Bilingual (English & French) program director with 15+ years leading multicultural technical teams in public health, population and youth development. Demographer by training, with strong writing and strategic thinking skills. |
Contact Barbara Sow
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Area of Expertise: |
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Professional Experience: |
I have over fifteen years of experience in managing complex development programs. I have demonstrated strategic and collaborative leadership skills within varied contexts including the United Nations, USAID and US contractors, in both Anglophone and Francophone Africa. My technical expertise includes M&E, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, health systems strengthening, youth empowerment and gender programming. I am a consensus builder, multi-partner collaborator and use these leadership qualities to establish strong relationships with governments, donors, and civil society.
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Education: |
Doctorate degree in Demography from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Dept of Population Dynamics. Thesis on impact of migration on fertility determinants among women in Senegal. BA from Amherst College. Thesis on East-West conflict in Angola.
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Doctorate |
Languages:
English, French |
Nationality:
United States
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