Hikmat Baba Dua

Hikmat Baba Dua

Administrative Assistant (Internship)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Feminist|Youth Activist|Social Entrepreneur|SDGs Advocate|Global Citizen|Leadership Enthusiast|

  • Education

    •  Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Sociology and Social Work with Political Science minor

      Activities and Societies: Students Representative Council, KNUST Students' Parliament, Independence Hall JCR, Social Sciences Society, Member of KNUST Debate Team, KNUST Peer Counselor, Students Against HIV/AIDS, and the National Union of Ghana Students. Vice Chancellor’s /National Union of Ghana Students Excellence Awards; Personality of the Year Award Winner, KNUST. Most Dedicated Ex-Officio Award Winner, Independence Hall Awards. Student Representative Council (SRC) Deputy PRO/ Editor, KNUST. Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of Appointment Committee-KNUST Students’ Parliament. Member, Editor-In-Chief and PRO- Independence Hall, KNUST.

    • University for Development Studies

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      Master of Philosophy - MPhil Development Studies
  • Experience

    • University for Development Studies, Ghana

      Jan 2012 - Aug 2013
      Administrative Assistant (Internship)

      General Administrative duties.

    • FEAD-Ghana

      Dec 2013 - now
      Executive Director

      A non-profit led by young women to advance the status of girls and women through mentorship, literacy development and advocacy.

    • A World At School

      Apr 2014 - now
      Global Youth Ambassador

      Advocating for the 57 million children who do not attend school worldwide.

    • HerStory Initiative (LitWorld and GLOBAL G.L.O.W)

      Oct 2014 - now
      Partnership Coordinator (Tamale)
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Public Policy Analysis

      The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
      Jan 2023
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      Advocate of the Year (2015) Africa Youth Awards Jan 2016 Won the 2015 Advocate of the Year for selflessly championing girls rights and empowerment in Ghana and beyond.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      2015 JCI Ghana Ten Outstanding Young Persons Program (JCI TOYP) Award JCI Ghana Dec 2015 Awarded on the basis of Personal Improvement and Accomplishment as a Girls Empowerment Champion.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      2015 Mandela Washington Fellow Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Jun 2015 Honored to study Civic Leadership at Rutgers University under President Obama's flagship YALI program with a presidential summit in Washington D.C.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      Young Leader Women Deliver May 2015 A three year fellowship for youth advocates working to advance the health and wellbeing of girls and women.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      Domain Expert (Women's Empowerment) Global Startup Youth Oct 2013 Received full scholarship to represent Ghana at both the Global Startup Youth and the 4th Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      2013 MILEAD Fellow Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa May 2013 The MILEAD Fellows Program is a uniquely designed initiative committed to the long - term leadership development and promotion of Africa’s most promising young women leaders.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      KNUST Personality of the Year Vice Chacellor's Excellence Awards 2012 Spearheaded by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) with support from the Students' Representative Council (SRC) and the University Administration of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the annual Vice Chancellor's Awards goes to merited individuals with distinguished services and accomplishments while studying at the University.
    • Awarded to Hikmat Baba Dua
      2015 VVLead Fellow Vital Voices The VVLead Fellowship Program supports a global network of emerging and established women leaders who provide unusual and sustainable solutions to pressing problems that have impeded women and girls’ progress to participate fully in society and the economy.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Teaching guide

      Issued by Tamale Children's Home on Nov 2012
      Tamale Children's HomeAssociated with Hikmat Baba Dua