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Current Edward S. Mason Fellow and MPA Candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Former Country Director of BRAC in Kabul, Afghanistan. Former Country Director of CARE in Khartoum, Sudan.
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1st term ends 2/24
Groups assisted by Peace Corps volunteers have received WCE computers in: Bolivia, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Moldova, Nicaragua, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia.
Let Girls Learn funding was used in recent shipments to Madagascar and Malawi.
WCE has shipped computers to iEARN country organizations in: Dominican Republic, Liberia, Macedonia, Mali, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
WCD has worked with iEARN-USA to provide teacher training in the Dominican Republic.
WCE has recruited Field Associates from iEARN for: Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Rotary Clubs in Australia, Canada, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, and USA (California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Texas) have funded WCE shipments to: Belize, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Philippines, Timor-Leste.
Rotary International matched WCE’s Mali container shipment.
USAID has funded WCE shipments to: Bangladesh, Georgia, Guatemala, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia.
USAID was the consignee for WCE shipments to Bangladesh, Macedonia, Malawi.
USAID in Georgia and Bangladesh donated computers to WCE.
USAID in Liberia audited a shipment of computers.
WCE was an institutional resource partner in USAID’s dot-EDU program.
US Embassies were consignees for El Salvador, Guatemala, Moldova, Lithuania, Senegal.
UNDP has funded WCE shipments to: Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zambia.
UNRWA funded a WCE shipment to Jordan.
WCE was a member of the Access Working Group of the UN ICT Task Force, a resource partner to UNESCO, and a member of the UN Global Alliance for ICT in Development project on refurbished computers.
Field Associate for: Kenya
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Kenya.
Professional Experience: Regional Manager at RemoteXs. Business Development Manager at Eclat Engineering Pvt. Ltd. CEO of Silda Enterprise Limited.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Kenyatta University. Master’s degree in Information Technology from Moi University.
Field Associate for: Sierra Leone
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Freetown. Representative for WCE Inspire Girls project in Sierra Leone. Country Coordinator of iEARN-Sierra Leone, a WCE strategic ally.
Professional Work: Director of Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study.
Field Associate for: Tanzania
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Tanzania.
Professional Experience: President & Chairman of the Board of World Africa Boxing Association. CEO of Dr. Tonya Muro Global Leadership Project for Scholars. President of World Trade Center for Great Lakes Africa.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The American College of Greece.
Field Associate for: Rwanda
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Kigali. Representative for WCE Inspire Girls project in Rwanda.
Professional Experience: Financial Analyst at World Food Programme. Former Internal Audit Coordinator at One Acre Fund. Former CCMP Program Coordinator at Rwanda Anglican Church.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance from University of Rwanda.
Field Associate for: South Africa
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Newcastle. Site Manager for WCE Inspire Girls project in South Africa. Former volunteer in WCE eCorps team in Nigeria.
Field Associate for: Zambia
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Lusaka. Representative for WCE Inspire Girls project in Zambia. Country Coordinator of iEARN-Zambia, a WCE strategic ally.
Professional Experience: Chairman of SchoolNET Zambia–Mufulira. Former Representative for Zambia at Teachers Without Borders. Former National Point of Contact at Zambia Space Generation Advisory Council.
Field Associate for: Southwest Nigeria (Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Kwara)
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Ondo. Representative for WCE Inspire Girls project in Southwest Nigeria. Field Associate for WiderNet, a WCE strategic ally.
Professional Experience: Convener at AkureTechExpo. Tech Lead of Shokenny Solutions Limited. Former Hardware Consultant at Airtel Nigeria.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Physics Electronics from Federal University of Technology.
Field Associate for: Zimbabwe
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Harare. Site Manager for WCE Inspire Girls project in Zimbabwe. Affiliated with iEARN-Zimbabwe, a WCE strategic ally. Assists WCE eCorps Team in Zimbabwe.
Professional Experience: Executive Director of World Links Zimbabwe. Former Curriculum Manager at Zimbabwe Ministry of Education, Arts, Sport, and Culture. Former teacher at Nashville High School.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Education, Mathematics Education, and ICT from University of Nottingham.
Field Associate for: Liberia
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Monrovia. Site Manager for WCE Inspire Girls project in Liberia. Executive Director of iEARN-Liberia, a WCE strategic ally. Assists WCE eCorps Team in Liberia.
Professional Experience: Program Director of Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program-Liberia. Environmental Professional and Education Program Manager. Former high school teacher. Former Junior Program Officer of United Nation Environment Programme.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from University of Liberia. Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from University of Denver, Colorado. Master’s degree in Project Management from Colorado Technical University.
Field Associate for: Mali
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Monrovia. Site Manager for WCE Inspire Girls project in Mali. Country Coordinator for iEARN-Mali, a WCE strategic ally.
Professional Experience: President and founder of NGO Mokoya Juru. Language teacher (English, Nko, Bambara, computer science). Manager of Kennedy-Lugar YES student exchange program in Mali.
Background: Master’s degree in English from Ecole Normale Superieure.
Field Associate for: Northern Nigeria (Bauchi, Benue, FCT, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau)
WCE Experience: Developing WCE Chapter in Kaduna. WCE representative for Inspire Girls project in Northern Nigeria. Member of iEARN, a WCE strategic ally.
Professional Experience: School Administrator at Minia Heritage School.
Background: From Kaduna, Nigeria. Attended Command Secondary School in Borno and Federal Government College in Kaduna. Degrees in Social Work and Community Development and English Language Education from University of Jos. Married with three children.
Field Associate for: Ethiopia
WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Addis Ababa. Offers fee-based training and repair warranties for WCE computers shipped to Ethiopia. WCE representative for Inspire Girls project in Northern Nigeria. Member of iEARN, a WCE strategic ally. Field Associate for WiderNet Project, a WCE strategic ally.
Professional Experience: IT professional. Managing Director of MICTL. Regional representative of USICD. Former high school physics teacher. Former university computer professor.
Background: Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Asmara University. Certificate in Computer Technology from African Virtual University. Degree in Social Work from Alpha University.