About Ibrahim
Media & Online Communications
Ibrahim Dabo joined Goal.com (formerly SoccerAge.com) at the age of 16 and served as the company's official Correspondent for Soccer in The Gambia and for the rest of Africa. In August 2005, he was appointed Goal.com's Africa Editor until November 2007 when he resigned after seven years with the Italy-headquartered company.
During his time as Africa Editor, Ibrahim wrote the Goal.com Africa plan, managed all content on the Africa section, brought onboard and managed correspondents from around the world, and launched what became a popular weekly feature African Talking Point. Goal.com is the largest Internet soccer Media Company and has ten million monthly unique users worldwide.
Ibrahim is a Contributor to THE League and Free Kick, British and Canadian magazines, respectively. THE League publishes in the UK, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Holland, and South Africa, and the English language edition goes to another 45 countries.
He is also the Baltimore Information Technology Examiner for the Examiner.com.
Between 2005 and 2009 Ibrahim served as Communications Coordinator Old Otterbein United Methodist Church, the oldest existing church in Baltimore City, Maryland, where he is Webmaster and member of the Board of Trustees. He began serving as Old Otterbein's Chairman of Communications Team effective January 2010.
He is former Senior Staff Writer at The UB Post, the University of Baltimore's student newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland; and, former Contributor to The Point Newspaper in The Gambia, West Africa.
Between
April 2008 and May 2009, Ibrahim served as
Vice President
of Communications at the University of Baltimore (UB) Student Events Board
(SEB). He was the
organization's Webmaster; managed a team of Advertizing and
Promotions Manager, Public Relations Manager, and Members-at-large;
and established new relations between SEB and the Maryland
Institute College of Art (MICA). In May 2009, he won the
"Outstanding Member Award for outstanding contributions and
exemplary leadership to the Student Events Board."
At the end of his tenure as VP of Communications, Ibrahim, who also served as IT Chair for the University's Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization (CEO Club), trained the Webmasters of all UB's Student Government Associations, as well as his successor at SEB.
IB's Blog
In September 2009, Ibrahim founded Ib's Blog which looks into some of the major developments in our world which include business, development, education, health, information technology, sport; exclusive features include documentaries, profiles and interviews (ProView) with senior-level executives, presidents, CEOs, humanitarian ambassadors, and individuals who are making a significant impact to society.
Background/Consultancy/Advocacy
In 1997, Ibrahim, then 13, was forced to relocate to The Gambia after rebels reached Freetown, the capital city of his native country, Sierra Leone. While escaping, he almost lost his life in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as the boat in which he was traveling almost sank with 650 people onboard. After a horrible five-day ordeal at sea, he arrived in The Gambia where he spent seven years as a refugee. He lost many family members as a result of the decade-long civil war.
Ibrahim's experiences makes him determined to make the world a
better place. He is Team Player with
Switzerland-based International Platform on Sports and Development
(IPSD), a "platform [that] tries to reunite information, actors
(sport federations, international organizations, NGOs, the private
sector) and people who believe sport can be used as an instrument to
promote social and human development worldwide."
Through this role, Ibrahim was in January 2008 appointed as Honorary President of the Cameroon Association of Active Youths Sport Academy for the Underprivileged (CAMAAYSAP), an NGO operating in Cameroon and uses sport as a tool for education, development, health, and peace.
A strong advocate for peace, Ibrahim has spent more than a decade
raising awareness about civil conflicts/wars in Africa and spreading
the message of PEACE and HOPE. He strongly believes in the concept of Sport
for Development and, aside from speaking at events, has written
extensively on the importance of sport as a tool for mutual
understanding, global peace, and development.
THE League Magazine and, a Goal.com report posted on Cesar Benoit's blog
Ibrahim has been commended for his efforts to fostering worthy
causes by a number of
personalities including Mr. Adolf Ogi, former President of
Switzerland, also former Special Adviser to the United Nations
Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace.
· See Acknowledgements
Speaking Events
In the Fall of 2007, Ibrahim was a presenter at the UB International Education Week 2007, an event sponsored annually worldwide by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.
He inspires youths and college students. In May 2009, through his
church, Old Otterbein United Methodist Church, Ibrahim hosted 55
Youths from Trinity United
Methodist Church in Rome, Georgia, for one night and shared
messages of inspiration to them.
He was guest speaker at the April 2009 Annual UB Scholarship Luncheon Celebration hosted by the University's President, Robert L. Bogomolny; and, representative of the Senior Class to speak at the May 2009 UB Commencement Ceremony.
He served as a Roundtable Discussion Facilitator at UB's International Student Orientation on August 27, 2009; and was guest speaker at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2009 (click here to see report).
On December 11, 2009 Ibrahim was interviewed on Baltimore-based radio station WEAA 88.9 FM on a special program: "People and Stories that Inspire."
Education
University of Baltimore
In
May 2009, Ibrahim graduated from UB with a
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems.
He was an honor student and during his time at UB, served as Vice
President of Communications for the Student Events Board, Senior
Staff Writer for the UB Post, IT Chair for the CEO Club, and
Peer Network Adviser. He was twice
invited, among other selected UB students, to meet with the University's
President, Robert L. Bogomonly to discuss the enrichment of student
life on campus.
He was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), National Leadership Honor Society, and was part of the Volunteers Committee; Sigma Iota Epsilon, the National Honorary and Professional Management Fraternity; the Helen P. Denit Honors Program; and the African Student Association. He was presenter to honor students at the Community College of Baltimore County (Essex), on behalf of UB's Helen P. Denit Honors program, on April 17, 2009.
Throughout his time at UB,
Ibrahim made it on the University's Dean's List. He was a
Team
Leader at the Annual UB Community Service Day in 2009; and won numerous awards---including the President's
Award---for academic excellence and
extracurricular involvement on campus.
Also see:
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University Success
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Ibrahim in the UB Spotlight
Baltimore City Community College
In
June 2007, Ibrahim graduated from Baltimore City Community
College (BCCC) with an Associate of Science in Business Administration.
He was a member of Phi Theta Kappa (international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs), Kappa Beta Delta (International Honor Society for ACBSP Accredited Business Programs), and the National Dean's List. In May 2005, he received the Citation of Distinguished Scholar from the College.
He worked with the College's Disability Support Services Department as a Note Taker for students with disabilities, and was a member of the Student Governance Board and International Students Club. In the summer of 2006, Ibrahim received a special invitation to a luncheon meeting with then BCCC Interim President, Dr. Richard M. Turner, III, and in June 2007, represented BCCC students to welcome the College's new President, Dr. Carolane Williams.
Also see:
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Ibrahim in the BCCC
spotlight
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Ibrahim's Guestbook page (on Ibrahim's unofficial Web site)
Ibrahim presents during the UB International
Education Week 2007. The program - Holidays Around the World - was
facilitated by the UB International Services Office and the Office
of Diversity