Lamin Ceesay is a public policy student at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany. He specializes in international affairs and public and nonprofit management. He previously worked for the SOS Children’s Villages and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding in Gambia. Ceesay is also a teacher with over five years of experience, while he recently won the prestigious Willy Brandt School of Public Policy Commitment Award. He graduated from the University of The Gambia with a BA in Development Studies and a minor in sociology.