MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GENDER AND CHILDREN'S AFFAIRS

SHIRLEY YEMA GBUJAMA

CURRICULUM VITAE

WORK EXPERIENCE

April 1998 to present
- Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs Nov. 1996 - March 1998 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

April 1996 - Nov. 1996
- Minister of Tourism and Culture

1992 - 1996
- Secretary and Registrar University of Sierra Leone

The Bank of Sierra Leone

1987-1991
- Director of Personnel

1986
- Director of Administration

1983
- Special Assistant to the Governor (Head of Department Rank)

1982
- Director of Administration

1981
- Director of Personnel Special Assistant to the Governor (with the rank or Head of Department/Director.

1979
- Deputy Director of Exchange Control

1978
- Assistant to the Secretary of the Bank 1971-1978 - Senior Research Officer

1967-1971
- Research Officer

1966
- Research Assistant

Harford School

1959 - 60, 1964-65
- Senior Mathematics Teacher

Diplomatic Service - Seconded from Bank of Sierra Leone in

1972 1976 - 1978
- Sierra Leone's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations

1972-76 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia. Also Sierra Leone's Representative to the Organization of Africa Unity (OAU) and the Economic Commission for Africa (EAC)

Other Work Experiences

1999
- Present - President, Network of Women Ministers and Parliamentarians

1998
- Present - Honorary President, "Sister Unite"

1992
- present - Director/Co-ordinator Community Bible Study Program (CBS)

1986-1992
- Director/Co-ordinator Women's finance Trust Ltd. (WFT)

1962-1964
- Summer Jobs - United States Peace Corps Trainer

Training programs/International Meetings Attend

2002
- a) Seminar on the Aged in Madrid, Spain
b) UN Special Summit in New York on a World Fit for Children

2001
- British Council Seminar on Violence against Women in Brighton

2000
- Meeting of Women Parliamentarians and Ministers of ECOWAS member States - Conakry, Guinea

1998-1999
- All Women Parliamentarians and Ministers and meeting in Ghana, Mauritius, Ethiopia 1998 - All OIC Meetings

1997
- UN General Assembly as Minister of Foreign Affairs

1995
- Private Sector Workshop in Cape Town on the Relevance Multi lateral development Banks-sponsored by the World Bank)

1994
- Senior University Administrators Workshop in Accra Sponsored by the IIEP.

1993
- Study Visit to British Universities in London and Manchester- Sponsored by the British Council.

1992
- Women's World Banking, Regional Meeting, Abidjan, Ivory Cost Women's World Banking, Global Meeting, Milan, Italy Second Annual Meeting-New Life 2000 International Committee of Reference (ICOR) San Bernadion, Arrowhead Springs, California.

1990
- Introduction to Computers - A course for Executives, Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) of the University of Sierra Leone.

1988
- West Africa Center for Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) Annual Conference in Monrovia, Liberia.

1987
- West Africa Centre for Agricultural Credit Training (WACACT) Workshop on Agricultural Data collection and Use in Lagos, Nigeria.

1986
- Seminar/Workshop on Foreign Investments Solomon Brothers, Inc., New York.

1985
- Invited to attend UN Special Session on Namibia in Georgetown, Guyanna.

1978
- Invited to deliver a paper on "American Investment and Nationalization" at the Ninth Africa/American Economic Conference in Khartoum, Sudan.

1972-1978
- Meetings of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), economic Commission of Africa (ECA) and United Nations (UN) in Africa, USA and Europe.

1970-1971
- Attachment course in Monetary and Financial Statistics with the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., and the Federal Reserve Banks in Philadelphia and New York. Attached to the Bureau of Statistics at the International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C.

Honours and Decorations/International and National Membership

Member of the Republic of Sierra Leone (MRSL) Decorated by the President in 1979

Commander of the order of the Star of Menelik Decorated by the Emperor of Ethiopia in 1973

"Who is Who in the World" Certificate - 1977.

NAACP Achievement Award (North Shore Club Branch,) 1978

Member - OAU Tenth Anniversary Committee

Member - United Nations Development Program and Committee on Palestine, 1977

Member - Banker's Club of Sierra Leone up to 1991

Chairman - Board of Directors, Harford School 1988 to present.

President - Harford School Alumnae Association (Freetown Branch, 1979-1983)

Freeman - City of New Haven Connecticut (1996)

Millennium Award - United Methodist Church, Sierra Leone (2000)

International Committee of Reference (ICOR) - (New Life 2000 of 2000 of Campus Crusade for Christ. 1991 to present)

Member - International Women's Day Association, Sierra Leone. - 1991 to present)

Chairman - National Consultative Meeting - 1995 and 1996

Education

Primary (Sierra Leone)

Government Primary School (Jimmi - Bagbor)

Minnie Mull (Bonthe Sherbro)

Hardord School (Moyamba)

Secondary (Sierra Leone)

Harford School for Girls (Moyamba)

Form Attained - Form Five

Exams passed: Lower Domestic Science Certificate 1950

Standard School Leaving Certificate 1950

Public Exams: Higher Domestic Science Certificate 1953

West African Senior School Certificate (GCE equivalent), 1995

Colleges and Universities

Advanced Teachers Certificate - Fourah Bay College (Mount Aureol). 1959

Bachelor of Science - State university of New York, New paltz College, 1963; majoring in Mathematics and English.

Masters of Arts in Mathematics - New York University, 1964.

Personal Data

Nationality: Sierra Leonean

Marital Status: Widowed

Children: Three

Grand Children : Five

Date of Birth: 20th September 1936

Religious Affiliation:

Member
- Bishop Baughaman United Methodist Church

Vice Chairman
- Bishop Baughaman United Methodist Church Council

Delegate
- Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Sierra Leone, 1988-1992; Reappointed 1992

Chairman
- Board of Directors, Community Bible Study Program, Sierra Leone

Graduate - Haggai Institute, Singapore 1989

Graduate
- Freetown Bible Training Centre, Sierra Leone, 1992

Personal Philosophy

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. So in everything I do I will acknowledge Him for He will direct my paths.