I am a dedicated professional with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences, currently pursuing Master's degree in Public Health (awaiting graduation) With over four years of experience in Water sanitation and hygiene project implementation. I have a proven ability to coordinate and manage projects and any other health initiatives, including capacity building, community engagement, and technical support. I am eager to contribute my expertise to an organization focused on making a meaningful impact on humanity.
Overview
2021
2021
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
WASH Project Technical Advisor
Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health in Kenya (FINISH INK.)
2 2020 - 6 2021
Government and Policy Engagement: Collaborating with the governments and the policy making bodies to ensure that the intervention strategies for WASH and sanitation meet the standards and policies expected at the national level
Community Mobilization: Coordinate comprehensive community mobilization activities aimed at creating high level of awareness and participation in sanitation and hygiene activities
Business and Financial Sector Coordination: Working with the private sector and other financial actors in order to improve WASH financing, especially with sensitization and capacity development of financial actors
Stakeholder Management: Identifying various stakeholders with whom the program has to liaise in order to achieve its objectives and partnership with them
Proposal Development and Reporting: Preparation of closely worked funding bid technical proposals and elaborate reporting documents of assessment and progress
Monitoring and Evaluation: Enhancing the M&E capacity of programs in order to monitor and report on the level of impact, performance and accountability, and for eventual improvement
WASH Project Intern (Field-Based)
Caritas Embu
07.2020 - 12.2020
Company Overview: Implementing the FINISH Diamond approach
Conducting sanitation and hygiene in institutions and households, market needs analysis of the local sanitation supply arm (masons and skillsets, available businesses and entrepreneurs)
Capacity building and supporting team market actors mainly artisans, to meet generated demands
Monitoring and reporting of progress on programs reporting tool
Preparation of work plan and other technical documents like latrines BOQ's and design, for review, and presenting them to supervisors for review prior to action
Implementing the FINISH Diamond approach
Mentored over two hundred local artisans on construction of basic and safely managed sanitation resulting to over five hundred of improved latrines
Designed and developed activity and involvement programs people living with disabilities PLWDs
Contributed to ongoing training programs and staff meetings as necessary
Participated in decentralizing and aggregating supply and demand ward village level
Graduate Trainee
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
05.2018 - 07.2018
Data collection and analysis: involved in monitoring of existing programs by collecting and analyzing data on crop diseases, fertilizer impact and crop growth rate
Pest control procedures and Plant protection
Team leadership: assigned to lead a team of fellow graduate trainees in planning field implementation activities and reporting progress supporting in ensuring effective time management in all the activities scheduled and effectively communicate the protocols
Awareness raising and capacity building: participated community awareness forums targeting communities with food crop farming advocacy messages
Participated in developing of appropriate information, education and communication messages and materials
Education
MSc. - Public Health (Epidemiology and Disease control)
Mount Kenya University
01.2022 - 01.2025
BSc. - Science (Environmental science)
Chuka University
09.2015 - 10.2019
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
St. Peter's Aterait Secondary School
01.2011 - 01.2014
Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste Management for Development - undefined
EawagSandec
08.2020 - 01.2021
Skills
Planning, implementing, and monitoring health initiatives
Training and capacity building
Disease prevention strategies
Digital literacy and project management
Cultural adaptability and collaboration
Community mobilization and health behavior change
Report creation and documentation
Budget and resource management
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 12/05/95
Nationality: Kenyan
References
Mr. Joseph Mugo, Project Officer, FINISH Mondial Project, WASH & NTDs Department, Caritas Diocese of Embu, mugohj@gmail.com, +254722328126
Ms. Sandra K. Murila, Head of Finance Department, FINISH INK. Organization, sandra.kavaya@finishink.org, +254705597872
Mr. Harun Ngugi, Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Chuka University, hngugi@chuka.ac.ke, +254722238212
Timeline
MSc. - Public Health (Epidemiology and Disease control)
Mount Kenya University
01.2022 - 01.2025
Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste Management for Development - undefined
EawagSandec
08.2020 - 01.2021
WASH Project Intern (Field-Based)
Caritas Embu
07.2020 - 12.2020
Graduate Trainee
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
05.2018 - 07.2018
BSc. - Science (Environmental science)
Chuka University
09.2015 - 10.2019
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
St. Peter's Aterait Secondary School
01.2011 - 01.2014
WASH Project Technical Advisor
Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health in Kenya (FINISH INK.)
2 2020 - 6 2021
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