Brian Omondi Okello

Highly motivated and goal-oriented high school teacher with a passion for fostering a positive learning environment. Excel at building strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues, committed to addressing the individual needs and learning styles of each student. Experienced high school teacher with over five years of experience, founded and co-founded school projects and community organizations initiatives, developing valuable skills in communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, and creativity.

Aspire to use expertise in social sciences to contribute to addressing pressing societal issues such as hunger, climate change, gender inequality, and poverty. Dedicated to leveraging digital in teaching career through research, publication, and innovations.

• Okellobrianomondi@yahoo.com
• Okellobrian@elshaddaidevelopmentempowerent.org

• Date of Birth: 02/27/1993
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Kenyan

 1) Influence of selected agricultural technologies on food security among households in Alego Usonga ,  

 DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jhss.4.2.20918  

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ajMx_IVTUwgiRJHIJIaek8ZrhB0HeIx-/view?usp=sharing 

2)Effect of Climate Change on Food production and Nutrition  

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/11amIlXdfR6XgzOOaFvkaRdoTQe6B__NM/view?usp=sharing

 3)Effects of Rainfall and Temperature Variabilities on food Security in Alego Usonga Siaya.Kenya  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q-lUXSIfI6LOycywCmiOSDTR9mxlozbf/view?usp=sharing 

1)ECOCLIMATE VISION KENYA REPRESENTATIVE( https://ecoclimatevision.org/)

                              Duties and Responsibilities 

• Developing and executing a country-specific strategic plan aligned with EcoClimate Vision’s overall mission and objectives.
• Leading and inspiring a diverse team of staff and volunteers, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence
• Overseeing the successful execution of climate translation and education, awareness, and sustainability initiatives in the country
• Ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation of projects to track progress, measure impact, and make datadriven decisions
• Investing in the professional development of team members, fostering their growth as climate leaders
• Ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation of projects to track progress, measure impact, and make datadriven decisions

2)  UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

This initiative started by UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION NETWORK and supported by UNESCO education for sustainable development my responsibilities are to localize and integrate global citizenship 

My Responsibilities are 

• Introduce SDGs to their school
• Integrate SDGs activities in classrooms and/or school community Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLnFIVuVClP3PpKEbcTD5_yy6N7hIuCK/view?usp=drivesdk

3).The Earth Foundation 

 The Earth Foundation was founded in 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland, to inspire, educate, mentor, and empower students, schools, researchers, and young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to tackle environmental challenges . Link https://www.earth-foundation.org/

Title : Reduction of poverty |USAID $23400|0CT2023- CURRENT

The project aim at reducing poverty rate  through agribusiness , conservation of environment , counseling , mentoring ,capacity building on digital economy and circular economy to women adolescent girls , unemployed youths  and young mothers.

                                    Key Responsibilities

• Implemented community workshops on circular economy by utilization of plants and remains to make bio fertilizers , biochar reaching over 200 farmers
• I lead the team in providing mentorship workshops for 100 girls leaders, concentrating on sexual health, career guidance and self-awareness, providing modules to be utilized in schools
• Parted with Center for Health Solution ( CHS) to distribute 100 sanitary towels to 100 girls in local schools
• Collaborated with Digital Ajira to equip 60 women with digital economy skills
• https://www.elshaddaidevelopmentempowerment.org/
• Links https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gRqG20wv76YBV8MqV5GgULmOmBBslJpl/view?usp=sharing

2  Reduction of food insecurity Among Students In Busia County Through Rainwater Harvesting 

 Emzingo, in conjunction with Wyss Academy and Goodwall, is facilitating the initiative, and as a result, 200 children from Busia County can now afford nutritional meals at school. 

 Links https://lnkd.in/di3gMPyG

1)07/07/2022-09/07/2022, Siaya Kenya, Food security and climate change in the time of covid 19,

• The seminar was organized by Siaya county government the main objective was to evaluate how extremes in climate and spread of covid 19 have influence the food security.

2)01/06/2023, 18/11/2023, USA, Global Youth Climate Training

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• 25/05/2023, 26/05/2023, online, World Bank Youth Summit, We explored the influence of youth-led grassroots movements on global transformation and the promotion of sustainable development, focusing on issues such as climate change, food security, and poverty., https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qRwa3O9b8FChTJBwV1IZQ8z70cHCxNgd/view?usp=sharing

• Transformation Fund Grant of $ 24353 by YALI RLC EAST AFRICA – USAID

• Awarded a grants by USAID to reduce poverty level in my community
• Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qRXZgdOTRGpBgCiSmF3RiX2wfRVEOhAT/view?usp=drivesdk
• Trained and guided 60 youths and women to start business by utilizing plants and animals wastes to make , bio fertilizer and biochar
• Collaborated with Kenya Government to train 60 women on digital economy , financial literacy and soft skills
• Team work with ministry of environment to plant 200 trees in Sikoma Secondary School
• Founded ABSTAIN CLUB in five school to advocate for sexual purity among adolescent girls with 1500 students benefiting
• Designed Mobile tank to be used by community and students to increase utilization of rainwater
• Links https://youtu.be/WFYyZikVyFY?si=IlrgHyp0_2AoY30b
• https://youtu.be/gVJSpAyp26E?si=qaj_m8Bwj_SgEO0-

1)YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative)

• The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is the U.S. government’s signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. YALI was launched in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across sub-Saharan Africa. Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sV_WH8Xdt3Z7FXdm7yAQYTLF_8wuzy29/view?usp=drivesd

2.)Wyss Academy Fellowship Changemaker

• A Hybrid program that seeks to empower young people from Peru, Kenya, and Switzerland to become leaders in sustainable development through projects that highlight the value of nature here the description.

Link https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7072996150785564672?

PROJECTS

Reduction of poverty through agribusiness in Barding Sublocation Siaya County .Kenya We aim to reduce poverty via agriculture by using various tactics. It includes startup training classes that provide participants with the skills required to create and run profitable operations in soy growing and chicken keeping. Additionally, there is an emphasis on adolescent training, which equips young people with agricultural skills and business knowledge to build sustainable livelihoods and contribute to poverty reduction in the community. https://www.elshaddaidevelopmentempowerment.org/ Links https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gRqG20wv76YBV8MqV5GgULmOmBBslJpl/view?usp=sharing | https://docs.google.com/ document/d/1YYimdclQeVI5RPurD49DPIG7XWOjFjCv/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109571042718583970742&rtpof=true&sd=tru

  1.)Designed Model to Explain Society's Adaptation to Climate Change  

• This model depicts where significant effort should be placed in order for society to accomplish a decrease in climate change in a variety of development areas. This is critical for society to achieve the mission of decreasing climate change. Farmers in Siaya County and Busia have utilized it on a limited basis

      Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IUrLbbQg-Fq28A9jMi9huir6MP0mqh87/view?usp=sharing

2.)Training Modules on Climate Change  .

• As the United Nations' Global School Advocacy, I have created a series of modules that I use to teach students and community members on the topic of climate change..

 Links https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lSTjZlCOwj2eRzurHqjA6u65kVLfrBH4/view?usp=sharing.

3) Designed Mobile water Tank  .

• A mobile water tank is a container equipped with a tap for irrigation pressure regulation. It has a capacity of 200 liters of water and can be pushed for 2 kilometers. At the moment, it is being utilized to irrigate a quarter-acre school garden at Sikoma Secondary School, where vegetables have been cultivated to provide sustenance for 200 students.

https://youtu.be/WFYyZikVyFY?si=IlrgHyp0_2AoY30b 

 https://youtu.be/gVJSpAyp26E?si=qaj_m8Bwj_SgEO0-