Experience

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  Youth united of habitat for humanity of forsyth county

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2011

  Co-president, publicity committee, school representative

  *Spearheaded fundraising efforts that summed to over $70,000 and built a house for a local family*Hosted and planned advocacy events to raise awareness about housing issues within the community*Led and delegated tasks to a steering committee of approximately 15 student representatives from schools spread across the county *Acted as liaison between Youth United at the county level and high school as a school representative from August 2009-June 2010, coordinating publicity measures and recruiting interested students Show less

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  Stand: the student-led division of genocide intervention network

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2011

  Leadership council

  *Collaborated with a team of 10 to raise awareness about genocide in school and Winston-Salem community *Raised more than $20,000 towards relief efforts for those affected by conflict in Sudan, contributing to the building of a well and the purchase of solar-powered cookers for refugee camps

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  The chronicle, independent student daily at duke university

  Sept 2011 - May 2015

  News editor, news blog editor, reporter

  News Editor*Chosen as delegate for Project Interchange’s Campus Media Leaders Seminar in Israel Winter 2013*Worked 60+ hours/week editing articles for daily production, making editorial decisions about the print and online editions of the paper, monitoring news coverage, writing articles and mentoring writers and other editors*Coordinated 3 departments within the News section including 6 department editors and approximately 20 staff writers*Generated and researched story ideas and maintained relationships with sources including University administrators*Recruited and trained approximately 100 contributing writers Staff Writer/Associate Editor *Brainstormed, investigate and write 1-2 stories/week with a focus on Speakers & Events and Global Education*Edited approximately 6 hours each week, collaborating with other writers to improve the quality of news writing*Built and maintained relationships with campus authorities to aid in discovering story lines and gaining reliable information www.dukechronicle.com Show less

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  Friendship ngo

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Community health intern

  *Researched, designed, piloted and conducted quantitative and qualitative surveys regarding state of pediatric respiratory healthcare services and knowledge among mothers in Rangpur district in consultation with researchers from Mount Sinai Medical Center*Assisted with Training of Trainers (ToT) of more than 30 community health workers*Compiled, analyzed and presented data from quantitative and follow-up qualitative surveys of mothers who visited the floating hospital as well as the NGO’s satellite clinics at other river islands *Coordinated housing, food and travel and obtained funding from DukeEngage Independent Project Fund Show less

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  United states commission on international religious freedom

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Government relations and communications intern

  *Tracked foreign policy, international religious freedom, and human rights and created documents for public distribution including press clips, press releases, policy briefs and reports*Attended and reported on Congressional hearings and researched actions taken by Congress members and committees*Conducted research for Defending Freedoms Project to support advocacy for prisoners of conscience *Maintained and expanded database of media, NGO, think tank, academia, and religious contacts*Updated website and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook a*Provided logistical support for events such as public hearings and speaking engagements Show less

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  Clay aiken for north carolina

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Field organizing intern

  *Educated and recruited voters in North Carolina’s second district through phone calls and in-person canvassing*Assisted campaign volunteers, updated voter databases using Votebuilder and helped with administrative tasks

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  Duke university

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  *Produced a film about community-based environmental management, peace building and gender in Nigeria *Researched, coded and analyzed transgovernmental enforcement agreements regarding global competition policy *Developed original case studies and conducted a literature review regarding information and communication technology around the world, open-source licensing and applications for promoting social justice and human development

  • United Nations Environment Programme Film Project

    Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Law and Politics of Antitrust in Open Economies Research Assistant

    Sept 2014 - May 2015

  • Innovation and Technology Policy Lab Researcher

    Aug 2014 - May 2015
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  Mpower social enterprises ltd.

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Design and innovation associate

  mPower is a social enterprise focusing on shifting mindsets and bringing tech innovations into processes to improve how development is done. My engagement was through a yearlong program design and research fellowship hosted by the organization.*Co-created business development plans for pursuing information & communication technology (ICT4D) initiatives in international development domains of nutrition, climate change, and governance*Wrote successful project proposals and concept notes for international bidding processes and competitions *Conducted operational research and prepared strategy report on 3 projects implemented with Save the Children *Designed workshops on innovation & ICT for NGO employees and coordinated a Hackathon for local youth*Assessed USAID-funded Agriculture Extension project for strategic flaws and drafted recommendation report on opportunities to better utilize human-centered design methodology*Supported communication strategy update, website revamp, and produced content such as published op-eds Show less

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  Progressive organizing solutions

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  Field organizer

  *Managed daily canvassing operations for a Get Out the Vote campaign for the Democratic party prior to the November 2016 election; trained and supervised canvassers to ensure high quality outreach to voters

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  Usaid

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

  Democracy and governance assistant

  Supported the monitoring, implementation and evaluation of USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG) Office’s development programs. The DRG Office manages an $80 million dollar portfolio that includes: combatting human trafficking, decreasing domestic violence and child marriage, increasing access to legal aid, improving worker rights, promoting good governance through accountability and transparency and supporting the electoral process.*Awarded Mission Honor Award, Meritorious Honor Award, On the Spot Cash Award, and Eagle Award *Selected for short term assignment at USAID Cambodia to support monitoring and evaluation by assisting with Data Quality Assessments and updating Key Issue Narratives and Annual Performance Review indicator reports *Supported design and procurement of new/existing activities related to labor, rule of law, CVE, LGBTI rights, civil society & elections*Coordinated Political Economy Analysis on labor rights in the RMG industry by maintaining interview schedule, managing logistics, communicating with 98 informants, conducting/synthesizing interviews, and finalizing report*Researched and drafted Request For Information on security force abuses and synthesized responses *Drafted, edited and obtained Mission approval of internal & external documents e.g. MOUs, speeches, memos, issue papers*Helped draft strategic documents including a Project Development Plan for DG related development objectives*Evaluated project proposals by potential implementing partners and job applicants *Support discussions with representatives of other USG agencies, the donor community, the host country government and other relevant institutions to ensure coordination of programs, policies, objectives and priorities, as required Show less

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  Dai

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2020

  *Supported revision of Implementation Plan and accompanying MEL Plan for USAID Digital Strategy*Created data collection infrastructure including storage templates, partnerships, and new USAID standard indicators*Ensured high-quality, ongoing data collection and reporting *Supported project and financial management and new business efforts focused on transition contexts; Tasks included ensuring contractual compliance, drafting deliverables, monitoring finances, facilitating grant and activity management, client communications and recruiting personnel

  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist, USAID Digital Strategy

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Associate II, Center for Secure and Stable States (CS3)

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  • Associate I, Center for Secure and Stable States (CS3)

    Apr 2018 - Jan 2020
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  Ecodit

  Feb 2021 - Jul 2022

  Research consultant, usaid/power africa data and technical support (dts)

  Prepared 50 due diligence reports on potential private sector partners for energy infrastructure projects

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  United nations population fund (unfpa), humanitarian office

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Cash and voucher assistance (cva) intern
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  Tetra tech

  Dec 2021 - Jul 2022

  Monitoring, evaluation and learning consultant, usaid engendering industries project

  Supported finalization of 13 baseline assessment reports for utilities companies partnering with USAID's Engendering Industries to increase economic opportunities for women and improve gender equality in male-dominated sectors

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  Renew capital

  Jul 2022 - now

  Senior consultant, private sector development and m&e lead

  Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that manages the Renew Capital Angels, a global network of for-purpose angel investors who seek to generate social impact and financial returns by investing in growth-oriented small and medium enterprises in Africa.Renew Capital operates its Exchange hubs across sub-Saharan Africa for organizing capital, building pipeline, providing executive training programs and supporting investments.The Renew Capital team includes financial analysts, lawyers, business consultants, and development specialists with extensive experience in Africa. Show less