Meet the Child Rescue Centre's newest staff members

Assiatu Tarawally, Case Manager

Andrew Forbie, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

 The CRC is pleased to welcome Assiatu Tarawally and Andrew Forbie to the staff.   Assiatu is joining the team of case managers who monitor the CRC students' academic progress and well being.  Andrew is the new Monitoring and Evaluation Officer who will collect, analyze and report  data to help the CRC improve programming, and communicate progress to partners.  Andrew will work with M&E Project Lead Sam Bundren to establish a data management system. 

Assiatu graduated with a bachelors degree in social work from Fourah Bay College in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  She served an internship at Don Bosco Fambul, a Christian ministry that cares  for street children in Freetown, and also volunteered for Project Pikin.   Assiatu is the youngest child in her large family, who live in Freetown.  Assiatu is a committed Christian who enjoys reading and dancing. "I love gaining new experiences, dealing with challenges, and finding a way out," Assiatu says.  "I have a passion for children, and I want to contribute towards nation building."

Before coming to the CRC, Andrew served as Governance and Research Coordinator for People's Foundation for Humanity Development, a Sierra Leone-based NGO.   Previous to that, he was a data collector for the World Food Programme in Liberia.   He holds a bachelors degree in sociology from the University of Sierra Leone, and a secondary education teaching certificate from Milton Margai College. 

Andrew is married and has three children and one foster child.  He enjoys traveling to new places with his family and listening to music.  He is a devoted Christian evangelist and musician who plays the keyboard and drums.  "I am excited to work at CRC to represent and promote its mission, vision, core values and Biblical principles," Andrew says.