Sierra Kamara Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

In my role as a Young Women’s Advocate, I provide comprehensive support to young women and girls who are survivors of violence, including sexual violence, exploitation, and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG). My responsibilities include offering both one-to-one emotional and practical support to empower survivors as they navigate their personal healing journeys.I also design and facilitate workshops aimed at fostering resilience, empowerment, and awareness among young women and professionals. These workshops address various topics, including trauma recovery, self-care, race, advocacy skills and creating safe and supportive spaces for participants to share their experiences and build strength together. Additionally, I frequently present ideas and strategies to advocate for the needs and voices of young women within the organisation and the wider community.My work is grounded in intersectionality, with a focus on amplifying the voices of Black women and girls to ensure they feel seen, heard, and valued as they overcome the systemic barriers they face.

London, England, United Kingdom

- Provided personalised support and advocacy for women in the criminal justice system, ensuring they accessed essential services like legal aid, counseling, and healthcare. - Established trusting relationships through a client-led, trauma-informed, and holistic approach, addressing individual needs and circumstances. - Acted as a liaison between clients and agencies, fostering efficient cooperation to address long-term needs and drive positive change. - Developed specialised support plans for thirty individuals, advocating for their rights and fair treatment within the criminal justice system and relevant organizations, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive support. Additionally, led a project promoting healthy reproductive practices by providing 50 self-made care packages for women leaving custody.

London, England, United Kingdom

-Establishing genuine connections with young people aged 12 to 17 with complex emotional needs using restorative and trauma-informed practice - Collaborated with a diverse team, multiple agencies, and young people to improve their lived experiences, and to alleviate any further trauma. - Advocated on behalf of children, whilst giving them key skills to advocate for themselves by using holistic pedagogical methods. - Curated monthly cultural calendar for young people in residential care that reflects pedagogical values and all encompassing nature of education and life in London - Handled referrals, updated monthly reviews, completed daily reports, facilitated meetings

London, United Kingdom

-Managed team of 6 team leaders to successfully organise and deliverprogramme encouraging social benevolence and independence to over 30diverse young people aged 16-17, over several summers and autumns.-Reported any safeguarding concerns, incidents and handled finances forprogramme ensuring all young people were catered to accordingly.-Carrying out outreach work, fundraising and volunteering, whilst liaisingwith multi-agencies to ensure community work is mutually beneficial.

London, England, United Kingdom

-Established educational database consisting of over 60 schools in Londonto increase opportunities for marginalised young people aiming to work injournalistic fields.-Organising meetings, working with tight deadlines, contacting stakeholdersand writing and editing press releases.-Examining value of early intervention in creative sector, particularly forpeople from underprivileged backgrounds, using qualitative andquantitative data.-Developing relationships and working with schools, journalists, andmagazine editors to strengthen programme and support its objectives.

London, United Kingdom

-Reviewed effectiveness of policies, services and resources offered toBAME students through conversations with senior university staff and avariety of university and students' union meetings, and maderecommendations based on research and building relationships withstudent body.-Actively worked on several EDI projects in order to reduce attainment gapbetween BAME students, and their white counterparts, such asDecolonising the Curriculum initiatives.-Guest Speaker at several events on the importance of visibility andrepresentation in Higher education for Black students-Held a number of celebrations, projects and activities to address needs ofBAME students ( Young, Gifted and Black, Woman to Woman, MeToo)-Organised the Roehampton Students' Union's BAME conference whichwas attended by over 60 students and made savings of over £5000compared to the previous year.

•Played the role of a key coordinator supporting various departments such as Operations, HR and Learning and Development •Aided the planning of several social events to improve social cohesion in the work place (e.g. sports day, award ceremony, talent show and culture day)

Master'S Degree, Race, Media And Social Justice, Merit (68%)

Social Sciences, Criminology And Sociology Bsc, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: BAME Officer Universal Black Minds Mental Health and Welfare Officer Student Life Committee Member Decolonising.

Education record

2012 to 2015, Kingsmead Sixth Form, London English Language (A), English Literature (A), French (C), Science (B), Maths (C), Geography.