselor