Seline Okwama

Project Officer at CARE Nederland
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(386) 825-5501
Location
NL
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swahili Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Dutch Limited working proficiency

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Moses Onderi Oure

Seline is a focused employee and people oriented. She is persistent and initiative.

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Credentials

  • Climate change and Food Security Nexus
    Wageningen University & Research
  • Introduction to social safety nets
    FAO

Experience

    • Netherlands
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Officer
      • Oct 2018 - Present

    • Netherlands
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Multiple Water Use System/ Household production Specialist
      • Jun 2016 - Dec 2017

      • Worked in a consortium project called Kenya Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (KIWASH) • Collaborated with the relevant ministries (health, nutritionists, WASH Specialists and Agriculture) and other partners in promoting integration of Agriculture, nutrition and WASH in the communities. • Developed a training manual that integrate Agriculture, nutrition and WASH for use during training and capacity building. • Trained and supported approximately 1000 farmers on appropriate irrigation technologies and kitchen garden technologies that help for production of nutritious foods with less water. • Represented SNV and KIWASH in stakeholders meetings and workshops in Siaya County.

    • Denmark
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Livelihoods officer
      • Nov 2014 - May 2016

      • Supported in development of concept and proposals and implementation of various livelihood interventions in collaboration with other various partners and relevant government ministries. • Participated in Coordination & Partnership meetings with various stakeholders. • Provide advisory services to farmers in crop and poultry production • Organized for exhibition/ field days for interactive learning and sharing by the community • Budget and staff Management • Supported in development of concept and proposals and implementation of various livelihood interventions in collaboration with other various partners and relevant government ministries. • Participated in Coordination & Partnership meetings with various stakeholders. • Provide advisory services to farmers in crop and poultry production • Organized for exhibition/ field days for interactive learning and sharing by the community • Budget and staff Management

    • Programme Assistant
      • Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

      • Implemented education and livelihoods projects especially building and renovation of classrooms and sanitary facilities, providing learning materials and organizing exchange programmes among schools. • Trained community members on children rights and community savings. • Supported schools in establishing small Agriculture plots (4K-clubs) for pupils learning and also for school feeding programmes. • Supported community saving groups in establishing demonstration plots for improved farming technologies.

    • Project Officer - Livelihoods
      • 2010 - 2012

      -Supported in designing, planning & implementation Livelihood projects to help refugees to be self- reliant. -Implemented Group savings & Loans (GSL) and Revolving fund Methodology to beneficiaries to participate in community saving. -Trained refugees on entrepreneurial activities to enhance income generation Trained refugees on improved farming technologies e.g greenhouse farming and multi-storey gardening for growing vegetables to supplement their food ration at household. -Supported in designing, planning & implementation Livelihood projects to help refugees to be self- reliant. -Implemented Group savings & Loans (GSL) and Revolving fund Methodology to beneficiaries to participate in community saving. -Trained refugees on entrepreneurial activities to enhance income generation Trained refugees on improved farming technologies e.g greenhouse farming and multi-storey gardening for growing vegetables to supplement their food ration at household.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Field Officer
      • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

      - Implemented livelihood recovery project to the internally displaced persons from post election violence. - Issued vouchers to the beneficiaries to access agricultural inputs - Trained and supported the beneficiaries with knowledge and skills on urban and rural agricultural production through trainer of trainers. - Distributed trees seedlings to the beneficiaries to improve the soil fertility and conserve the environment. - Conduct demonstrations to beneficiaries on Agriculture at the farms - Field monitoring and evaluation and report writing

    • Teacher
      • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

      Taught biology and Agriculture Taught biology and Agriculture

Education

  • Van Hall Larenstein university of Applied sciences
    Master's degree, Rural development & Food security
    2012 - 2013
  • Wageningen University
    Climate change and food security Nexus
    2016 - 2016
  • Egerton University
    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Agriculture and Human Ecology Extension
    2005 - 2008

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