Faith Achieng

DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) PROJECT

Key Duties and Responsibilities.

• Supporting Determined, Resilient, Empowered, Mentored, AIDS Free, Safe (DREAMS) data cleaning and monitoring of data entry into Dreams data capture systems through regular data quality audit for quality client management and reporting.
• Generating Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) priority lists and share with relevant team members.
• Supporting HTS counselors to enhance risk-based/eligibility screening and testing of all clients at safe spaces.
• Screening Adolescent Girls and Young Women for Gender Based Violence (GBV),Tuberculosis (TB), Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI) and prep eligibility.
• Assisting in identification, screening, and enrolment of most at risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women into program.
• Business monitoring for enrolled DREAMS girls.
• Organizing trainings and refreshers on Child protection dissemination act 2022, Menstrual Hygiene management, Data quality assessment trainings, Adolescents and Youths Population Multi-sectoral action plan.
• Preparation of monthly update reports on project progress and target achievements in safe spaces.
• Designing ward level costed workplan.
• Monitoring facilitators Conducting Gender sensitive training (Financial Capability Training, Entrepreneurship Training, vocational trainings dominated by male).
• Designing and Reviewing business plans for high impact applicants.
• Assisting beneficiaries during application of start-up supports for entrepreneurship or linkage to employment for wage employment and mentoring/ coaching.
• Linking beneficiaries to Village Savings and Loans Association groups.
• Creating saving groups for beneficiaries.
• Mobilization and reporting of Adolescent Girls and Young Women. (AGYW) in Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) formation and provide training on VSLAs Methodology.
• Implementation of Healthy Choices for Better Future, My Health My Choice, SHUGA, Family Matters Programme and Start Awareness Support Action Evidence Based Interventions at county level to targeted Adolescent Girls and Young Women beneficiaries.
• Tracking participation of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in program i.e. weekly update of safe space register.
• Ensuring Adolescent Girls and Young Women access minimum of 6 services per quarter social protection and post GBV care.
• Working with other service providers to ensure that AGYW receive age-appropriate layering.
• Ensuring that Evidence Based Interventions of Healthy Choices for Better Future, My Health My Choice, SHUGA, Start Awareness Support Action, Family Matters Program are implemented to reach targeted Adolescent Girls and Young Women.
• Writing regular progress reports, highlighting key findings and progress.
• Transcription and translation of collected data to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Ensure that activity registers and Adolescent Girls and Young Women files are well documented and secured at safe space.
• Assisting in data keying in, preparing activity reports in time.
• Liaising with link health facilities to facilitate referrals and outreaches for biomedical services and commodities availability and that- Adolescent Girls and Young Women are receiving youth friendly services.
• Facilitating male sexual partners mapping and outreach services to reduce risk of male sexual partners of Adolescent Girls and Young Women.
• Participating in site HTS Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes i.e., proficiency testing, direct observed practice sessions, self- assessment.
• Conducting support supervision to on Layering progress and indicators such as HIV Testing Services, PREP, Combined Socio-Economic Approach, Education Subsidy, Gender Based Violence and Sexual Transmitted Infections Screening checking targets versus achievement while documenting action and proposed strategies.
• Capacity building of Local implementing partners mentors and volunteers.
• Stakeholder engagement for resources and effective activity implementation.
• Taking part in preparation of logistics for off-site activities such as trainings and meetings.
• Supporting project Monitoring, Evaluation, and learning.
• Conducting DREAMS site Data Quality Assessment.
• Conducting post Data Quality Assessment follow up.
• Conducting Menstrual Hygiene management sensitization.
• Conducting community literacy activities related to Adolescent Girls and Women health issues.
• Conducting research study surveys .
• Conducting local market assessment by use of key informant interview questionnaires.
• Conducting focus group discussions on Economic Strengthening.
• Qualitative data collection and analysis.

ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) PROJECT

Key Duties and Responsibilities.

• Participated in enrollment and line listing of Children and adolescents Living with HIV (CALHIV) and Highly Exposed Infants (HEI) line listing.
• Ensuring proper filling system is in place in accordance with file management Standard Operating Procedures.
• Taking part in data reviews.
• Perform regular data cleaning to ensure quality OVC data and CPMIS.
• Conducting Support supervision of OVC sites.
• Household visits to track and document progress.
• Actively participated in regular research team meetings to discuss progress and address challenges.
• Collecting and analyzing Adolescent and Young Population data.
• Participating in community health initiatives and literacy programs.
• Case management process, including,enrollment of eligible children and families,assessing vulnerable children and family, case plan development, case plan implementation,case plan monitoring, and exit via different pathways.
• Audit of graduation files,HIV Exposed Infant files and Children and adolescents Living with HIV file and reconstruction of missing files.
• Conducting continuous quality Improvement trainings.

Successfully completed the following duties and Responsibilities:

• Sensitized and mobilized local communities for COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
• Mobilized local communities for T.B screening and treatment.
• Participated in management of Liquid and Solid wastes & Enforcing regulations and policies associated.
• Enforced Laws and regulations under Relevant acts relating to Environmental Health.
• Aided in routine sanitary inspections and compiled reports.
• Fostered measures to prevent and control communicable and non-communicable diseases.
• Monitored and promoted Occupational Health and safety activities in workplaces including disaster preparedness, management and response.
• Participated in Design, planning, implementation and monitoring & Evaluation of Public health programs and projects i.e. (identify potential study participants, Obtaining informed consent from participant, Administer quantitative questionnaires to participants, entering collected study information accurately and timely into the study database ,analyzing the data and providing the findings.
• Conducted health promotion and education campaigns on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs.
• Collected revenue through issuing medical certificates and food hygiene licenses.
• Compiling quality monthly reports during data reviews.
• Conducted Water Sanitation and Hygiene Community activities in Gituamba and Maji Mazuri community units.
• Assessment of Infection, Prevention and Control status of health facilities.
• Planning and managing emergency and disaster situation and implementing strategies in promoting health during cholera outbreak
• Conducted latrine use and sanitation community talk in Gituamba village.

Successfully completed the following duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducted Water supply and quality control in community.
• Entomology, Pest, and rodent control-conducted practical activities such as use of insecticides, IVM strategies, rodent control strategies and anti-jigger campaigns.
• Monitored and promoted Food hygiene, Safety and Quality Control standards.
• Participated in deworming exercise for school-going children.
• Provided basic first aid to casualties at OPD.
• Conducted health promotion and education on WASH activities.
• Carried out ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of food animals.
• Conducted sexual and reproductive health education, mental health education and awareness, alcohol and drug abuse sensitization at Chiga Youth-friendly center in Kibos, Kisumu.
• Participated in community dialogues and verbal autopsies.
• Administered vitamin A, iron, and folic acid supplements to children under five years and expectant mothers at Antenatal Care clinic and Postnatal Care clinic.
• Conducted HIV/AIDS care, ARV and other treatment administration, TB and HIV co-infection/defaulter follow-up/ nutritional support for HIV patients.
• Conducted home-based care for HIV patients.
• Conducted Maternal and Child Health Care and Reproductive health issues health talks.
• Assisted in compiling quality monthly reports during data reviews
• Conducted market activation and demand creation for market-based sanitation products like Sato, taps, stools, pans, and reflexes.
• Assessment of community Health Committees (CHCs) in Manyatta A village using Kobo Collect.
• Designing monthly work plans and coordinating menstrual hygiene activities in Manyatta A Community unit.
• Providing support supervision for CHPs on SBCC on Menstrual Hygiene.
• Organizing and conducting community dialogues and action days.
• Conducting monthly review meetings, compiling, and submitting monthly reports on community activities in Manyatta A community units.