{"id":220,"date":"2020-08-15T08:46:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T08:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainbowit.net\/themes\/trydo\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2025-11-28T20:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:40:17","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fd31d8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fd31d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7daabf\" data-id=\"a7daabf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38f001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-trydo-about-with-experience\" data-id=\"a38f001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trydo-about-with-experience.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <!-- Start About Area  -->\r\n        <div class=\"about-area about-with-experience-area pb--120 pt--120\">\r\n            <div class=\"about-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"row row--35 align-items-center\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12\">\r\n                                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\r\n                                                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1735\" height=\"2060\" src=\"https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132.jpg 1735w, https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132-862x1024.jpg 862w, https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132-768x912.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132-1294x1536.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/habibinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0667-1-scaled-e1736202210132-1725x2048.jpg 1725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1735px) 100vw, 1735px\" \/>                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-md-12\">\r\n                            <div class=\"about-inner inner\">\r\n                                <div class=\"section-title text-left\">\r\n                                                                <span class=\"sub-title\">About Me<\/span>\r\n                        <h3 class=\"title rbt-section-title\"><span>Meet Habib Sani Yahaya<\/span><\/h3>                            <p>I work where translation, research, and cultural understanding meet. My focus is Hausa and English, and I help organisations communicate clearly across language and context. This includes NGOs, research groups, development programs, and teams that need accuracy and discretion.<br><br>\n\nMy work is guided by a simple idea: meaning only matters when it reaches people as intended. Many materials fail because they overlook cultural nuance or depend on literal translation. I start each project by understanding its purpose, its audience, and the points where misunderstanding is most likely to occur.<br><br>\n\nI have handled projects that require more than converting text from one language to another. Some involve sensitive interviews. Others require terminology research or careful interpretation of context that is implied rather than stated. These experiences shape how I work: steady, precise, and attentive to detail.\n<\/p>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"experience-wrap mt--40 mt_sm--10\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"experience\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"theme-gradient\">Projects Completed<\/span>\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"title theme-gradient\">30<span>+<\/span><\/h3>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"experience\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"theme-gradient\">YEARS OF EXPERIENCE<\/span>\r\n                                                <h3 class=\"title theme-gradient\">5<span>+<\/span><\/h3>\r\n         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\u2013 2024)<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Bachelor of Arts: Mass Communication and Journalism<\/b><br>\nNational Open University of Nigeria | (2021 \u2013 2024)<\/li>\n\n<li><b>N.C.E: Linguistics<\/b><br>\nFederal College of Education, Kano | (2017 \u2013 2020)<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Diploma: Data Processing and Information Technology<\/b><br>\nGuiding Light and Information Technology, Kano State | (2017 \u2013 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"tab-pane fade \" id=\"rn-060b0dd-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-060b0dd-1\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"single-tab-content\">\r\n                                                    <ul>\n\n<li><b>AI Data Annotator<\/b> | Uber<br>\nMay 2024 \u2013 Dec. 2024\n<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Volunteer Translator<\/b> | Opio Foundation<br>\nSept. 2023 \u2013 Nov. 2023\n<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Linguist and Translator<\/b> | Digital Divide Data<br>\n2022 \u2013 Present\n<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Translator and Linguist<\/b> | Translators Without Borders<br>\nVolunteer Role, 2021 \u2013 Present\n<\/li>\n\n<li><b>News Reporter<\/b> | The Citizen Reports<br>\n2022 \u2013 2023\n<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Researcher<\/b> | French Embassy, Nigeria<br>\nNov. 2024 \u2013 Jan. 2025\n<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Researcher<\/b> | Hausa NLP Project (HausaLLM)<br>\nApril 2024 \u2013 Present\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"tab-pane fade \" id=\"rn-060b0dd-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-060b0dd-2\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"single-tab-content\">\r\n                                                    <ul>\n<li><b>Linguistic Prompt Design Training (RWS)<\/b> | 2024<\/li> \n\n<li><b>AI for Everyone (Deeplearning.AI, Coursera)<\/b> | 2024<\/li> \n\n<li><b>Transforming Youth Talent (Welocalize)<\/b> | 2022<\/li> \n\n<li><b>Introduction to Humanitarian Translation (Translators Without Borders)<\/b> | 2021<\/li> \n\n<li><b>Diploma in Communication Skills (University of Pennsylvania)<\/b> | 2019<\/li> \n\n<li><b>Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management (University of Virginia)<\/b> | 2020<\/li> \n\n<\/ul>                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"tab-pane fade \" id=\"rn-060b0dd-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-060b0dd-3\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"single-tab-content\">\r\n                                                    <ul>\n<li><b>The Nigerian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (NITI)<\/b><br>\nMember<br>\n2024 \u2013 Present\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <!-- Start AboutWithTabs Area  -->\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19d2cc1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19d2cc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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