Ida Jatta

Ida Jatta has four years of experience in the public sector, and has been involved in planning, budgeting, policy formulation and public sector management. Additionally, she has eight years’ experience in voluntary and community service. Ida Jatta is the Program Officer of the Girls’ Agenda, a young women-led organization were she campaigns against harmful traditional practices inflicted on young girls, such as female genital mutilation and child and forced marriages, and organizes capacity building programs for victims of sexual violence and teenage mothers. She is Vice President and Trainer at Peace Ambassadors the Gambia(Africa), a leading peace education and advocacy organization. She is also a founding member of a social enterprise called Global Hands Gambia, under the main umbrella Global Hands International UK, which has been set up to challenge global inequality by delivering education and public engagement programs and implementing international development activities.Ida holds a B.A. (Honors) in Development Studies and Management from the University of The Gambia. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, she will use the knowledge she gains in her advocacy work to empower more girls and young people, both within and outside the public sector. The opportunity to network with fellow change makers, experienced scholars, practitioners of public sector management, and policy experts will improve her abilities in performing her tasks as an administrator.