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ousmane ba

@ousmaneba

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Experienced language, culture, and training specialist supporting volunteers and international programs.

Senegal

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can design and deliver cross-cultural training, support volunteer programs, lead M&E and translation efforts, and contribute to community-focused international development.

I am a seasoned language and culture facilitator and trainer with extensive experience supporting international volunteers, coordinating in-country programming, and delivering translations and interpretation across development, education, and health sectors. I have led cultural orientation, site scouting, monitoring & evaluation, and designed workshops and field experiences for organizations including Peace Corps, CorpsAfrica, IREX, and NGOs.

My achievements include coordinating logistics and cultural programming for international exchange visits, producing and translating training manuals and policy documents, monitoring volunteer wellbeing and M&E data, and delivering business English instruction across multiple higher-education institutions. I bring a collaborative, detail-focused approach to training, community integration, and cross-cultural communication.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder / CEO & Translator

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Ababacar Sy English Center

Jan 2018 - Present (7 years 9 months)

Founded and led an English center, providing translation and localization for technical documents (health, agriculture, finance, projects) and managing center operations and training delivery.

Translation (EN FR Wolof)Leadership Program Management Curriculum Development Training Delivery

Monitoring & Field Support Officer

CorpsAfrica

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Monitored and supported Exchange Volunteers in-field, producing weekly reports, coordinating site visits, and strengthening M&E systems to track volunteer wellbeing and project impact for 2023–2024 programs.

Volunteer Monitoring M&E Report Writing Logistics Coordination

In-Country Consultant / Facilitator

IREX

Apr 2023 - May 2023 (1 month)

Coordinated logistics and delivered cultural and historical orientation sessions, site visits, and school engagement for visiting U.S. teachers during the April–May 2023 program, enhancing participants' cultural competency.

Program Coordination Translation

Language and Culture Facilitator

Peace Corps Senegal

Jan 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 11 months)

Facilitated Wolof language and Senegalese culture training for Volunteers across Agroforestry, Agriculture, Health and Community Economic Development programs, improving volunteer preparedness and community integration.

Cross Cultural Training Curriculum Development Community Engagement Monitoring & Evaluation Facilitation

Business English Teacher

IMTECH

Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 (3 years 11 months)

Taught Business English courses (including Biology, Agronomy, Office Assistant, Logistics, HR topics) to BTS program students, improving professional English proficiency and workplace readiness from 2017–2020.

Curriculum Design Classroom Instruction Lesson planning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Peace Corps Senegal (trainings and certifications)

Certificates and Training Completion, Community Development and Language/Culture Facilitation

2018 - 2023

Activities and societies: Trainings included Language and Culture Facilitator, Diversity and Inclusion, Coach Approach, PACA, Sexual Assault and Harassment awareness, Core Competency Language Requirement, SSLT, Continuum of Learning and Assessment, and volunteer competency workshops.

Undertook multiple Peace Corps Senegal trainings and certifications covering language and culture facilitation, diversity and inclusion, volunteer competency models, safety, and community development between 2018 and 2023.

YALI Network / U.S. Embassy Dakar (programs and certifications)

Certificates, Management, Entrepreneurship and Grant Writing

2016 - 2019

Activities and societies: Certificates include Fundamentals of Starting and Running a Business, Management Strategies for People and Resources, Workforce Collaboration and Development, and Grant Writing.

Completed multiple YALI Network program certifications related to entrepreneurship, management strategies, workforce collaboration, and grant writing between 2016 and 2019.