Onyango Otieno
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Credentials
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Amplifying Your Message Through Powerful Framing and Storytelling
LinkedInJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Creating a Communications Strategy
LinkedInJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Gender Equity Storytelling Workshop
The MothJun, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Wellbeing & Resilience Trauma Training
Green String NetworkJun, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
YALI Alumni
YALI Regional Leadership Center East AfricaApr, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Kumvana Fellow
Engineers Without Borders CanadaMar, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Purpose
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Management Consultant
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2022 - Present
Purpose builds and supports movements to advance the fight for an open, just and habitable world. We use public mobilisation and storytelling to help the leading organisations, activists, businesses, and philanthropies engaged in this fight, and we create campaigning labs and new initiatives that can shift policies and change public narratives when it matters most.My role entails:- Advising and shedding input on the development of a strategy for the new mentalhealth pilot in Kenya.● Leading the development and delivery of offline training interventions for Kenyan men of 25-35 years of age. ● Writing the training/workshop plans.● Coordinating and recruiting relevant partners for the campaign and leadcommunications with them in liaison with the campaign team.● Reviewing and shedding input into the creative development and messaging for themental health campaign in Kenya.● Representing the campaign in media and/or using personal channels to sharecontent as needed and as agreed with the campaign team.● Writing the campaign toolkits in collaboration with the mental healthcampaign team.● Delivering any elements (focus groups, content testing, evaluation forms) asrequested in support of the campaign monitoring and evaluation team.
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Trauma Coach
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Apr 2020 - Present
I specialized in this field motivated by my life story having grown up in an abusive home, enduring mental health challenges from as young as 15 years old. I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression in 2017 when I began my therapy journey.I am particularly looking to support people living with childhood trauma but have no idea how to navigate it.It’s possible to recover from the effects of childhood trauma with proper care and guidance.During the first one or two sessions, I will collect information from you about what brought you to therapy and the expected outcome of the whole process. The goal here is to understand how best to meet your therapy needs. For our sessions, safety and comfortability are paramount to the journey. By the end of our first or second session, I will tell you how I conceptualise your situation and what I think I can offer you.We will plan our work together. We will list the areas to work on, your goals, the methods we will use, the time commitments we will make, and anything else that needs to happen so you can be successful.If there is any sign of conflict, tension, or opposition, we will have a look at what’s getting in the way of us working together more effectively.We will both show up at scheduled times and actively engage in sessions. Sometimes I will be more active in the session and sometimes you will be, but at the heart of our work is a mutual commitment and equal responsibility.
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Fatuma's Voice
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Kenya
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & Program Coordinator
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Jul 2013 - Present
Fatuma’s Voice drives for community-based social change by encouraging creative expression and sparking conversations about social issues. The forum is run by local youth to encourage expression within their communities using tools like Art, Poetry and Music, Media, Debate, and Theatre. Fatuma’s Voice drives for community-based social change by encouraging creative expression and sparking conversations about social issues. The forum is run by local youth to encourage expression within their communities using tools like Art, Poetry and Music, Media, Debate, and Theatre.
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International Mental Health Association
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United States
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Storyteller
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Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
Our mission is to build a healthier world by pursuing mental wellness through an intersectional lens. Using a strengths-based approach, we collaborate with communities to build from the greatness in their people and wisdom in their culture.My knack for stories and their power to inform, liberate, protest and transform puts me at the center of embodying the narratives of different the cultures involved in our programs and showcasing them to the world through digital space. From the Black Mental Health Program to the Afghan Empowerment.
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Coalition Action for Preventive Mental Health
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Kenya
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Manager
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Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
We are the Coalition Action for Preventive Mental Health Kenya. We are made up of a wide variety of community based groups and non-governmental organizations who are keen to see more investment and opportunities for community-based preventive and promotive initiatives.My duties include: Consulting with executive management to develop effective communication procedures and policies for various situations or crises. Developing and producing high-quality, informative, and interesting press releases, press kits, and related materials to member organizations and media partners. Developing materials to educate staff on communication practices. Coaching and assisting team members on improving communication skills. Performing communications research and monitoring the progress of various communications strategies. Seeking new methods and creative strategies to increase internal and external awareness of key events and changes in the organization including the launch of new products, special events, local and global community service, and other topics of interest. Developing content for social media, websites, newsletters, press releases, and any other distribution channels. Brainstorming and collaborating with teams for new ideas and strategies. Planning, creating and overseeing the design, content, and production of marketing materials. Representing the company in print and electronic media.
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Mental 360
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Kenya
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Mental Health Care
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Community Manager
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2018 - Feb 2022
Promoting all rounded mental health by raising awareness, creating support systems and advocacy for persons experiencing mental health challenges. We do this by creating safe spaces and a holistic well rounded ‘360’ approach to Mental Health through counseling, art therapy, yoga, social media engagement and events, all areas that the youth find relatable, engaging and fun. Promoting all rounded mental health by raising awareness, creating support systems and advocacy for persons experiencing mental health challenges. We do this by creating safe spaces and a holistic well rounded ‘360’ approach to Mental Health through counseling, art therapy, yoga, social media engagement and events, all areas that the youth find relatable, engaging and fun.
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United States Institute of Peace
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United States
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International Affairs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Supported assessment activities for the Border Security Training Program (BSTP) Team at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). This support entailed conducting semi-structured interviews & collecting data with officers in the Border Police Unit (BPU). Supported assessment activities for the Border Security Training Program (BSTP) Team at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). This support entailed conducting semi-structured interviews & collecting data with officers in the Border Police Unit (BPU).
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FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network
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Kenya
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Media Strategist
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Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Oversaw an online exchange commissioned by The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights in 6 African countries:- Tanzania- Zambia- Liberia- Rwanda- Guinea Conakry- Mozambique Oversaw an online exchange commissioned by The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights in 6 African countries:- Tanzania- Zambia- Liberia- Rwanda- Guinea Conakry- Mozambique
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International Commission of Jurists
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Switzerland
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Government Relations Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Media Consultant
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Apr 2015 - Sep 2016
Journalists for Justice is a project of the Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists. It is Africa’s leading web-portal for international criminal justice. My work encompassed writing bi-weekly blog posts questioning the health of Kenya's democracy and the implication of having presidential contestants as suspects at the International Criminal Court on the Kenyan economy. Journalists for Justice is a project of the Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists. It is Africa’s leading web-portal for international criminal justice. My work encompassed writing bi-weekly blog posts questioning the health of Kenya's democracy and the implication of having presidential contestants as suspects at the International Criminal Court on the Kenyan economy.
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Belva Digital
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Kenya
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Manager
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Aug 2015 - Sep 2015
- Managing Biko Zulu's blog and social media pages.- Running Rift Valley Machinery Services social media pages. - Managing Biko Zulu's blog and social media pages.- Running Rift Valley Machinery Services social media pages.
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Poet
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Nov 2013 - Nov 2014
Writing and broadcasting poems for the radio drama program. Writing and broadcasting poems for the radio drama program.
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Kenyan Poets Lounge
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Kenya
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Writing and Editing
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Managing Director
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Jun 2011 - Nov 2014
- Managing Social Media- Creating poetry programs and managing events- Managing poets database- Finding opportunities for poets - Managing Social Media- Creating poetry programs and managing events- Managing poets database- Finding opportunities for poets
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Education
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Daystar University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication and Media Studies -
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Radio Netherlands Training Centre
Certificate, International Course on Engaging Online Media
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