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Farah Mohamed Hussein
IT Specialist
Nairobi, Nairobi Province
Summary
I am a dedicated community worker with experience helping refugees and marginalized groups find the support they need. I am skilled at sharing legal information, managing case referrals, and ensuring people with disabilities are included and protected. I speak fluent English and Swahili and pride myself on handling sensitive stories with real care and respect. I am eager to use my outreach and reporting skills together with my IT skills in improving the living standards of the community.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Interpretation (OPI)
LanguageLine Solutions
03.2025 - 08.2025
- Provided over-the-phone interpretation (OPI) services, facilitating clear and accurate communication across multilingual settings.
- Remote Interpretation of Somali and English language in the provision of their details and any other further information required by the case holders.
- Maintain confidentiality of information shared during the interviews. Provided translation of documents.
- Interpreting and translating medical documents and medical related cases.
- I have managed to provide translation to over 10 people per day.
Translator
Translation Gateway
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Translated many files and documents related to health, legal, security and business from English to Somali.
- Carried out translation and subtitling shorts (20 minutes), Somali videos then extracting the text in SRT files.
Translator Intern
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Interpreted and translated English-Somali and vice-versa in interviews of resettlement processes of the refugees.
- Worked alongside with case workers in conducting visit to clients’ homes.
- Provided translation of Documents.
- Represented UNHCR in community based protection meetings or other meetings as assigned.
- Conducted interpretation through phone calls for the refugees who required language interpretation.
- Remained impartial and refrained from adding biases while interpreting.
- Maintained confidentiality of information shared during interviews.
- Assisted in typing documents and manuscripts.
- Assisted at least 10 persons in translation of Somali language , specially from English to MayMay and Somali to Somali.
Community Outreach Worker
Humanity & Inclusion
02.2021 - 11.2021
- Conducted legal awareness sessions on refugee and disability rights.
- Provided paralegal support and guidance on asylum procedures.
- Referred vulnerable cases to legal aid and humanitarian partners.
- Assisted refugees with registration and civil documentation processes.
- Managed case follow-ups focusing on persons with disabilities.
- Identified and reported on community-level protection trends.
- Built strong relationships with refugee leaders and service providers.
- Helped in assessing 10 clients per day.
- Provided translations weekly to the project officer.
- Generated daily, weekly and monthly reports for review by the project officer.
Education
Certificate -
KeDataLab
Nairobi 01.2026 - 02.2026
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University
Kiambu, Kiambu District, Kenya 04.2001 -
Certificate - Software Engineering
PowerLearn Project
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya 04.2001 -
Certificate - Research Trainee
Refugee Led Research Hub (RLRH), Nairobi
Nairobi 04.2001 -
Certificate - Monitoring and Evaluation
JKUAT Enterprises
Kiambu, Kiambu District, Kenya 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
AL Azar High School
Garissa, Garissa District, Kenya 04.2001 -
Certificate - English Language
Windle International Kenya (WIK)
Dadaab 04.2001 -
KCPE - KCPE
Abdul-Aziz Primary School
Ifo01.2016
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools
Somali (native fluency)
Faster Typist
Fluent in English
Proficient in using research tools like KoboToolbox, Taguette
Team collaboration
Inter-personal skills
Certification
Certified software engineer, PowerLearn Project - from Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
Interests
Typing
Swimming
Book Reading, Typing
I like typing because I got encouraged when I saw competing with advanced countries outside Africa.
Timeline
Certificate -
KeDataLab
01.2026 - 02.2026
Interpretation (OPI)
LanguageLine Solutions
03.2025 - 08.2025
Translator
Translation Gateway
01.2024 - 12.2024
Translator Intern
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
01.2023 - 08.2023
Community Outreach Worker
Humanity & Inclusion
02.2021 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University
04.2001 -
Certificate - Software Engineering
PowerLearn Project
04.2001 -
Certificate - Research Trainee
Refugee Led Research Hub (RLRH), Nairobi
04.2001 -
Certificate - Monitoring and Evaluation
JKUAT Enterprises
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
AL Azar High School
04.2001 -
Certificate - English Language
Windle International Kenya (WIK)
04.2001 -
KCPE - KCPE
Abdul-Aziz Primary School