Nairobi County, Kenya
🌍 I work at the intersection of resource mobilization, partnerships, and program development in international development, with a focus on Africa. Growing up across East and West Africa and California, I bring a cross-cultural lens to how I approach stakeholder engagement and building context-specific solutions. 🎓 M.Sc. International Business Management, EDHEC Business School | Double B.A. in Political Science & Political Economy, UC Berkeley 👩🏾💻 I currently support the Africa portfolio at Search for Common Ground, contributing to proposal development, donor engagement, and resource mobilization efforts across multiple country programs. With 5 years of experience, across roles with the United Nations, California State Government, and international NGOs. 🛠️ Skills: Partnerships & donor engagement | Proposal development | Stakeholder management | Policy research | Strategic communications 🌱 I’m particularly interested in roles focused on partnerships, strategy, and program development within international development and social impact, where I can contribute to building scalable, locally grounded solutions.
Search for Common Ground is the world's leading peacebuilding organization. Supporting their Africa portfolio through resource mobilization, donor engagement, and proposal development.
Support regional Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), a United Nations (UN) Agenda that promotes youth participation in peace processes, programming across 15 West and Central African countries through program coordination, policy analysis, inter-agency collaboration, and strategic communications. Key achievements: - Coordinate regional YPS initiatives, including International Peace Day and a UN Inter-Agency Regional Learning Forum, managing agendas, logistics, participant coordination, and synthesis reports for convenings of up to 200 participants. - Serve on the UN Inter-Agency Working Group on YPS (UNFPA, UNDP, UNOWAS), supporting coordination, meeting facilitation, official minutes, and follow-up on joint action items. - Compile and synthesize inter-agency YPS work for Issue 3 of the Regional YPS Newsletter, coordinating inputs from multiple UN entities to strengthen knowledge-sharing and visibility. - Support end-of-year Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and YPS reports in collaboration with UNOWAS, contributing analysis and narrative inputs to regional reporting processes. - Analyze YPS programming data across 15 country offices to identify trends, gaps, and priorities, informing strategic planning and the 2026 regional work plan. - Draft executive briefing notes, talking points, and strategic communications for senior leadership on peace and security issues and regional engagements. - Facilitate bilingual (English and French) sessions and discussions to share findings, support peer learning, and engage stakeholders across UN agencies, civil society, and youth networks.
The Green Finance Hub Fellowship is designed to build Green Finance Literacy and Climate Awareness among future leaders. This Fellowship offers practical knowledge in Green Finance, Policy Advocacy, Resource Mobilization, Sustainable Investing, and Climate-smart decision making empowering individuals to take informed action in their communities and careers .
Provided operational, communications, and stakeholder engagement support to advance U.S.–Africa economic cooperation, working with diaspora partners, government officials, and external stakeholders on policy-facing initiatives. Key achievements: - Coordinated operational and communications support for policy and advocacy initiatives related to U.S.–Africa trade and economic cooperation, aligning internal teams and external partners. - Supported the development of a USAID grant proposal for a rural development initiative benefiting smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia, coordinating inputs, timelines, and documentation across contributors. - Prepared bilingual (English/French) briefing notes, talking points, and written communications for engagements with government officials, African Union counterparts, and external stakeholders. - Engaged with diaspora partners in Ethiopia to support information-gathering, coordination, and relationship-building around development and trade priorities. - Managed internal workflows, scheduling, and documentation, supporting leadership and improving operational efficiency across projects.
Each Fall and Spring, UC juniors and seniors from all majors travel to Washington, D.C. to intern, do research, and take classes for a semester. Students live and attend courses at the UC Washington Center, an eleven-story building six blocks from the White House. Washington, D.C. offers a wide variety of academic, professional and rich cultural opportunities for undergraduates. Students are selected based on academic excellence, professional maturity and demonstrated interest in a particular area. Because it is both an academic and an internship program, students research in class what they experience professionally in their internships. Theory meets practice for a powerful learning experience! UCDC helps students to clarify their future career direction, get on-the-ground work experience, and build professional networks.