Samuel Wangunyu Email & Phone Number

Nakuru, Kenya

• Worked closely with a dynamic team, engaging with community members through phone, email, and in-person communication. • Managed community expectations and fostered positive relationships by leveraging acquired skills and experiences. • Organized and facilitated community meetings, addressing concerns, discussing development initiatives, and promoting constructive dialogue. • Liaised with community leaders, school management boards, and school administration to address educational issues and drive positive change. • Led and moderated principals meetings, creating an inclusive forum for expressing ideas and opinions respectfully. • Conducted regular visits to various schools, monitoring progress, identifying challenges, and capturing visual content to provide updates. • Supported program monitoring and evaluation efforts, incorporating formal and informal feedback for program enhancement. • Contributed to planning, organising, and executing educational programs and events, such as trips, conferences, and student summits. • Assisted in coordinating donor trips and visits, ensuring smooth logistics and effective stakeholder engagement. • Built strong relationships with government officials in the education sector, working together to improve educational outcomes in beneficiary communities. • Assessed potential new projects, project areas, and schools, leading the team in comprehensive evaluations. • Documented program activities through photos and videos, regularly sharing media content with the team and partners. • Created regular reports documenting program activities and events, contributing to institutional memory. • Developed and maintained positive working relationships with education ministry officials through regular meetings and reports.

Nakuru

• Established and maintained relationships with stakeholders, including conducting visits to new site locations to gather information about families and communities, collecting stories and feedback from communities to share with donors, and coordinating with government officials. • Facilitated logistics for meetings, events, and field visits, and provided mentorship and guidance to new staff members. • Organized and facilitated a leadership development forum with all the headteachers and principals of partner schools. • Maintained regular communication with team members, stakeholders, and donors to keep everyone informed of progress and updates. • Contributed blogs and donor communications to provide updates from the ground and share stories about families in the community. • Completed and submitted report forms for each school visit, providing valuable insights and observations that were used to inform future projects. • Prioritized a community-led approach in all aspects of work to ensure that all projects were grounded in the needs and perspectives of the community.

Nakuru

• Visited project locations regularly, establishing strong connections with local communities and stakeholders in more than seven project areas. • Gathered stories and information from contacts on the ground, ensuring accurate representation of the situation on the ground. • Provided relevant, useful, and thoughtful content for the organization's online platforms, highlighting the strength and skills of the communities. • Oversaw and monitored "Soft Projects," such as providing textbooks and investing in infrastructure improvements, ensuring accurate records of expenses and progress. • Conducted regular needs assessments in collaboration with school staff to identify areas for improvement and support. • Initiated contact with new communities and assessed project viability and sustainability. • Collaborated with government officials, including MP's and Governors' offices, seeking their advice and support for communities in need. • Engaged with donors, writing monthly communications and providing relevant material for fundraising efforts. • Wrote three blog stories per month, including updates on school construction, life in the village, and a general purpose newsletter highlighting recent activities. • Interacted with community members and leadership in a respectful and inclusive manner, fostering positive relationships. • Conducted regular needs assessments in collaboration with school staff to identify areas for improvement and support.

Naivasha

• Mobilised school parents in support of school construction projects. • Advised School Management Committees (SMC) in tendering of construction projects. • Assisted the Programme Officer in monitoring progress in construction. • Assisted in logistics during training. • Assisted in monitoring progress in school health clubs. • Assisted in the establishment of School-Based Resource Centre's (SBRC) in three schools • Took lead in organizing inter-school health club competitions in Gilgil and Elementaita divisions