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Nakuru, Ke

Nakuru, Kenya

Nakuru, Kenya

Key HighlightsAsset-Based Community Development (ABCD)Discovering Community Strengths:- I've learned to look beyond challenges and recognize the incredible assets within communities. This shift in perspective allowed me to see communities as important agents of change.Building Connections:-The facilitated Community-based Training (CBT) helped in the discovery of the power of bringing together local stakeholders within the communities to identify their unique talents and resources, enabling a strong sense of ownership and empowerment among the community members.Sustainable Impact:- I witnessed firsthand how ABCD principles lead to meaningful, sustainable projects that truly resonate with local needs and not merely imposed ones.Human-Centered Design (HCD)Empathy in Action:- HCD taught me the importance of deeply understanding the experiences and needs of community members. This empathy-driven approach helps shaping solutions that are relevant and effective.Iterative Learning:- During CBT, I actively participated in creating prototypes for community initiatives, allowing us to gather feedback and refine our ideas in real time. This process ensures our final projects truly align with what the community wants.Collaborative Spirit:- Working alongside community members highlighted the power of collaboration and co-creation. The learning point is that, together, we are able to develop solutions that are not only impactful but also sustainable.

Nyeri, Kenya

Students' based NGO. Resource Mobilization: Identified and engaged potential donors to secure funding that fueled various initiatives. Event Planning & Coordination: Mobilized and supported key conferences that brought together over 2,700 delegates, creating platforms for networking, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. Learning & Development: Assessed stakeholders' needs, designed capacity-building programs, and coordinated training on leadership, emotional intelligence, communication, life skills, and resource mobilization. Database Management: Managed key organizational data through effective filing, retrieval, and database entry, ensuring smooth operations and informed decision-making. Monitoring & Evaluation: Tracked the development of core activities and ensured continuous improvement through ongoing assessment and performance measurement. Report Writing & Research: Compiled reports on stakeholder feedback, evolving needs, and program outcomes to inform future strategies. Organizational development: Developed and monitored operational and performance management documents for stakeholders. Recruitment and Onboarding: Strategically supported recruiting of stakeholders’ leaderships and coordinating head-hunting, screening, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of the leaders.

Nyeri, Kenya

Students' based NGO. • Mobilizing resources for funding by identifying and contacting potential donors. • Mobilizing and strategically supporting planning of key events and conferences that brings together over 2700 delegates. • Creating learning and development strategies, capacity building, and training; assessing needs, crafting training needs assessments and concepts. • Database management; Filing and retrieving documents and entering company’s data and metrics into databases. • Assessing training needs and interventions among stakeholders and the community facilitating training sessions and contacting trainers for facilitations, touching on research, leadership, life skills, communication, EQ, and resource mobilization.• Periodical report writing and research work on assessment and findings of the changing needs of the NGO's stakeholders and way forwards. • Organizational development; Developing and monitoring operational and performance management documents for stakeholders. • Strategically supporting recruiting of stakeholders’ leaderships and coordinating head-hunting, screening, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of the leaders.