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UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEER
TEAM IN LESOTHO |
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UNV Unit |
UNICEF |
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Momoh Jimmy
Ntsieli Tlahali |
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The UNVs UNDP |
Resident Coordinator |
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Melissa Jakola
Steve O'Dwyer
Fiona Coyle
Giulia Pelosi
Sara McGinty
Samuel Akera
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Helena Ekinge |
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National UNVs |
WHO |
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Tlalane Motaung
Fulu Koali
Nerea Ntoi |
Manuela Tolmino |
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Hi my name is Momoh Aruna Jimmy, I am a Sierra Leonean with a
professional background in Environment and Development. I hold
an undergraduate Bachelor of Science with Honours degree in
Environmental Science, Environment and Development Option and a
postgraduate Masters Degree in Development Studies from the
University of Sierra Leone; both completed in 1998 and 2001
respectively.
My work experience has revolved around teaching and programme
work with Non Governmental Organizations from the period after
my first graduation (1998) until I joined the UNV Programme in
2005 as a Programme Officer.
During my professional experience as a UNV Programme Officer, I
have co-ordinated National Volunteer Schemes, facilitated the
recruitment of essentials skills such as Medical Doctors to
provide essential health care services and also participated in
community volunteer initiatives….an experience that has
positively enriched my understanding of local and social
realities in the countries I have worked in.
To date, as a UNV Programme Officer in Lesotho, working towards
mainstreaming the values of volunteerism into UN programmes and
projects, I have increasingly realized that Volunteerism can
transform the pace and nature of development through local
participation!!! |
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My name is Ntsieli Tlahali and I’m a national o f
Lesotho. I have been working with UNV at UNDP Lesotho since
August 2003. Previously I was with UNDP Lesotho in the Finance
Unit. Within the framework of assisting the UNV unit in
administration and operational issues, my main duties focus on
recruitment, orientation at duty station and end of assignment
for UNV Volunteers.
Specific activities include welcoming Volunteers to the CO,
assisting them in settling in, paying their entitlements
including their monthly allowances and preparing for their
repatriation at the end of their assignment.
The work, although challenging, I find it very rewarding. |
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Melissa Jakola is the M&E
Specialist UNV for the Lesotho Renewable Energy-Based Rural
Electrification (LREBRE) project- implemented by the Ministry of
Natural Resources, through the Department of Energy, in
collaboratio n
with Global Environment Facility and UNDP.
Melissa hails from Sudbury, Canada and has a degree in
Environmental Earth Science. She has worked in the environmental
field for 5 years and volunteered in South Africa, Honduras,
Costa Rica, Taiwan and a First Nations community in Canada.
Melissa is excited to be part of the LREBRE project; she enjoys
living in Lesotho and is driven forward through the hope of the
project to support the government in its efforts to increase the
electrification of the Basotho people. |
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Steve O’Dwyer I am a UN
Volunteer working on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) as part
of the UNDP’s Energy and Environment Unit. This work is intended
to improve land productivity, provide essential ecosystem
services and to increase the resilience of peoples’ livelihoods
to climate shocks. At the day-to-day level, I am working closely
with partners in the Ministry of Forestry and Land Reclamation
to distill national and international best practice into a
useable SLM model for Lesotho. I am a
graduate of the MA programme in International
Relations at Dublin City University. My earlier background is in
technology and engineering, having studied for a BE in
engineering and worked as a programmer for a financial
institution between 2002-2005. |
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My name is
Fiona Coyle and I am a UNV intern within the HIV/AIDS unit of
the UNDP with specific responsibility for the management and
supervision of the Community Leadership and Capacity Enhancement
(CLCE) Project. Originally, I hail from the North West coast of
Ireland where I trained as a Community Development worker with a
BA in Public and Social policy, and a MA in the area of
Community Development. My professional
experience, so far, has ranged from working with
on the ground projects, community organizations, government
bodies to international NGO’s in both the developed and
developing countries. I find the people of Lesotho to be very
welcoming and I receive great enjoyment from the rugged
landscape and the Basotho way of life. |
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My name is Manuela Tolmino and I am the HIV/TB
UNV Intern working with WHO in the Health Promotion Unit. After
receiving a BA in Economics and Business Management and a MA in
Social Communication in Italy, I moved to the U.S., to complete
a MA in Health Communication. My latest work experience includes
a position as a Research Assistant at George Mason University,
Fairfax U.S., working on HIV communication projects and an
internship in the HIV Unit of WHO’s Regional Office for the
Americas. I have lived in Lesotho since Feb 2010 and I
immediately find the Basotho people very warm and welcoming and
I am honored to be positively contributing to the achievement of
healthier communities in Lesotho. |
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Hi! This is Fulu Koali; the
Lesotho National man. I hold first degree in BSc. Agric.
Economics and I currently work as National United Nations Volunteer
(NUNV) Specialist.
I am assigned in the National Volunteer Corp
Project under the Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sports and
Recreation with UNDP as a key partner. I love the
work because it’s challenging and I learn much daily. Prior, I
was a research assistant of one Lecturer at the National
University of Lesotho (NUL). I am very passionate and proud of
my country Lesotho; being the country in which all people in it
lives with peace and harmony. |
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Hi my name is Giulia Pelosi and I am a UNV for
the Consolidation of Democracy and Good Governance Programme (CDGG).
I work with the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and
Correctional Services in strengthening the promotion and
protection of human rights in Lesotho. I have completed a
Bachelor Degree in Law and an LL.M in Public International Law
and Human Rights. I have worked as a human rights researcher in
NGOs and volunteered in Italy for several years. Due to my
passion in this areaI am
enthusiastic to contribute to the improvement of a culture of
respect for human rights in Lesotho. |
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Hi I'm Sara McGinty,
I’m
volunteering in Lesotho from Canada, through the UNDP, at the
Lesotho College of Education. It is within this position, that
I am able to work with my Basotho colleagues in strengthening
the Distance Teacher Education Programme in a progressive and
innovative manner. I have worked in the education sector
having spent over nine years engaged in classroom teaching, in
Africa and in Canada, have consulted on educational projects,
and have worked on various development initiatives. My
educational background includes a B.A. (honours), B.Ed., and a
M.A. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, specialising in
Comparative, International, and Development Education.
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Hi, I am Nerea Ntoi, a
National UNV Specialist under Lesotho College of Education -
Distant Teacher Education Programme (DTEP). My Highest
Qualification is Honours Bachelor of Education - with
Specialisation in Educational Management. I
Work closely with the LCE International UNV Specialist DTEP
Development Programme to ensure maximum delivery, supportive
working environment, exchange of skills and cooperative
approach. Based in Leribe Region as supporting structure to both
full-time and part-time site tutors. |
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My name is
Samuel Akera. I am a UNV from Uganda.
 I am working as a Disaster
Risk Reduction Advisor. My main function is to provide technical
support to UNDP, UNCT and the Disaster Management Authority. I
feel so privileged making a contribution to the project aimed at
'enhancing the national and local capacities in disaster risk
reduction in Lesotho’. I hold a M.A Development Studies, BSC.
Agriculture and several certificates in Disaster Management
obtained from World Bank Institute/Earthquake and Megacities
Initiatives. My professional experience varied widely to include
Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Assistance, Crisis
Prevention and Recovery as well as Agricultural Livelihoods.
Prior to my UNV assignment, I had worked for 8 years with
various UN and NGO agencies such as UNDP, WFP and World Vision.
To me, Lesotho is my second home! |
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Hi, I’m Helena Ekinge and I am
volunteering as a Communications Specialist for the UN in
Lesotho. In my job, I get to see and work with all the different
parts of the UN at country level and find ways of raising
awareness of what we do. Before I started working for the UN, I
was a journalist in my home country Sweden covering national and
international politics and events. I have also worked for UNDP
in Viet Nam and the UNDP head quarter branch in Sweden. My
educational background is within journalism and human rights.
Volunteerism for me is learning new skills while at the same
time sharing the knowledge I have gained so far. This is
especially true in Lesotho and I am very happy to have this
experience. |
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Felix Chindime
is my name. I’m a Malawian. In Lesotho I’m doing volunteering
work as Logistics Officer for World Food Programme (WFP). I
studied Computer Systems and Design .Before becoming a UNV in
January 2010; I was working for WFP Malawi as a national staff
for 8 years. Prior to WFP, I was working for DANIDA Livestock
Project. I’m always touched to see people starving due to food
insecurity. Transport, warehousing and commodity tracking
management is my area of work. I’m sure that the knowledge and
experience that I have, will greatly contribute to my work and
enable me to achieve my objectives and that of UNV, WFP and UN.
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Information on former UN Volunteers in Lesotho |
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