CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONALIA
Name: Juana
First name: Lansana
Address: 14, Bojon Street
Place: Bo Town
Date of Birth: 13 March 1983
Place of Birth: Ngiehun Kojo, Malegohun Chiefdom
Country of Birth: Sierra Leone
Nationality: Sierra Leonean
Marital status: 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 . LJMindtoChange@gmail.com

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 . LJMindtoChange@gmail.com

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
GinnyMooy@gmail.com Sierra Leone: +232 33 735 820 Netherlands: +31 6 22 75 33 10

Ms. Aukje ter Horst

aukjeterhorst@gmail.com Phone: Netherlands +31 6 20 71 54 62

Ms. Johanna Boersch-Supan

johanna@boersch-supan.de 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 . LJMindtoChange@gmail.com