About the Founder and Director of CePAD Sierra Leone and the USA Leadership Team
Below is a cross section of the Board Members of CePAD
Mr. Daniel Sarah Turay.
Founder and Director, CePAD
Mr. Alfred Conteh. Chairman of the Board, CePAD USA.
Mrs. Fatti Samura.
Board Member, CePad USA.
Mrs. Frances Fornah. Board Member CePAD Sierra Leone
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About the Founder and Director:
Founder and Director of CePAD Mr. Daniel Sara Turay.
The full name of the founder is Daniel Sara Turay, a Sierra Leonean by nationality. He attended the Government Secondary School for Boys Magburaka and entered the National School of Nursing in Freetown where he completed a three year course in general nursing skills and community health, and at the end of the training he became a trained and qualified State Enrolled Community Health Nurse (SECHN). He also pursued a Certificate in Tropical Community Medicine and Health (CTCM&H) at the University of Sierra Leone Fourah Bay College in Freetown.
With the quest for further studies, he proceeded to the United Kingdom and entered the Victorian University of Manchester in Manchester City where he pursued an Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care Education and came out with a Distinction at the end of the course. Presently, he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Health with emphasis in Health Promotion with Leeds Metropolitan University.
JOB EXPERIENCE
He worked for the Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Secretariat in the Ministry of Information and Communications as Regional Coordinator for the Northern Region in Sierra Leone for almost two years. His main duty among others was to help disseminate the ABC concept through trainings and sensitization to all the five districts in the Northern Region.
He worked for an American based International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) known as World Hope International for twelve years as Regional Coordinator for the Northern Region in Sierra Leone. He resigned from this job due to a government appointment for a job position that he was very passionate about. His new appointment and job responsibilities falls within his core interest. He saw the Government appointment as answered prayers and an opportunity to serve his country in another capacity that falls within his purview.
Before joining the World Hope International, he worked for CARITAS Makeni for two years as Field Health Coordinator in charge of monitoring and supervising all clinics supported by the Organization. Some of his roles were to conduct trainings and develop proposals for funding.
Prior to the aforesaid, he worked for the Wesleyan Church of Sierra Leone in the Health Care Ministry Department as Health Coordinator for five years in Madina Tonko Limba Chiefdom in Kambia District Sierra Leone. He was in charge of both static and outreach services, and conducted trainings for community health workers and prepared monthly reports to the effect.
His first job was with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone, where he worked for eight years as senior Community Health Nurse in the Bombali Primary Health Care (PHC) Makeni, northern Sierra Leone. During his tenure of office with the Bombali Primary Health Care program, he worked in Paki Masabong, Biriwa Limba, and Safroko Limba Chiefdoms in Sierra Leone respectively. It was while at this job, he became interested in Primary Health Care and wanted to do more to help elevate the health of people in Africa and other developing nations, and as a result he decided to further his studies in the United Kingdom in the area of PHC Education under an awarded scholarship.
He also developed the interest in community development work and the attitudinal change concept which is critical in our everyday life activities.
Presently, he is the Founder and Director of the Center for Positive Attitude and Sustainable Development (CePAD) The main focus of CePAD is teaching people about effect of negative attitude and behavior on topical issues and encourage them to adopt positive attitude and behavior. Below is a brief background and framework on which CePAD operates.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD OF (CePAD)
As founder and director, Mr. Daniel Sara Turay was able to mobilize six credible people who are considered as founding members and currently have a membership of thirty people who are working effortlessly in advancing the undermentioned accomplishments.
The organization is registered with the relevant institutions of the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL), and the Organization was officially launched in its second year of operation in Makeni City; where the key note address was given by the then Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (Hon. Sheka Tarawallie)
The founder, Mr. Daniel Sara Turay was recently invited to Houghton College in upstate New York, U.S.A to make presentations and give invited talks on Attitudinal Change and Development to students and faculty members alike. The link below is a letter he received from Houghton College outline his activities during the period of November 3rd to November 12th, 2014.
With the quest for further studies, he proceeded to the United Kingdom and entered the Victorian University of Manchester in Manchester City where he pursued an Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care Education and came out with a Distinction at the end of the course. Presently, he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Health with emphasis in Health Promotion with Leeds Metropolitan University.
JOB EXPERIENCE
He worked for the Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Secretariat in the Ministry of Information and Communications as Regional Coordinator for the Northern Region in Sierra Leone for almost two years. His main duty among others was to help disseminate the ABC concept through trainings and sensitization to all the five districts in the Northern Region.
He worked for an American based International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) known as World Hope International for twelve years as Regional Coordinator for the Northern Region in Sierra Leone. He resigned from this job due to a government appointment for a job position that he was very passionate about. His new appointment and job responsibilities falls within his core interest. He saw the Government appointment as answered prayers and an opportunity to serve his country in another capacity that falls within his purview.
Before joining the World Hope International, he worked for CARITAS Makeni for two years as Field Health Coordinator in charge of monitoring and supervising all clinics supported by the Organization. Some of his roles were to conduct trainings and develop proposals for funding.
Prior to the aforesaid, he worked for the Wesleyan Church of Sierra Leone in the Health Care Ministry Department as Health Coordinator for five years in Madina Tonko Limba Chiefdom in Kambia District Sierra Leone. He was in charge of both static and outreach services, and conducted trainings for community health workers and prepared monthly reports to the effect.
His first job was with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone, where he worked for eight years as senior Community Health Nurse in the Bombali Primary Health Care (PHC) Makeni, northern Sierra Leone. During his tenure of office with the Bombali Primary Health Care program, he worked in Paki Masabong, Biriwa Limba, and Safroko Limba Chiefdoms in Sierra Leone respectively. It was while at this job, he became interested in Primary Health Care and wanted to do more to help elevate the health of people in Africa and other developing nations, and as a result he decided to further his studies in the United Kingdom in the area of PHC Education under an awarded scholarship.
He also developed the interest in community development work and the attitudinal change concept which is critical in our everyday life activities.
Presently, he is the Founder and Director of the Center for Positive Attitude and Sustainable Development (CePAD) The main focus of CePAD is teaching people about effect of negative attitude and behavior on topical issues and encourage them to adopt positive attitude and behavior. Below is a brief background and framework on which CePAD operates.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD OF (CePAD)
As founder and director, Mr. Daniel Sara Turay was able to mobilize six credible people who are considered as founding members and currently have a membership of thirty people who are working effortlessly in advancing the undermentioned accomplishments.
The organization is registered with the relevant institutions of the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL), and the Organization was officially launched in its second year of operation in Makeni City; where the key note address was given by the then Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (Hon. Sheka Tarawallie)
The founder, Mr. Daniel Sara Turay was recently invited to Houghton College in upstate New York, U.S.A to make presentations and give invited talks on Attitudinal Change and Development to students and faculty members alike. The link below is a letter he received from Houghton College outline his activities during the period of November 3rd to November 12th, 2014.
CePAD have conducted several trainings and sensitization sessions on topical issues such as:
. The Basic understanding of Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Concept
. Corruption as major impediment to development
. Dependency and self reliance
. Leadership Skills from a Christian perspective
. The concept of Time Management
. Community entry process for field workers
. The Concept of Team Work
. Greed from a Christian perspective
. The Concept of the Tiny Black Dot
. The Concept of Giving and Receiving from a Christian point of view
. Partner with both christian organizations and learning institutions
. Developed a Concept Paper for the Integration of the ABC concept into Local Councils operation.
. Conduct regular radio programs.
. Produced musical album on the Attitudinal Change Concept in Krio
. Developed jingles
. Looking to produce audios and videos on selected topics
The founder, Mr. Daniel Sara Turay is a family man and he has four kids namely Aminata Bernadette Turay, Alie Ahmed Turay, Momodu Mahenda Turay and Gloria Sera Boyo Turay.
. The Basic understanding of Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Concept
. Corruption as major impediment to development
. Dependency and self reliance
. Leadership Skills from a Christian perspective
. The concept of Time Management
. Community entry process for field workers
. The Concept of Team Work
. Greed from a Christian perspective
. The Concept of the Tiny Black Dot
. The Concept of Giving and Receiving from a Christian point of view
. Partner with both christian organizations and learning institutions
. Developed a Concept Paper for the Integration of the ABC concept into Local Councils operation.
. Conduct regular radio programs.
. Produced musical album on the Attitudinal Change Concept in Krio
. Developed jingles
. Looking to produce audios and videos on selected topics
The founder, Mr. Daniel Sara Turay is a family man and he has four kids namely Aminata Bernadette Turay, Alie Ahmed Turay, Momodu Mahenda Turay and Gloria Sera Boyo Turay.
The founder of CePAD and the Paramount Chief of Kalansogoia Chiefdom in Bumbuna Sierra Leone, PC A.B.Y Koroma