Founder and CEO of eduSOIL an international social enterprise that nurtures the mental and emotional health of children and adults through community arts, youth leadership and wellbeing programmes in South Africa (SA), India, the Philippines and Sudan. Director of Design For Change South Africa and Sudan. Interdisciplinary artist destigmatising intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse and addressing violence against women and girls through a range of media that include music, poetry, spoken word, visual art. International community arts leader with 23 years of international teaching experience and 10 years as a founder/leader of the eduSOIL team that has designed and delivered trauma-informed workshops, print resources and online programmes for +16,000 people in SA, India, Sudan, India, Nepal, the Philippines and around S.E Asia. Social entrepreneurship awards:- Changemaker Award (2023) India- Spark Changemaker (2015) SA- LifeCo UnLtd Enterprizer (2016) SA- Lioness of Africa (2017) SAArts awards:- SIAP, Arts Council Northern Ireland (2021 - 23)- Ethnic Minority Artist award, Arts Council Northern Ireland (2021 - 23)- Global Talent endorsement, Arts Council England (2021)Academic Scholarship:- UNICAF, Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration (2015)Working on:- building a mental health focussed EdTech prototype for UK and global markets.- releasing a debut album of spoken word and songs, publishing a poetry collection and memoir, visual art exhibition, multidisciplinary performance and interactive installation destigmitising childhood sexual trauma and domestic violence- integrating the arts and technology to facilitate interactive healing spaces in which participants explore a range of media for creative expression and healing. Previous teaching roles: - Year 5 PYP Homeroom Teacher, Wellbeing Team Volunteer, Khartoum International Community School- Year 1 and Service and Environmental Learning Coordinator at the International School Manila- Early Years and primary teaching positions in the UK, SA and ESL in South KoreaQualifications and certificates include:- Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration- BPrimEd- Ecovillage Design Education- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy- Mindfulness in Schools- Yoga for Children and adults- Design ThinkingEducation Specialities include:-Curriculum Design- Design Thinking- Service Learning- Sustainability Education- Wellbeing in education- Social, Emotional, Mental Health- EdTech and HealthTech Innovation