Cecilia was a volunteer since 1999 - 2007 working with different International Organisations including UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, PPAG, IPPF , AYA, CHAG, Bill Gates Foundation, Royal Common Wealth Society etc.
She is also a registered & licence Social Welfare Professional in Finland under valvira.
Cecilia has volunteered in other NGO'S in Finland and currently volunteers for Familiar ry ( https://www.familiary.fi/en.html)and Kaapatut Lapset Ry (https://ensijaturvakotienliitto.fi/kaapatutlapset/) organisations in Mentoring programs, Counseling, Advocacy, Training and related for immigrants and both the general public who needs.
She offers confidential support in Mentorship / Consultation and General Counseling to other clients across the Globe.
LinkedIn page : www.linkedin.com/in/cecilianq
MY STORY (THE CEO OF CECI EDUCARE OY)
I am not different from many out there in developing countries who are striving hard to make a history for the generation coming after them. I am one of the few African immigrants who have built a successful career history in Finland. In Finland, i started from a low key position as a nanny into becoming a Director and now a CEO of my own company. One of the common things every company i worked for, told me was , 'Cecilia you always take the work into your heart and you treat it as though it is yours and we admire your unique commitment, dedication and rare honesty'.
Whilst passionated and career driven, i had worked with several International Organisations since i was 16years which built my confidence and leadership skills. In Finland i started my career as a nanny then after my dual degree i became a teacher where i challenged myself to be a supervisor in my probation peroid. After being a leader for a year i transited into several roles as follows
Supervisor
Head Teacher
Coordinator of 6 English Speaking Schools
Project Coordinator
Manager
Director
Currently an Entrepreneur.
I grew from a family who were mostly into entrepreneurship, relatives who worked hard from developed countries, saved 1,000's of euros, did several work shifts to build properties back in Ghana. As they passed on, most of these properties faded into thin air. Several of my cousins including myself finds ourselves in developing countries building an entire new generation and empire on our own whilst disappointed with family legacies.
So many individuals in / from developing countries shares same stories and when they reflect into the past they only see pain. The majority who grew seeing wealth became adults struggling to navigate to building their career lives either in their own countries or in another country as a migrant. They find themselves in these heavy dilemmas :
There is nothing left to start life with and life becomes a heavy journey.
They were spoon fed and they have no idea how to run family businesses.
They were not nurtured to understand risks and sustainability so all gets destroyed in a twinkle of an eye despite their endeavors.
Some migrate to find greener pastures to build their lives and not returning home.
Some migrate to over work to send money back home to build businesses and by the time they retire to their native home countries, they are too old to enjoy the fruits of their labor. The unprepared generation enjoys the properties with no sustainable plans.
In the long run, everything becomes a cycle, the next generation becomes like the ancestors and there is no ending to this predicament if we do not change it.
This is why the company is offering CPD courses to build the generation to sustainable business operations in their own countries and beyond. Apply to our programs here
