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Dr.
Yakama Manty Jones
PhD
Academic career
Alma materFourah Bay College (BEc)
Birkbeck College (PhD)
AwardsAmujae Leader
Websitewww.yakamajones.com

Dr. Yakama Manty Jones (née Mara) is a Sierra Leonean economist, lecturer, and entrepreneur, with a PhD in Finance and Economics.[1] She is the Director of Research and Delivery at the Sierra Leone Ministry of Finance.[2] In 2021, she was selected as an Amujae leader by the EJS Center.[3] Jones has authored and co-authored multiple scholarly articles[4] and spoken at various organisations, such as TEDxYouth,[5] Africa Oxford Initiative,[6] and the World Bank.[7]

Dr. Jones is the founder of the Yak Jones Foundation, a non-profit organisation with the mission "to bring back the reading culture to Sierra Leone."[8] Together, she and her husband founded the Peninsular Innovation Group (PI Group),[3] an incorporated firm consisting of: Peninsular Innovative Services, Peninsular Manufacturing, Trans Sahara Shipping, and Peninsular Fish Farming.[9]

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  1. ^ "Online Repository of Birkbeck Institutional Theses". 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Finance Certified 30 Economists". 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Yakama Manty Jones - Amujae Leader, 2021 Cohort". 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ "‪Yakama Manty Jones‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Yakama Manty Jones: Portfolio Careers | TED Talk". Kingtom, Freetown. July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Interview: Dr Yakama Manty Jones » Africa Oxford Initiative". 27 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Knowledge Exchange: Washington DC | World Bank Group". 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "About Us – Yak Jones Foundation". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Peninsular Innovation Group". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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