Nemata Majeks-Walker (born 1946/1947) is a Sierra Leonean women's rights activist.
Nemata Majeks-Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 77–78)[1] Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Education | Magburaka Secondary School for Girls Annie Walsh Memorial School |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Surrey |
| Occupation | Women's rights activist |
Early life and education
editMajeks-Walker was born to an Aku Mohammedan family in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.[2] She was an only child.[2] Her mother died when she was only five years old.[2] She was raised by her great-grandmother and other family members.[2]
She was educated at the Methodist Girls' School, Magburaka Secondary School for Girls in Mathora, and Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown.[2]
She won a government scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Fourah Bay College (FBC) in 1972. She trained as a teacher and earned a post-graduate Diploma in Education in 1973.[2] She earned a master's degree in English as a Second Language at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1975.[2]
Academic career
editMajeks-Walker returned to Freetown, lecturing at Fourah Bay College and AWMS, rising to co-head of the English Department in 1981, before working as a curriculum development officer for English at the Institute of Education in Freetown.[2]
In 1983, she won awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue a PhD in distance education at the University of Surrey, in Guildford, England. She earned her PhD in 1986 and worked as an education officer in London until the early 1990s.[2]
Since 1999, Majeks-Walker has been a "consultant and facilitator/trainer with work experience in gender, leadership, advocacy, and politics".[3]
Activism
editIn 2001, Majeks-Walker founded the 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone, focused on equality for women.[4]
In July 2013, Majeks-Walker was a speaker at the World Justice Forum IV at The Hague, Netherlands.[5]
In 2015, she was named by the BBC as one of their 100 Women.[1][4]
In January 2017, Majeks-Walker was appointed as the chairperson of the Teaching Hospital Complex Administration board by Sierra Leonean members of parliament of the Appointment and Public Service Committee.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nemata Majeks-Walker". wordpress.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Parliament approves Dr. Nemata Majeks- Walker, 4 others". slconcordtimes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ a b "The 50/50 Group's own Dr. Mrs. Nemata Majeks-Walker high-fived as one of the 2015 BBC Inspirational Women in the World. - 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone". fiftyfiftysierraleone.org. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "World Justice Forum IV Speaker: Nemata Majeks-Walker". World Justice Project. Retrieved 5 November 2017.