I was born and raised in Dar-es -salaam, Tanzania, by a family of educators. My father was a university professor and mother, a schoolteacher.  I was named after Angela Davis, an American gender and political activist. While I did not follow in her political footsteps, I am sure I am a gender activist.

 I moved to Missouri in the United States in 2000 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, with a minor in Social Work and Computer Information System and later a master’s in Sociology and graduated with honors. After my studies, I relocated to Arkansas for a short while to work with troubled teenage girls and mothers as a Home Program Coordinator.

In 2010, I moved back to Tanzania for seven years and worked with World Vision and Land O’Lakes as a Gender Specialist. This is where I learnt about the many challenges an African woman goes through just because she is a woman. I was able to give a voice to many vulnerable African women and empowered them socially, economically, and emotionally. 

After seven years in Tanzania, I got the opportunity to come back to the United States. At that time, I was very skeptical that I would stay for long because I really enjoyed my life in Tanzania, but God had His own plans for me. I joined Woodhaven as a Team Support Leader, shortly after which, I was promoted to a Home Coordinator then to my current position, Program Manager.

Empowering people through advocacy, counseling or even offering a listening ear, has been my way of living throughout my life. I am very excited to be a part of Sisters Keepers Mid-MO’s leadership team. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you. I am and forever will be my sister’s keeper!