Winnie Kobia

My professional goal is to use the knowledge I've gained from working in HIV prevention programs to actively support the organization's goal of creating healthy societies and to be involved in the execution of organizational policies.
As a highly skilled, creative, and competent field officer with over six years of experience in HIV prevention programs, my main goal is to make the most of the knowledge and abilities I have gained to support the organization in achieving its goals.

• 2018-02-01, 2020-12-01, Field Officer {CSEA Lead, LVCT HEALTH TINGANGA DREAMS SITE, Ensure the enrolment of AGYW in Tinganga ward, Ensure that the enrolled AGYW receive the services, Ensure the students school follow-up, attendance and performance monitoring is done effectively, Coordinate and supervise financial and entrepreneurship facilitators, Support provision of the DREAMS layered package of services segregated by age, Facilitate initiation and retention of AGYW Prep to eligible AGYW in accordance with the national guidelines, Development of weekly work plan to facilitate execution of DREAMS activities, Prepare monthly progress reports and share with the site in-charge and the data officer for review, Provide routine support supervision for mentors and facilitators, Provide support for utilization of data for decision making, Ensure documentation and sharing of program success stories, Conducting labor market assessment, Identifying vulnerable Girls for economic strengthening support, Interview the AGYW for business-up support and vocational training support, Holding regular feedback meetings for combined social economic approaches progress and planning for further actions, Ensure all the activities being implemented by DREAMS Program are conducted in a process that enables full participation from the community, Working closely with other local partners like school heads
• 2018-02-01, 2021-08-01, HTS PROVIDER, LVCT Health Kibera Dc Dreams Site, To carry out quality integrated HTS services for AGYW, To refer all clients and follow up according to their need, To offer counselors supported disclosure, To ensure safe testing procedures, To ensure patients records are kept in lockable cabinets, To complete data forms, registers and maintain records for all work done, Attend weekly meetings, Making appropriate referrals to all clients who need further assistance, Making sure the contacts of index clients are followed and tested, Make follow-ups to all clients referred in various referral points, Complete and proper documentation in the HTS register and program tools used to generate data, Compile and submit timely reports for work and any activity attended.
• 2021-01-01, 2021-08-01, HTS Provider, LVCT HEALTH - Violence Against Children Survey (VAC), Collecting data from the clients, HIV testing and counselling and other services, Referring the clients to the GBV counselor for further assistance, Writing of daily and weekly reports., Doing referrals for positive client., Updating the reports electronically.
• 2017-02-01, 2018-01-01, HTS Provider, LVCT HEALTH, Community outreach, door to door HIV testing and counselling services, Index client follow-ups (PNS), Writing the reports, Linking clients to nearest health facility for care, Distribution and demonstration of condom to client for prevention of HIV, STI & unplanned pregnancies., Mobilizing the clients for testing., Offering psychosocial support to clients experiencing gender-based violence/intimate partner violence.
• 2018-03-01, 2018-07-01, Partner Violence Counsellor (IPV), LVCT HEALTH, Offering counselling services to the clients experiencing Intimate partner violence, Empowering the clients to be independent, Offering psychosocial support to the clients and impacting more knowledge on Intimate partner violence/Gender based violence., HIV testing and counselling, Doing referrals and other services i.e., family planning, legal, rescue services, rescue
• 2013-10-01, 2016-12-01, HIV TESTING AND COUNSELLING (HTS) counselor, AHF -Aids Healthcare Foundation)/PIPE (Personal Initiative for Positive Empowerment, Counseling and testing, Doing referrals, Distribution of condoms to clients., Conduct door to door HIV testing and counseling, Mobilizing the clients for testing, Doing follow-ups, Writing the reports
• 2013-10-01, 2016-12-01, Volunteer, HTS PROVIDER -UMOJA HEALTH CENTRE-, Provision of HTS services to clients at the VCT, PMTCT and PITC sites in the facility and outreaches to the community., Conducting health talks to the clients regarding HIV at the facility, Screening and referral of clients for other clinical services e.g., family planning and TB

• 2018-01-01, Adherence counsellor, NASCOP- KENYA
• 2012-01-01, HTS provider, NASCOP- KENYA

• Evans Opany, Site In-charge Kibera, LVCT HEALTH, 0723754774
• Moses Mwaura, HTS supervisor, LVCT HEALTH, 0726788110
• Moses Abeka, Site in-charge, Tinganga dreams site LVCT HEALTH, 0712623616

• 2018-07-24, 2018-07-25, Partner notification and self-testing
• 2017-04-10, 2017-04-13, Index client follow-up by LVCT health, Kasarani
• 2019-02-28, 2019-03-01, Gender based violence by LVCT health
• 2018-11-01, 2018-11-30, Violence against children by department of children in conjunction with LVCT health, Population council and Centre for disease control (CDC)
• 2021-01-01, LVCT HEALTH TINGANGA DREAMS SITE

Adherence counsellor- NASCOP- KENYA

• Supervised team of 10 staff members.
• Collaborated with team of mentors and facilitators in the development of DREAMS Program.
• Achieved AGYW data by introducing different approches in data collecting methods.
• Documented and resolved relating to AGYW and DREAMS program.
• Engaging AGYW through accurate and efficient labor market evaluation and identification of Girls who are at risk for financial support.

A member in the church choir.

Socializing in small community groups.