PORTFOLIO
BIO
I am a survivor of Labour Trafficking and almost a victim of Rape. I have been working in the humanitarian field for over 8 years, helping and supporting victims of Human Trafficking and modern day slavery like myself. I have rescued, empowered, offered psychological First Aid, Psycho social Support and temporal shelter to more than 5,500 vulnerable women and girls who have been victims of Human Trafficking, Gender based Violence and associated abuses, supporting and helping them get over their experiences and ensuring their smooth integration in to the society. I work with other survivors across Africa where i co-founded the Survivor Leadership Academy which had its first cohort in 2023, training survivors to become Survivor Leaders/Advocates of Human Trafficking
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF Yaoundé I
Bachelor’s Degree in English Modern Letters (Yaoundé, Cameroon) 2012-2015
CAMEROON COLEGDE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Advanced Level Certificate (Kumba, Cameroon) -2011
NTCSN Learning Center
Certificate in Psychological First Aid
Global freedom from slavery forum, Rwanda
Cameroon Alumni National Symposium
Survivors Leadership Academy - Kenya
Healing Trauma and Building Trust and Tolerance in our Communities
Empowering women for a sustainable livelihood in the crisis affected areas for economic prosperity
A visit to the US Embassy Douala & Yaounde to meet with Ben Wiselogle & dedre andea smith
STOP COVID 19 PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
HELP STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING - BLUE HEART CAMPAIGN ( RAINFOREST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL) YAOUNDE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY & EMPOWERMENT OF VULNERABLE WOMEN & GIRLS IN THE KUMBA MINICIPALITY
Access to Quality Education
Awareness & Sensitization
HEALTH & WASH ACTIVITIES
EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder - Survivor Leadership Academy (East and Central Africa)
Training Survivors to become Survivor Leader / Advocate – (September 2023 – Present)
Cameroon Project Assistant - FREE THE SLAVES (December 2024 - Present)
- Develop and maintain Project and Team Support.
- Monitoring of and Reporting project activities.
- Build and Maintain Stakeholder Relationship.
- Ensure accurate Data Security.
- Ensure Budget Management.
SURVIVORS’ NETWORK (SN), CAMEROON (Central and West Africa)
Consultant / GBV Case Manager (October 2018 – Present)
- Represent the organization locally in seminars representatives
- Rescue and take care of GBV survivors.
- Offer Psychological First Aid to victims of all kind of abuses.
- Offer psychosocial support / Trauma Healing to survivors of GBV and Human Trafficking.
- Train Survivors on how to manage their small businesses.
- Hand over micro-finance for businesses to beneficiaries of projects.
LOCUS ANALYTICS
Cameroon Facilitator, Cameroon Feb 2017-Present
- Conducts training of trainers specifically community organization leaders working with vulnerable persons.
VOLUNTEER at Global Heart for the Needy (September 2021 - Present)
South West Region Kumba -Cameroon
VOLUNTEER AT Women in Global Health Cameroon
South West General Coordinator of Activities October 2020 – March 2022 (Kumba Cameroon)
Janis Forest Lost Fathers and Children Foundation
Cameroon General Coordinator of Activities September 2020-2021
DACHI SUPERMARKET Yaoundé, Cameroon
DACHI SUPERMARKET Yaoundé, Cameroon (Sales Agent 2017)
- Created daily income and expense reports.
- Reported directly to senior managers
AWARDS
- Awarded by “Global Justice Journal” For the tireless pursuit of justice, social, cultural , and educational development of the children in Cameroon – January 2021
- The International Alliance for Women, World of Difference Award – 16th October 2023.
Networks I Belong to
- Obama Leder Africa Alumni
- African Survivors Coalition(Member)
- Survivor Leadership Academy (Co-Founder)
- Survivor Alliance (Member)
- Commonwealth 8.7 Network (Member)
- YALI Alumni Network Association Cameroon
- Member of Sexual Assault Advocacy Network – SAAN (May 2020)
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
- Workshop on Strengthening and Promoting the Labour Rights of Vulnerable Women and Girls in Limbe, Idenau and Tiko – Cameroon (December, March, May and July 2020).
- Attended the UNFPA Gender Base Violence and Case Management Training in Buea, Cameroon (28th July – 1st August 2020).
- 19th to 20th October 2020 – Attended a Training of Youths in Advocacy, Human Rights and Peace Building under the theme “Strengthening the Capacities of Youths as Peace Builders in the North West, West and South West Region” in Bafoussam-Cameroon.
- 8th to 10th December 2020 – Attended a National Workshop organized by HOFNA on Gender Base Violence and Localization of UNSCR1325 in Yaoundé – Cameroon.
- 11th -14thMay 2021– Attended a Trauma Healing Training in Bamenda on the theme “Healing Trauma and Building Trust and Tolerance in our Communities”.
- 15th May 2021 – Attended a seminar in Bamenda tagged “Combating Prejudice, a Driver of Violence”.
- 30th July 2021 – Organize a workshop to Commemorate World Trafficking in Persons Day under the Theme “Victims, Voices Lead the Way”.
- 18th-19th November 2021 – Attended a workshop on “Disability inclusive Humanitarian action in health and protection sectors for Internally Displaced Persons and Host communities in the South West Region of Cameroon” in Buea.
- 8th – 9th December 2021 – Was part of the execution of a project in Kribi tagged “Economic Empowerment of Female Survivors’ of Sex and Labour Trafficking”.
- 16th – 18th December 2021 – Facilitated in a project tagged “Economic Recovery and Empowerment of Vulnerable Women and Girls during the Covid19 Pandemic using the LOCUS Economic Systems and Resources”, alongside the Training of the New Locus Trainers in the West and North West Regions of Cameroon” in Bafoussam.
- Was part of the execution team of a US Embassy sponsored project workshop on “Empowering Women for a stable livelihood in the Crisis Affected Areas for Economic Prosperity” in Tiko, Mbanga, Garoua and Bertoua.
- 4th – 6th April – Attended a Capacity building event on GBV and case management organized by Community Center for Integrated Development organized by CCID.
- 25th – 30th At the KCBS TV station, Calvary Good News Radio and moved around to post posters and create awareness and sensitize the population on Human Trafficking geared towards the commemoration of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
- 8th – 10th – Attended a Training on Safeguarding Policy Training in Limbe organized by Community Center For Integrated Development for the CAFI project.
- 18th – At the Late Site Radio Kumba with other organizations to talk on the World Humanitarian Day Celebration theme.
- 21st – 24th November 2022 – Panelist speaker at Freedom From Slavery Africa Regional Forum under the theme: “Enabling Local Engagements and Global Synergies for Addressing Modern Slavery”. Kigali, Rwanda.
- 27th-19th April 2023 – Attended the 2nd Edition of the Cameroon Alumni National Symposium under the theme – “Driving Youth Actions for Cameroon’s Development” sponsored by the U.S Embassy Yaounde Cameroon.
- 26th – 28th September 2023 – Co-Founded Survivor Leadership Academy Cohort 1 under the Theme: “BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SURVIVORS IN AFRICA TO BECOME SURVIVOR LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUING THREATS OF MODERN SLAVERY IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT”. Nairobi, Kenya.
REFERENCES
Awah Francisca Mbuli
Survivors’ Network (SN), Africa
CEO and Founder
Email: awahfrank@gmail.com
Phone: 673 523 380
Dr. Giselle Balfour PhD
Dr. Giselle Balfour PhD
Head of Programs
Free the Slaves
Email: giselle.balfour@freetheslaves.net
Phone: +1(706)372-1972