Felix Lekurchalan

I am a dedicated, experienced & Certified Project /Program Manager (PMD Pro) professional with a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Human Development. I have spent the past 14 years working closely with pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya. My expertise lies in community development, peacebuilding & conflict resolution, social action research, pastoral community resilience, program management, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, & resource mobilization. I started my career with the Pastoralist Peace Museum in 2012 as a peace coordinator where I served for a period of four years, I then joined the Network Empowering Samburu Transformation (NEST) in 2017 as a Senior Project Officer where I served until December 2019. In 2020 October, I joined the Ministry Research Network Centre (SOMIRENEC) as a Peace Project Coordinator Social in Isiolo County. I later joined Mercy Corps in Samburu County as a Field Officer Program Manager stationed in Baragoi to lead the team in the NAWIRI program a $100 million five-year initiative founded by USAID and the Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP). I have also been appointed as a chairman in different leadership forums where I have significantly contributed to the success of the organizations I have served in different leadership capacities.

• FMD Pro/ DPro: Financial Management for Development Professionals
• MEAL DPro - Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning - Learning Path
• Program DPro (PgMD Pro): Program Management for Development Professionals
• Project DPro (PMD Pro): Project Management for Development Professionals
• Team Performance Management.
• Cash and Voucher Assistance
• Agile Principles and Methodologies
• Project Management Leadership
• Ethics in Project Management
• Servant Leadership
• Project Management and Planning.
• Strategic Planning
• Budget Management
• Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Communication
• Risk Management
• Team Capacity development.
• Coaching
• Program Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)
• Conflict management

I am a dedicated, experienced & Certified Project /Program Manager (PMD Pro) professional with a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Human Development. I have spent the past 14 years working closely with pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya. My expertise lies in community development, peacebuilding & conflict resolution, social action research, pastoral community resilience, program management, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, & resource mobilization. I started my career with the Pastoralist Peace Museum in 2012 as a peace coordinator where I served for a period of four years, I then joined the Network Empowering Samburu Transformation (NEST) in 2017 as a Senior Project Officer where I served until December 2019. In 2020 October, I joined the Ministry Research Network Centre (SOMIRENEC) as a Peace Project Coordinator Social in Isiolo County. I later joined Mercy Corps in Samburu County as a Field Officer Program Manager stationed in Baragoi to lead the team in the NAWIRI program a $100 million five-year initiative founded by USAID and the Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP). I have also been appointed as a chairman in different leadership forums where I have significantly contributed to the success of the organizations I have served in different leadership capacities.

• CO-Chair To Y-ACT Youth Steering Committee 2019-2022-Largest youth largest and most influential Movement in Africa that addresses youth challenges as prioritized by the youth
• Part of Y-ACT Advocates on Key Issues affecting Youth and adolescents in Kenya 2017-2019 Cohorts
• The author of Journey to Better Advocacy Evaluation
• Siasa Place Volunteer 2020-2021-Volunteer in youth engagement in decision-making processes in Samburu County
• Student leader -Institute of Social Ministry in Mission (Tangaza University College)
• Organizing Secretary-Justice and Peace Commission (Tangaza University College)
• Secretary-Samburu Youth Advocacy Network (SYAN), a consortium of different youth-led organizations in Samburu County.

• Mr. Meshack Collins Alluda, P.O.BOX 51548-00100, Nairobi, Kenya, Cgensly@gmail.com, +254733953235//+254722953275
• Mr. Timothy Gachanga, timgachanga@gmail.com, +254720442284
• Mr. Daniel Peter Lesooni, P.O. Box 3, Maralal, Kenya, 20600, lesoonipeterdaniel@yahoo.com, +254725650263