Loretta Asare
Bonn,SK
Summary
A highly motivated and result-oriented individual with three years of experience and a passion for gender equity. A fast learner who can develop initiative and action plans for a set goal. A strong communicator, with the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer Caregiver
Various Suburbs
Bonn, Germany
10.2022 - Current
- Assist old women by taking them for medical checkups and running errands
- Help them take their medication
- Communicate with them lovingly and lend them a listening ear
- Help tidy up their apartments
Knowledge Hub Intern
Global Landscape Forum (GLF)
Bonn, Germany
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Helped to establish an attractive Global Landscape Knowledge hub
- Improved the GLF visibility by restructuring the website
- Successfully developed knowledge and learning packages to access key personas in the GLF community
- Liaised with local change-makers, policymakers, investors, educators/researchers, think tankers and landscape practitioners to implement action plans
Intern
German Development Institute (DIE)
Bonn, Germany
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Produced extensive research on the root causes, motivations, and aspirations of migration in West Africa
- Drafted minutes of meetings and wrote reports for governance and migration projects
- Prepared and organized a workshop on basic financial education: basic, methods and materials
- Substantially produced an action plan for basic financial education based on the workshop
Intern
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Bonn, Germany
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Worked on the team which organized UNCCD COP 14
- Led the team to organize an outreach event at Bonn International School with about 300 students on climate change and desertification
- Successfully designed new E-learning courses for the capacity marketplace
- Created a database, monitored social media, prepared analytics, and reports relevant to the capacity-building
Volunteer
United Nations System Staff College Summer Academy
Bonn, Germany
08.2019 - 08.2019
- Produced an end-of-academy report which made recommendations for improving summer academies
- Prepared logistics for summer school
- Registered participants
- Facilitated and rapporteur different training sessions
Volunteer
Global Festival of Action, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Bonn, Germany
05.2019 - 05.2019
- Helped in organizing the Global Festival of Action for the SDGs which brought about thousands of different stakeholders to act in achieving the SDGs
- Registered participants
- Prepared logistics for the event particularly the innovation zone and the UN SDGs action award ceremony
- Answered participants' queries at the information point
Assistant Administrator
Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)
Kumasi, Ghana
09.2016 - 09.2017
- Helped to create a tax revenue database that had never existed
- Prepared quarterly and monthly reports
- Co-designed work and action plans for senior officials
- Prepared and organized monthly staff meetings and workshops
Volunteer
Narcotic Control Board
Kumasi, Ghana
12.2014 - 08.2015
- Helped in the rehabilitation of 30 drug addicts with the support of USAID, Basic Needs, etc
- Helped develop research on drug abuse in Kumasi which is used as a reference for counseling and rehabilitation of drug addicts
- Created awareness of drug abuse through campaigns
- Counselled and visited homes of recovering addicts to provide support
Volunteer
Center for Development of People (CEDEP)
Kumasi, Ghana
04.2014 - 12.2014
- Improved the capacities and skills of 300 market women on savings and entrepreneurship through awareness raising
- Developed education and rehabilitation programs for former drug addicts in different parts of Kumasi
- These programs have helped to provide support and rehabilitation for addicts
- Educated the Kumasi public on mental health shaming or stereotypes, making it possible for people to open up about their challenges with mental health and seek support and counseling
- Monitored the progress of girls’ education in 50 socio-economically disadvantaged cities
Volunteer
Garden City Special School
Kumasi, Ghana
05.2012 - 07.2012
- Developed education and integration programs for 200 children with special needs
- Transferred skills through craft work to children with special needs
- Developed and prepared recreational programs for example, craft works, bead making, doormat making, envelope making, etc
- Assisted children with special needs in their classroom and with homework assignments
Education
MASTER OF ARTS - ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
BONN-RHEIN-SIEG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Bonn05.2022
BACHELOR OF ARTS - SOCIAL WORK
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Kumasi, Ghana05.2016
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SPSS
Publications
The social consequences of climate change: a qualitative analysis of early girl child marriage as an informal adaptation strategy among rural communities in Northern Ghana., Loretta Adowaa Asare & John Boulard Forkuor, 10/02/24, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2024.2319703
Training
- Development Studies Association (DSA) 2023 Conference, 06/28/23, Reading, United Kingdom
- International Labor Organization (ILO) Social Protection Week, 11/25/19, Switzerland
- UN Women's International Symposium 2019, Leaving No One Behind - Gender Equality for Global Goals, 09/26/19, Bonn
Languages
- English, Native speaker
- Asante Twi, Native speaker
- German, Intermediate
Personal Information
Gender: Female
Timeline
Volunteer Caregiver
Various Suburbs
10.2022 - Current
Knowledge Hub Intern
Global Landscape Forum (GLF)
10.2020 - 04.2021
Intern
German Development Institute (DIE)
01.2020 - 03.2020
Volunteer
United Nations System Staff College Summer Academy
08.2019 - 08.2019
Volunteer
Global Festival of Action, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
05.2019 - 05.2019
Intern
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
04.2019 - 10.2019
Assistant Administrator
Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)
09.2016 - 09.2017
Volunteer
Narcotic Control Board
12.2014 - 08.2015
Volunteer
Center for Development of People (CEDEP)
04.2014 - 12.2014
Volunteer
Garden City Special School
05.2012 - 07.2012
MASTER OF ARTS - ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
BONN-RHEIN-SIEG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF ARTS - SOCIAL WORK
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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