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Toronto, On, Ca

Nairobi County, Kenya

- Strategically and creatively supporting global NGOs, development and philanthropic orgaizations in public relations and corporate communications activities across Africa, with a focus on healthcare, social impact and sustainability

Nairobi, Kenya

- Managing end-to-end communications strategies from proposal and strategy ideation, to content development, media relations, event planning and campaign execution - Writing and generating thought leadership for op-eds, blogs, newsletters, reports, policy memos, video scripts, and digital advocacy materials- Co-creating the materials for the organization’s first Health Policy and Advocacy offering and the Sustainability and Social Impact offering for Africa, through research on the policy landscape, market insights, and major stakeholders in Africa

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Copyedited editorial content, newsletters, op-eds, weekly advocacy emails, annual reports and other publications tailored towards policy makers, donors and CHANGE supporters.- Drafted weekly social media content for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and created supporting graphics to educate, advocate, fundraise and highlight current reproductive justice issues- Monitored weekly news coverage and the latest research and data in gender equity, sexual and reproductive health and rights, LGBT+ rights and climate change, to compile in a weekly news and policy roundup up- Created fundraising emails & digital assets by working closely with the Development team, resulting in a successful virtual event that surpassed our fundraising goal of $10,000

- Developed a partnerships engagement strategy to identify and build relationships with relevant stakeholders and organizations from the Global South- Researched and identified several grant opportunities, compiled background information on grants and donors, and supported in writing grant applications and drafting budgets - Identified and initiated relationships with peer/partner organizations to successfully secure a $20,000 grant

Upland, Indiana

- Supported undergraduate and graduate students in editing and revising their written assignments. In this role, I empowered students to identify their writing strengths and build their critical thinking skills, as well as mentored other Writing Center Tutors.

Upland, Indiana, United States

- Supported the Director of Tutoring services in enrolling students seeking academic support services, and managed multiple administrative tasks, including organizing the physical and digital database of the Center’s records that enabled seamless communication and distribution of administrative tasks and program documents between the team

Upland, Indiana

- Led a cabinet of 8 students in ideating and planning several campus events centered around raising awareness on various social, political and global issues through panels, movie screenings and group discussions. In this role, I worked closely with the Office of the Student Body President and school administrators to discuss pertinent issues relevant to the campus and student body.

Washington D.C.

- Conducted research on a myriad of African policy topics, for event briefing materials, congress testimonies, presidential visits, and prepared talking points and speeches for Senior Fellows- Drafted social media content, routinely tracked engagement metrics and independently curated images and written text that still feature on the Africa center’s rebranded website- Independently published an analysis piece on the US's approach to LGBT+ foreign policy in Africa, that received high engagement and was published in Pouvoir D’afrique magazine

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Upland, Indiana

- Identified, logged and tracked over 300 cases of religious persecution of Muslims, in a research team of 3. Analyzed and compiled the data into a report and infographics and presented research findings to the board.

Nairobi, Kenya

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Philosophy And Economics

Activities and Societies: President of Global Engagement: 2018 to 2019 / Co-president of the Multi-Ethnic Student Association: 2017-2018 /.

Economic Problems And Public Policy Course, Economics

Activities and Societies: The Fund for American Studies - Public Policy and Economics TrackCompleted an upper-level Economics course.