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Amira Koroma
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Aldine ISD
English Language Arts and Reading Teacher
07.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Establish an active learning environment to foster critical thinking and analytical skills
- Implement rigorous existing curriculum (Wit and Wisdom) in the field of English language and literature for 7 grade students
- Implement assessments to evaluate student learning
- Participate in professional development activities
- Provide guidance and support to English language learners
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement best practices in the field of English language and literature
- Utilize technology in the classroom to enhance learning
- Attend conferences and workshops to stay up to date with teaching trends
- Evaluated student performance and provided feedback
- Teach English language and literature courses to 7 graders at Grantham Academy.
Teach For America
Corp Member
05.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Through TFA preparations, I contribute towards education system by teaching and serving as a change agent at a school
- Attend all trainings conducted by Teach for America
- As a Corp Member, we should uphold all TFA expectations and implement all best practices in our classrooms
- Maintain cordial and professional relationship with colleagues and school officials.
UN Women
National Gender Youth Activist
02.2019 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Represented Sierra Leone Youths at global level, contributed towards global policies, young engagement and amplified the voices of young people
- Supported the popularization of Generation Equality Forum Agenda in-country
- This agenda kept youths of Sierra Leone informed about the UN GEF
- Contributed to the development of the UN Women Youth Manifesto with specific recommendation of the inclusion of persons with disabilities
- Co-organized CSW65 and 66 Youth forum, where I served as a speaker and focal person for Africa (CSW65)
- Co-created the Youth and Girl-Led Accountability forum - Recommendation to the GEF 2021.
SMART Women's Initiative
Founder and Executive Director
09.2016 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Led the mission and vision of the organization by providing support, trainings, developed innovative strategies and proposals as well as immediate oversight
- Led a robust national campaign (SHE MATTERS) against gender-based violence including sharing survivors' stories in order to break the cycle of silence and stigmatization
- Developed and maintained cordial relationship with all donor partners and served as a psychosocial counseling to female survivors of gender-based violence
- Through my leadership, we led series of engagements with the Government of Sierra Lone to include sign language and braille into the national school curriculum - this resulted to the training of sign language to key institutions (supported by Irish Aid)
- Supervised the recruitment of staff and volunteers
- Developed community engagement and school outreach plans
- Developed all sensitization and outreach communication materials.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Corp
Technical Assistant - Consultant
05.2020 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Drafted itineraries for certain Government functions
- Kept documents confidential and trained Protocol Division staff beginner sign language.
Fifty-fifty Group of Sierra Leone
Gender Empowerment Officer
07.2016 - 12.2016
Job overview
- Identified partners and created list of participants for workshops and training
- Co-facilitated workshops, educated women including traditional female chiefs on gender equality and women's rights
- Promoted gender issues and women's rights through media and community engagement by been part of the panel discussions.
Education
Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
Bachelor of Arts from History and Political Science
04.2013
University Overview
Skills
- Leadership and volunteer management
- Communication
- Facilitation and training
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Good Teaching Method
- Team player
- Public speaking
- Advocacy and community engagement
- Progress Evaluations
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Timeline
English Language Arts and Reading Teacher
Aldine ISD
07.2023 - Current
Corp Member
Teach For America
05.2023 - Current
Technical Assistant - Consultant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Corp
05.2020 - 03.2021
National Gender Youth Activist
UN Women
02.2019 - 12.2022
Founder and Executive Director
SMART Women's Initiative
09.2016 - 01.2022
Gender Empowerment Officer
Fifty-fifty Group of Sierra Leone
07.2016 - 12.2016
Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
Bachelor of Arts from History and Political Science