Junior Professionals Program for West African Women

Loretta is passionate about health equity. She believes that quality healthcare services should be accessible to all regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, geographical location, or ethnicity. Fueled by this passion, Loretta earned degrees in physiology and global health and international development to position herself to become a health policy analyst. Loretta is keen on broadening her knowledge and skills in international development through the Junior Professionals Program and leveraging her academic background to support CRS' vision for human development.

Gilda's ambition to excel with direction inspired her to select this program as the next step in her career development. Her zeal for providing humanitarian services to those in need drives her to continue serving disadvantaged communities in Liberia. Post-JPP, Gilda seeks to leverage her public health experience by joining the programming unit as a project officer. She looks forward to developing skills in program management with a focus on program quality.

Janet's focus lies within the nexus between gender equity and public policy. Prior to joining CRS, she worked on research and community development projects with Rainbow Initiative in Sierra Leone. A strong advocate for women's empowerment, Janet hopes to continue with CRS in an advocacy role promoting gender and youth initiatives. In her personal time, Janet enjoys reading, watching movies and cooking.

Charifatou describes herself as a community leader and humanitarian. She is passionate about volunteering and serving marginalized communities. Charifatou enjoys a challenge and values the learning process behind creating positive change. She looks forward to advancing CRS' mission by contributing to the organization's peacebuilding and youth development sectors.

Yasmine discovered her passion for humanitarian aid via her love for the environment. She began her career working in water and sanitation and never imagined it would lead her to CRS. Yasmine hopes to leverage her technical experience and acquired project management skills by serving as a Project Officer on water and sanitation related initiatives.

Fatimata's desire to serve the most vulnerable in her home country of Mali led her to CRS, where she is using her multidisciplinary training acquired in business school to support the agency's work and strengthen her project management skills. Passionate about access to education and youth employability, particularly among girls, Fatimata looks forward to building a rewarding career with CRS.

Kadiatou, a medical doctor by trade, is passionate about serving humanity. She believes there is no wealth more precious than the human being and has dedicated her career to investing in her community. Through the JPP, Kadiatou aims to build her skills in MEAL and humanitarian program management and looks forward to pushing her limits to maximize her learning.

Awa strongly believes in the power of Agriculture to boost economic development. After pursuing a master's degree in Agrobusiness, Awa worked at a fruit and vegetable exporting company for several years. She is keen to develop her project management skills through the JPP with the goal of supporting her community to live in peace, security and dignity through better health, increased income, and access to quality education.