Audio Alumni

Season 1 - Measuring Progress – A Scholar’s Journey to Her Country’s Public Service

Episode Summary

Elizabeth Kashala, an alumna of the African Leaders for Tomorrow (ALT) Program and from Namibia, tells us her story from being a Public Policy student at Ryerson University (Toronto) to her work as a leading Performance Auditor at Namibia’s Auditor-General Office. It is a path that has enabled her to face her country’s social, economic and environmental challenges while connecting with her community.

Episode Notes

CBIE wishes to recognize that it is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabé. CBIE acknowledges and pays tribute to all Indigenous peoples who live either in the Ottawa region or elsewhere in Canada and beyond, honouring their courageous leaders of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

This episode was conducted by CBIE’s Beatriz Ela Ebang and was made possible thanks to funding from the Government of Canada and the Master Card Foundation, as well as the wonderful participation of the following alumna of the African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) Scholarship Program:

Elizabeth Kashala

Elizabeth Kashala is a Performance Auditor in the Office of the Auditor-General Namibia and holds a Master's of Public Policy and Administration from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. Elizabeth is responsible for evaluating the efficiency and effective performance of government offices, ministries, agencies and quasi-governmental institutions. Furthermore, she is responsible for conducting sector assessments to identify socio-economic issues necessitating government response. To date, she celebrates six years of commitment and service to the Namibian public sector with two performance audit reports tabled in the Namibian National Parliament.