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CURRICULUM VITAE:
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 1970- 1972: |
Teaching in Secondary School as Pupil Teacher |
| 1974- 1976: |
Teaching as qualified teacher in Secondary
School, under the Education Department, Ministry of Education |
| 1976- 1983: |
Senior Business Advisory and Training Officer,
Indigenous Business Advisory Services (IBAS). |
| Sept. 1983 - Dec. 1989: |
Deputy Executive Secretary, Women's Bureau,
the executive arm of the Nation Women's Council |
| July 1996
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Minister of Health, Social Welfare
and Women's Affairs |
| 20 March 1997 |
Vice President and Secretary of State for Health, Social
Welfare and Women's Affairs
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RESEARCH AND OTHER EXPERIENCES
| 1990- 1996: |
The formulation of policies, guidelines and
programmes for the integration of Women In Development. |
| 1990- 1996: |
General administration in day-today running
of the Women's Bureau. |
| 1990- 1996: |
Ex-officio member of National Women's Council. |
| 1990- 1996: |
Resource mobilisation for projects and programmes
for women both at the national and International level. |
| 1992- 1995: |
Member of Gambia College Council. |
| 1991- 1994: |
Member of the National Scholarship
Advisory Board. |
| 1994- 1995: |
Member of the Royal Victoria Hospital Management
Board. |
| 1990- 1992: |
Member of Mile 2 Prison Visiting Committee.
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| 1995- 1996: |
Chairperson, National Civic Education Panel
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| 1974- 1976: |
Short-term contracts as instructor
of US Peace Corps Volunteers in Gambian languages and culture |
| 1983: |
Did a needs assessment survey on Gambian Women |
| May-June 1984 |
Participated in and contributed to a study
entitled "Female Circumcision, The Gambia Experience".
The Study examined the economic, social and health implications
of the practice of female circumcision. |
| May-June984: |
Contributed to a research on how literacy
can enhance the socio-economic development of Gambian women. |
| July -Aug1986: |
Contributed to a research on how to effectively
integrate Gambian women in national development and how
to meet their needs in national development planning. |
| Jan -April1987: |
Contributed to the designing of a research
on comparative roles of the sexes and how this affects thefull
integration of women in national development. |
| 1989- 1991: |
Participated in research on Women, National
Accounts and Statistics, Credit Support for Women and Women
in the Informal Sector (sponsored by UNIFEM, UNDP). |
| 1984 to date: |
Researched and produced papers on Women and
Development, Human Rights and multi-sectorally related documents.
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| 1995: |
Compilation of The Gambia's report on the
Status of Women, for the Beijing World Conference on Women
(1995).
Preparation of Terms of Reference and related matters and
seeking funding for The Gambia's first National Policy on
Women and the Review of the National Women's Council Act
of 1980. |
EDUCATION
SCHOOLS ATTENDED
| 1959- 1964: |
Brikama Primary School |
| 1964- 1970: |
Armitage High School, Georgetown.
Obtained GCE "0" Level in 4 subjects. |
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
| 1971 -1974: |
Yundum Teacher's Training College Qualified
Teacher. |
July 1979-
Dec. 1979: |
The Research Institute for Management
Science, RVB, Delft, The Netherlands. Obtained Post Graduate
Diploma in Industrial Management. |
Sept. -
Nov. 1981: |
The University of the Phillippones, Institute for small-scale
Industries. Obtained Certificate following course in small-scale
Industrial Information Management (SINFOMAN).
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| Sept. 1988: |
The University College of Swansea, University of Wales.
Obtained M.Sc. Economics (in Social and Economic Development).
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English, French, Fula, Wollof and Mandinka.
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Travelled widely in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
HOBBIES
Reading and watching documentary and historical films, meeting
people and travelling/visiting places of interest.
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