Vivian Nasirumbi Wabwire
NAIROBI
Summary
Innovative sustainability leader with extensive experience in environmental impact management, governance structures, and policy development. Adept at conducting research, stakeholder engagement, and compliance assessments to promote long-term environmental and social resilience. Passionate about advancing sustainable development through strategic collaboration and evidence-based solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Consultant & Facilitator
Rural WASH Projects Sustainability
BUSIA
12.2023 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: Partnership with World Vision
- Developed and implemented governance structures, tariffs, billing systems, and revenue collection frameworks
- Conducted stakeholder training sessions for 100+ participants on sustainability tools and practices
- Revived 10 stalled water projects to 50% functionality, collecting up to 500 dollars per month, and providing service to the community, domestic and agricultural use, schools, and hospitals.
- Led qualitative and quantitative research, analyzing data using SPSS and MS Excel, with results presented at national and international conferences
- Partnership with World Vision
Remote Intern
Africa Development Bank
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Company Overview: Department of Water and Sanitation
- Drafted governance structures for renewable energy desalination plants in Egypt
- Conducted environmental, social, and risk assessments to inform project design and implementation
- Contributed to review and writing of Environmental impact assessment for energy powered desalinization plants in Egypt
- Improved Policy and Regulatory Alignment, Enhanced Environmental and Social Safeguards, Increased Project Feasibility and Sustainability
- Department of Water and Sanitation
Program Coordinator
Catholic Diocese of Bungoma Kenya
11.2020 - 04.2022
- Coordinated multi-stakeholder and over 200 youth empowerment and poverty alleviation programs
- Promoted sustainable agricultural practices, including solar-driven irrigation systems and water management strategies among 100 farmers and improved on a scale of 50% their livelihood
Environmental Officer
NEMA
Mombasa
06.2017 - 12.2019
- Company Overview: National Environmental Management Authority
- Conducted inspections, EIAs for construction projects and institutions, carried out Environmental Audits for hospitals, companies, petrol stations and mining sites, ensuring compliance with environmental standards
- Training and facilitation on sustainability programs in hotels and hospitals on proper waste segregation and management management
- Improved by 70% waste management and saved resources for 10 institutions
- Monitored waste and effluent management in water bodies and indian ocean while addressing land degradation issues
- Facilitated community awareness programs on environmental protection, proper waste disposal management such as landfills, dampsites, incineration and decomposition, and sustainable resource management
- National Environmental Management Authority
Education
High School Diploma -
PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
TLEMCEN, ALGERIA06-2024
Bachelor’s - Environmental Science
Pwani University
09.2016
Skills
- ESG strategy development
- Climate negotiations
- Environmental diplomacy
- Policy formulation
- Governance structure development
- Environmental impact assessment
- Mitigation strategies
- Stakeholder engagement
- Data analysis
- MS Excel
- Research
- Sustainability reporting
- Exceptional communication
- Presentation skills
Certification
- Environmental Impact Assessment Associate Expert, 2019
- Communication, Entrepreneurial, Leadership & Life Development Skills, KNEC Level 1 & 2, NITA Grade III, 2017
- ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Mastering International Climate Negotiations
References
- Awoke Guadie (PhD), Ass. Prof, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, +251-939292300, awokeg@yahoo.com, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p2vKyRwAAAAJ&hl=en
- Joseph Egesa Wafula, Cluster Manager, World Vision Kenya, Busia Kakamega Cluster, +254 728364260, joseph_egesa@wv.org
- Fredrick Atwa, Director of Water, Kakamega County, 0722872391, fredrick@gmail.com
Conference Participation
- International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, Algeria, 06/01/23
- Climate Action Conference for Young African Entrepreneurs, PAUWES-GHANA, 05/01/24
- Virtual Presentation on WASH Program Sustainability, 2022
- Environmental Diplomacy Symposium, Kenyan Ministry of Foreign & Diaspora Affairs, 2025
Research And Publications
Thesis (Under Review for Publication), Assessing Sustainable Water and Sanitation Project Management in Rural Areas of Kenya: A Case Study of Funyula, Samia Sub-County.
Timeline
Project Consultant & Facilitator
Rural WASH Projects Sustainability
12.2023 - 01.2025
Remote Intern
Africa Development Bank
09.2023 - 12.2023
Program Coordinator
Catholic Diocese of Bungoma Kenya
11.2020 - 04.2022
Environmental Officer
NEMA
06.2017 - 12.2019
High School Diploma -
PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor’s - Environmental Science
Pwani University
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