Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONALIA Name: First name: Address: Place: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Country of Birth: Nationality: Marital status:

Juana Lansana 14, Bojon Street Bo Town 13 March 1983 Ngiehun Kojo, Malegohun Chiefdom Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean Single

EDUCATION 1990 – 1994 Primary School Education Methodist Primary School Segbwema National Primary School Certificate 1995 – 1998 Junior Secondary School Education (JSS) Wesley Secondary School, Segbwema Courses: Social studies, Physical Health Education, Electronics, Agriculture, Integrated Science, Language Art, Mathematics, and Home Economics. Basic Education Certificate Education (BECE) 2000 – 2003 Senior Secondary School Education (SSS) Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School, Kenema Arts stream: Government, History, Agriculture, Economics, Biology, Geography, Literature, English Language, and Mathematics. West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2004 – 2008 Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Linguistics & Education Njala University, Freetown, Sierra Leone Address: Mokundeh Njala Result for final year pending

WORK EXPERIENCE 2001 Surveyor Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenema District.

Lansana Juana . 14 Bojon Street, Bo Town, Sierra Leone . + 232 76 75 11 32 . [email protected]

Function: Enumerator Two months 2002 Surveyor World Bank Survey, National Commission for Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration, Sierra Leone. Function: Enumerator Three weeks 2002 Research Assistant Research assistant and interpretation/translation for anthropological research (Masters) on the reintegration of girl soldiers in Sierra Leone. Researcher: MAA. Aukje ter Horst, University of Utrecht Three months 2003 Research Assistant Research assistant and interpretation/translation for anthropological research (doctorate) on the reintegration and analysis of the phenomenon of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Researcher: Dr. Krijn Peters, University of Wageningen Two months 2003 Research Assistant Research assistant and interpretation/translation for a comparative anthropological research on the impact of the Sierra Leonean TRC vs. the South African TRC. Sara Meijknecht, University of Utrecht Three months 2006-2007 Research Assistant Research assistant and interpretation/translation for anthropological research (masters) on the influence of extreme violence on the long term reintegration of child soldiers. Researcher: MASC. Ginny Mooy, University of Amsterdam Four months 2007 Research Assistant Research assistant and interpretation/translation for field research (doctorate) on the impact of Sierra Leone Special Court on the community. Researcher: Jessica Lincoln (PhD. Candidate), Christ the King University Two months 2007 Research Assistant Research assistant and interpretation/translation for field research (masters in political sciences) on the crossroads between former combatants and community for their reintegration in Sierra Leonean society. Researcher: Johanna Boerch-Supan, Oxford University Three months

Lansana Juana . 14 Bojon Street, Bo Town, Sierra Leone . + 232 76 75 11 32 . [email protected]

2007 Surveyor Government Public Expenditure Tracking (PET) survey Function: Enumerator Three weeks (September) 2008 – present Operations Manager (Trainee) Mind to Change (INGO) Address: Achter Clarenburg 1, 3511 JH Utrecht, The Netherlands, +31 6 22 75 33 10 Tasks: Develop, structure, implement and coordinate programs and projects for West-Africa. Report to the Executive Director and Executive Board. Give leadership to project coordinators and related staff members. 1 July 2008 – present

EXTRA CURRICULAR 2001-2004 Volunteer work Social Secretary Youth Coordination Committee Conciliation Resources 2004-2006 Volunteer work Environmental Forum For Action (ENFORAC) Sierra Leone. Attend meetings and workshops, write report to the Head of Department, Biological Sciences, Njala University.

(PRACTICAL) KNOWLEGDE & SKILLS Computer skills: MS Word, MS Excel Languages: English (spoken and written), Krio (spoken), Mende (spoken)

REFEREES Ms. Ginny Mooij, Executive Director Mind to Change [email protected] Sierra Leone: +232 33 735 820 Netherlands: +31 6 22 75 33 10 Ms. Aukje ter Horst [email protected] Phone: Netherlands +31 6 20 71 54 62 Ms. Johanna Boersch-Supan [email protected] Phone: UK +44 78 39 43 16 37 Mr. James Vincent Phone: Sierra Leone +232 76 65 01 04

Lansana Juana . 14 Bojon Street, Bo Town, Sierra Leone . + 232 76 75 11 32 . [email protected]