COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
MARY WANJIKU MWANGI
U-TENA YOUTH ORGANIZATION
Nairobi
Summary
Motivated Community Navigator skilled in fostering talent activation to create informed and independent communities. Achieved data integrity and accuracy through comprehensive field interviews and effective communication. Focused on delivering measurable results while collaborating with teams and adapting to dynamic environments.
1
Certification
16
Years of experience
Work History
Quantitative field interviewer
- BENEFICIARIES ECDE pupils
- Conducted structured field interviews using approved questionnaires and survey protocols.
Field interviewer at ALOT project listing
- BENECIARIES Children in Viwandani community
Community Organizer/Community Mobilizer
3 Years 11 Months- Documented case notes, meeting outcomes, and action items for follow-up and accountability.
- Collaborated with community organizations in other regions to support state-wide and national outreach initiatives.
- Mobilized residents for community dialogues, legal awareness forums, and social justice outreach activities.
Peer educator
15 Years 10 Months- BENEFICIARIES Children, orphans, youths and the entire community at large.
Field Officer
4 Years 2 Months- BENECIARIES Adolescents and Parents
Field officer
2 Months- BENECIARIES Children under 3years
Field officer
- BENECIARIES Refugees and vulnerable Kenyans
Field Officer
11 Months- BENEFICIARIES’ Key population
Programs coordinator
1 Year 7 Months- BENECIARIES Girls aged 10-14yrs in Mlango kubwa Mathare slums
LEAD MENTOR KUZA PROJECT
6 Years- BENEFICIARIES Girls from the community aged 13-17yrs
Peer educator
6 Years- BENEFICIARIES Youths
Data officer
2 Years 4 MonthsSHUGA facilitator
2 Years- BENEFICIARIES Youths in Mukuru Slum
Mentor in girl education challenge
2 Years- BENEFICIARIES Girls from the Community Viwandani
Health choices
3 Years- BENEFICIARIES Teens.
CHILL PROGRAM FACILITATOR
4 Years- BENEFICIARIES Teens
Field interviewer
- BENEFICIARIES’ Vulnerable children in the rehabilitation centers
Education
Diploma - psychology Counseling
Certificate - Community Legal Volunteer
Certificate - chronic and trauma response
Award
Certificate - ICT
Award
Kenya Certificate of secondary Education
Award
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
Award
Skills
Data collection
Community Mobilization
Community outreach
Facilitation and training skills
Conflict resolution
Product promotion
Data collection
Participant screening
Data entry
Customer service and assistance
Certification
- 1ST -14TH Oct 2017 Attended European week of action for girls in Brussels Belgium
- 27TH -29TH April 2016 WHO Consultation on Lessons from Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming to Catalyse HIV Prevention for Young Women, At Brocher Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
- 23RD -28TH Jan 2016 Attended international conference of family planning in Nusa Dua Indonesia
- 2011 Kenya national theater certificate as the best script writer
- 2011 Global Summit Certificate in participation and contribution In Global Youth Leadership summit
- 2011 Awarded as a community health worker courtesy of Aphia Plus Nairobi-coast
- 2010 Hope World Wide Kenya Certificate in Entrepreneurship
- 2010 Hope World Wide Kenya Certificate as a peer educator
Interests
Reading
Socializing
Guidance and counseling
Acting
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
1ST -14TH Oct 2017 Attended European week of action for girls in Brussels Belgium, 27TH -29TH April 2016 WHO Consultation on Lessons from Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming to Catalyse HIV Prevention for Young Women, At Brocher Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, 23RD -28TH Jan 2016 Attended international conference of family planning in Nusa Dua Indonesia, 2011 Kenya national theater certificate as the best script writer, 2011 Global Summit Certificate in participation and contribution In Global Youth Leadership summit, 2011 Awarded as a community health worker courtesy of Aphia Plus Nairobi-coast, 2010 Hope World Wide Kenya Certificate in Entrepreneurship, 2010 Hope World Wide Kenya Certificate as a peer educator
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1992
- Gender: FEMALE
- Marital Status: SINGLE
- Religion: CHRISTIAN
Timeline
Field officer
APHRC
08.2025 - 10.2025
Community Organizer/Community Mobilizer
Githurai Social Justice Center
12.2022 - Current
Field Officer
HEALTHSTRAT
01.2022 - 03.2026
Field officer
Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation
05.2019 - 01.2019
Field Officer
Population Service Kenya (Psk)
01.2018 - 12.2018
Programs coordinator
JHPIEGO
05.2017 - 12.2018
Data officer
U-TENA YOUTH ORGANIZATION
01.2014 - 05.2016
SHUGA facilitator
PSI (Kenya)
01.2013 - 01.2015
Mentor in girl education challenge
APHRC
01.2013 - 01.2015
Field interviewer
GOAL IRELAND
01.2013 - 01.2013
Health choices
PSI (Kenya)
01.2012 - 01.2015
Peer educator
U-TENA YOUTH ORGANIZATION
01.2011 - Current
LEAD MENTOR KUZA PROJECT
UTENA YOUTH ORGANIZATION
01.2011 - 01.2017
Peer educator
HOPE WORLD WIDE KENYA
01.2011 - 01.2017
CHILL PROGRAM FACILITATOR
USAID (APHIA II NAIROBI)
01.2011 - 01.2015
St Elizabeth primary school
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
Jogoo Road Girls High School
Kenya Certificate of secondary Education
Hope World Wide Kenya
Certificate from ICT
Amani Counselling and Training Institute
Certificate from chronic and trauma response
International Justice Mission
Certificate from Community Legal Volunteer
Field interviewer at ALOT project listing
APHRC
Quantitative field interviewer
APHRC
Amani Counseling and Training Institute
Diploma from psychology Counseling