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Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

I am responsible for all West Africa (Ghana and Ivory Coast) focused projects under Fairtrade Finland's DONUTS (Dignified Opportunities Nurtuned through Trade and Sustainability) Programme implemented in 2022-2025. These projects focus on child labour eradication, improved livelihoods and living income, dynamic agroforestry and climate smart cropping.

Helsinki / Southern Africa

SAIS Programme is a regional initiative that strengthens innovation ecosystems and promotes cross-border collaboration between innovation actors in Southern Africa. The Programme focuses early-stage enterprises, young entrepreneurs, and innovations that serve socially or economically disadvantaged populations. I was responsible for coordinating the.

Lusaka, Zambia

Accelerated Growth for MSMEs (AGS) Programme is a bilateral development programme funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland. AGS contributes to sustainable job growth in Zambia by increasing the competitiveness of micro, small and medium sized enterprises. My role is versatile with input into most key activities including business.

Belgrade

The Niras Young Professional Academy (NYPA) is a 2-year programme combining practical work and training on consulting, tendering, and project management in international development. I was deployed in six countries across Europe and Africa: Serbia, Namibia, Zambia, Germany, Denmark, and Finland. I did extensive tendering work for GIZ, KfW, Danida, World.

Duara Travels is a for-profit start-up with a mission to create social impact by redirecting tourism income in developing countries into rural areas. I was responsible for operations in emerging markets. I managed the scaling of the host family network, recruiting, training and communicating with local stakeholders. My work involved partnership building.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

I coordinated operations and logistics for the 10 largest Finnish B2B customers in the Consumer Product Division. I communicated and coordinated between supply planning, forecasting, warehouses, credit control and customers to ensure prompt order flows, high service levels and product availability, as well as correct campaigns, pricing and reclamation.

Helsinki Area, Finland

My master thesis dealt with the drivers and barriers of socially sustainable organisational purchasing in the retail industry. It was done in cooperation and on commission from Tokmanni, including interviews with their management and professional purchasing staff. The process increased my expertise in managing human rights, environmental responsibility and.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Impact Iglu was a Aalto University based community for impact-driven entrepreneurs with focus on solutions targeting emerging markets. The purpose was to share knowledge, build partnerships, network and ideate among founders and students. My role focused on communication, community building and event management, including innovation challenge workshops.

Helsinki Area, Finland

My responsibilities included coordinating development cooperation projects under the Fund for Local Cooperation, an on-site assessment of a sustainable tourism project in Sri Lanka, assisting the Ambassador in diplomatic meetings, official reporting, consular information services, updating websites and secretarial tasks. Afterwards, I did a second project.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

At the Permanent Mission of Finland in Geneva, I substituted diplomats in meetings in trade-related international organisations (WTO, WIPO, UNCTAD) and EU-coordination meetings. I wrote reports to different Finnish ministries, produced articles for external and internal MFA medias and organized outreach events. The internship gave me a good understanding.

Helsinki Area, Finland

I was involved in organizing two large delegation trips to East and Southern Africa for Finnish politicians, celebrities and bureaucrats. I wrote articles, managed social media, did website administration and secretarial tasks.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Espoo, Finland

Helsinki Area, Finland

Master'S Degree, Creative Sustainability (School Of Business And Economics)

The Creative Sustainability major studies focused on creating innovative ways to deal with wicked global sustainability issues. We used.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing

International Exchange Studies

International Baccalaureate (Ib), 42/45