Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
References
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Brenda Awuor Owino

Community Health Worker
Nairobi

Summary

Community-oriented Officer comfortable working in high-stress situations and coordinating emergency responses. Seasoned team leader with unrelenting dedication to keeping community safe and secure. Proactive about using proper protocols while on duty and interacting with community contacts. I am Forward-thinking bringing 14 years of expertise of Community health in Health sector . I have the ability cultivates rapport with individuals to optimize project goals and output, resolve complex problems and deliver innovative improvement strategies. I have strong computer skills with experience in using various operating systems and productivity software.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
Certificates

Work History

COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER

ministry of health siaya county
5 2019
  • Preparing and compiling data of the health, education, and livelihood impact on nutrition-enrolled children and community members
  • Oversee the mobilization and vaccination of HPV in schools and communities
  • Implementation and collaboration with the Ministry of Health on wash activities in Uyoma Wards
  • Provide guidance, mentorship, and support supervision to the community health promoters and ensure successful implementation of project activities
  • Build effective working relationships between Ministry of Health and organizations operating within the Rarieda sub-county
  • Link expectant mothers to health facilities and conduct follow-ups on postnatal cases in the community
  • Collaborating and implementing Menstrual Hygiene Management [MHM] with a supporting partner in Asembo Wards
  • Interpret and implement government policies that affect community activities
  • Program data entry and analysis as required by the organization's working procedures
  • Capacity building and supervising CHVs to impact knowledge in the community
  • Mobilizing the community to participate in community participatory and transformation activities
  • Community dynamics and interpersonal skills for team building
  • Dissemination of health information to the community
  • Collecting and compiling reports and cascading back to the sub-county.

Lead Community Health Worker

Siaya County Health Management team
9 2021 - 6 2023
  • Support the development and implementation of effective strategies and maintain high standards of program quality
  • Psychosocial support mainstreaming to all beneficiaries i.e
  • Children and the youth
  • Offering HIV testing services and defaulter tracing to clients on care in health centers
  • Providing WASH commodities to HIV/AIDs youths and vulnerable families on care
  • Lead in the design and implementation of the project’s performance monitoring plan based on reporting requirements
  • Implement mechanisms for capturing and documenting data and relevant information on the project activities
  • Document best practices and lessons learned
  • Maintain routine data flow and reporting schedule providing technical data support
  • Prepare accurate and timely progress report to be shared with donors and stakeholders
  • Following up on PLHIV for support and adherence to medication
  • Regular and timely action planning, monitoring, and reporting of facilitation activities putting emphasis on the achievement/key outcome challenges and coping mechanisms, and lessons learned
  • Giving motivational and educative talks to the youth on the benefits of male circumcision and prevention of HIV/STI infection
  • Mobilizing and organizing target community members to participate in WASH Activities and HIV testing
  • Facilitating selected community health care workers to establish and improve WASH-related activities in health centers
  • Work with established community-based structures to sensitize and enhance community awareness on WASH.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

NASCOP/AMREF KISUMU
07.2014 - 09.2014
  • Evaluating the progress made by community-based organization-based donor funding
  • Writing and submitting reports and documentation of data collected in the field and meetings
  • Handling any additional responsibilities as directed by my supervisors
  • Supervising, training and guiding enumerators.

INTERNSHIP STUDENT

OMEGA FOUNDATION
01.2010 - 12.2010
  • Participating in training, behavior change communication, social change communication and HIV/AIDs prevention and care
  • Participated in stigma alleviation with local community-based organization through theatrics
  • Home based care provider and HIV/AIDs awareness creation
  • Advocacy and conflict resolution.

Education

BSC COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT -

JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK - undefined

UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET

Skills

Idea Development and Brainstorming

Certification

Introduction to Palliative Care Course – 2021 (KENYA HOSPICES AND PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION)

Accomplishments

  • Awarded best Malaria community case management in the year 2022
  • Emerged the Best in offering Home Based Care at Dunga Beach working under Omega Foundation.
  • Contributed in reduction of Child mortality [ Suna East Sub-County]

Timeline

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

NASCOP/AMREF KISUMU
07.2014 - 09.2014

INTERNSHIP STUDENT

OMEGA FOUNDATION
01.2010 - 12.2010

COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER

ministry of health siaya county
5 2019

Lead Community Health Worker

Siaya County Health Management team
9 2021 - 6 2023

BSC COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT -

JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK - undefined

UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET

References

  • Joel Milambo, joelmilambo@gmail.com
  • Moses Ombuoro, 0721741512, mssodhiambo@gmail.com

References

  • Joel Milambo, joelmilambo@gmail.com
  • Moses Ombuoro, 0721741512, mssodhiambo@gmail.com

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