Mrs. Isatou Njie-Saidy, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, worked in the 1970's as an instructor of US Peace Corps Volunteers in Gambian languages and culture
ISATOU NJIE-SAIDY(Mrs.)
Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia.
Address:- Office of The Vice President,
State House, Banjul, The Gambia
Sex: Female (First female VP in West Africa)
Marital Status: Married with 4 children
Date of Birth: 5th March 1952
Place of Birth: Kuntaya, North Bank Division
CURRICULUM VITAE:
WORK EXPERIENCE
1970- 1972: Teaching in Secondary School as Pupil Teacher
1974- 1976: Teaching as qualified teacher in Secondary School, under the Education Department, Ministry of Education
1976- 1983: Senior Business Advisory and Training Officer, Indigenous Business Advisory Services (IBAS).
Sept. 1983 - Dec. 1989: Deputy Executive Secretary, Women's Bureau, the executive arm of the Nation Women's Council
July 1996 Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Women's Affairs
20 March 1997
Vice President and Secretary of State for Health, Social Welfare and Women's Affairs
RESEARCH AND OTHER EXPERIENCES
1990- 1996: The formulation of policies, guidelines and programmes for the integration of Women In Development.
1990- 1996: General administration in day-today running of the Women's Bureau.
1990- 1996: Ex-officio member of National Women's Council.
1990- 1996: Resource mobilisation for projects and programmes for women both at the national and International level.
1992- 1995: Member of Gambia College Council.
1991- 1994: Member of the National Scholarship Advisory Board.
1994- 1995: Member of the Royal Victoria Hospital Management Board.
1990- 1992: Member of Mile 2 Prison Visiting Committee.
1995- 1996: Chairperson, National Civic Education Panel
1974- 1976: Short-term contracts as instructor of US Peace Corps Volunteers in Gambian languages and culture
1983: Did a needs assessment survey on Gambian Women
May-June 1984 Participated in and contributed to a study entitled "Female Circumcision, The Gambia Experience". The Study examined the economic, social and health implications of the practice of female circumcision.
May-June984: Contributed to a research on how literacy can enhance the socio-economic development of Gambian women.
July -Aug1986: Contributed to a research on how to effectively integrate Gambian women in national development and how to meet their needs in national development planning.
Jan -April1987: Contributed to the designing of a research on comparative roles of the sexes and how this affects thefull integration of women in national development.
1989- 1991: Participated in research on Women, National Accounts and Statistics, Credit Support for Women and Women in the Informal Sector (sponsored by UNIFEM, UNDP).
1984 to date: Researched and produced papers on Women and Development, Human Rights and multi-sectorally related documents.
1995: Compilation of The Gambia's report on the Status of Women, for the Beijing World Conference on Women (1995).
Preparation of Terms of Reference and related matters and seeking funding for The Gambia's first National Policy on Women and the Review of the National Women's Council Act of 1980.
EDUCATION
SCHOOLS ATTENDED
1959- 1964: Brikama Primary School
1964- 1970: Armitage High School, Georgetown.
Obtained GCE "0" Level in 4 subjects.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
1971 -1974: Yundum Teacher's Training College Qualified Teacher.
July 1979-
Dec. 1979: The Research Institute for Management Science, RVB, Delft, The Netherlands. Obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management.
Sept. -
Nov. 1981:
The University of the Phillippones, Institute for small-scale Industries. Obtained Certificate following course in small-scale Industrial Information Management (SINFOMAN).
Sept. 1988:
The University College of Swansea, University of Wales. Obtained M.Sc. Economics (in Social and Economic Development).
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English, French, Fula, Wollof and Mandinka.
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Travelled widely in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
HOBBIES
Reading and watching documentary and historical films, meeting people and travelling/visiting places of interest.
