BELINDA CRAWFORD MTh,

Crawford offers 21 years of diverse experience in programme coordination, strategic planning, office and project management, community research, and evaluation frameworks. Acknowledged for her leadership skills, she excels in team management and efficient solution delivery. As a seasoned programme manager adeptly handling administrative, operational, and outreach aspects, Belinda is prepared to leverage her expertise in tackling new challenges and fostering growth in progressive organizations.

• Conceptualized and developed a job readiness programme fostering skills, knowledge, and attitudes for employment success, emphasizing adaptability and professionalism. Following implementation, around 53.33% of participants secured jobs, indicating the program's effectiveness in preparing individuals for entrepreneurship and the workforce.
• Implemented the "From Survivor to Thriver Bootcamp" initiative for sexually abused women 30% of participants commenced the healing journey through therapeutic approaches , facilitating empowerment, resilience, and progress on their path to recovery.
• Twice nominated for The Global Impact nOSCAR at the nOSCARS London Honoring people, programmes, and media that positively impact sexual health outcomes in Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and whose social justice impact extends beyond borders.
• Twice nominated 2023/24 for the Woman Changing the World Awards, a global awards programme recognizing the work of incredible women making a positive difference in the world across a range of industries and areas, including business, sustainability, leadership, health, education, product development, innovation, and technology.

International Conference Presentations

• International Gender, Sexuality, and Religion Conference, University of Kwa Zulu Natal, May 2018. Topic: My story in the characters of Esther and Vashti: An autoethnographic study of coloured girls within apartheid South African reformatories
• University of Botswana; Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians Conference July 1–4, 2019 Topic: Contextual bible study exposing gender injustices and ethnicity in the book of Esther: An autoethnography of Coloured girls in South African reformatory during the apartheid regime
• The University of Drew New York, July 18–29, 2021, Guest Lecturer (Master in Divinity Students) Topic: The State of Religion in South Africa
• University of KwaZulu Natal - May 18, 2022 - Guest Lecturer (Masters and PhD students) Topic: Gender and the Environment
• International Conference Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela & Martin Luther King Jr at University of Kwa Zulu Natal, June 6–9, 2023 Topic: Navigating Contested Social Identities: Theological reflections on race and inclusion in the post-era of Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela

Session Moderated

• Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela & Martin Luther King Jr International Conference: Roundtable (03) GMK, Women, Health and Equity in Governance and Economic Education

Academic and non-academic publications

• Psalm 119: Finding Redemption in a Painful Past," in Introduction to the Psalms: A Song from Ancient Israel, edited by Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford, p. 14–17, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota
• Contextual Bible study exposing gender injustices and ethnicity in the book of Esther I can't breathe; the knee of Babylon is on my neck. An African perspective on breaking away from Babylon. Chapter 3, p. 61
• Non-academic publication Profile of Activists with Emerging Voices in London, https://www.emergingvoices.co.uk/profiles-of-activists

Chapters: Papers not yet published

• Title: Examining my biracial identity and belonging in relation to Genesis 2–3, Wipf and Stock Publishers (To be published)
• Title: Navigating Contested Social Identities: Theological Reflections on race and Inclusion in the post-era of Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela (Under Review)
• Title: Exploring Racial Dynamics and the Church through contextual bible study (CBS) (Submitted)
• Title: The Intersectional Quest: Collective Restoration through Navigating Social Justice, Trauma Healing and Recovery, and the Pursuit to Gender Justice (Submitted)
• Title: From Persia to the Pulpit: Dual Identities, Esther and Mordecai's Diaspora Experience, and Modern Missional Ministry (Submitted)
• Title: Emerging from the Shadows: A personal testimony of SGBV, contested identity, trauma, healing, and wholeness. (In Preparation)

• Rev Dr Sindiso Jele, Mission Secretary-Africa at Council for World Mission, +27(0) 7106 10 427, sindisoj@yahoo.com
• Prof Simangaliso Kumalo, Director: Centre for Constructive Theology, SRPC, University of KwaZulu-Natal, +27 (0)33 326 06437, +27 (0) 82 343 0693, kumaloR@ukzn.ac.za

I am a member of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, which is a pan-African ecumenical organization supporting scholarly research of African women theologians.

Committee member of the Church in Society and Gender Desk of the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa

Merit Certificate for Political and Economic Ethics