Transforming educational activity Through Alumni Engagement: The Story of #PaulineWanja on #DDwithMaqC
Pauline Wanja is an accomplished alumni engagement expert with over a decade of experience designing and implementing programs supporting public schools in the UK and Kenya. She joined hereafter first off Global in 2012 to spearhead an alumni engagement pilot program to heighten alumni involvement in school activities.
During her tenure at hereafter first off Global, Pauline has played a crucial role in shaping alumni engagement conversations and strategies in Kenyan high schools and institutions of higher learning. Her efforts led to the launch of the Association of Alumni Communities in partnership with the Cabinet Secretary of educational activity office in 2017, which aimed to mobilize Kenyans to give back to their former schools. In 2018, Pauline helped convene the first off local industry gathering of alumni professionals from local universities, farther cementing her alumni engagement thought leader role.
Before joining hereafter first off, Pauline designed and implemented youth programs for various international organizations, including ActionAid International, MS Denmark, the World Bank Institute, World Youth Alliance, Ashoka Youth Venture Program, and British Council’s Global Changemakers. She is an Acumen Fellow and African Visionary Fellow and has served on the boards of CIVICUS World Assemblies. Pauline also receives the Nelson Mandela-Graca Machel Innovation Award, which recognizes individuals who take hold made significant contributions to their communities.
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Content of the video
0:00 — Intro
02:01 — The vivid memories of my early childhood
18:34 — Highschool gave me perspective
32:00 — Uni, internships, loss, and everything in between
37:30 — Immersion into community evolution
43:24 — Travel Shaped my worldview
50:28 — The business of community evolution
1:01:10 — Futures first off
1:11:15 — Building an organization
1:17:00 — educational activity Advocacy
1:29:37 — The hereafter of Alumni Engagement
1:47:47 — Looking into the hereafter
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