ESNART MANG'WATO
Youth Coordinator at Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Zambia- Claim this Profile
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Certified Health Researcher
National Health Research AuthorityAug, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Zambia
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Zambia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Youth Coordinator
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Feb 2023 - Present
- Directly Coordinate Lusaka Branch Youth Programs and Activities and ensuring that they are in line with the YWCA plan and the Branch Annual work plan . - Oversee the activities and running of the Children In Crisis Center. - Develop financial proposals and fundraising for the youth activities - Provide leadership, upholding the Christian principles and values of the YWCA and teamwork in the Youth groups - Coordinate Counseling activities at the drop in center and the shelter. - Facilitate youth membership mobilization and group development in various centres - Coordinate and Facilitate exchange of ideas and technical skills and sharing of activities with other partners. - Prepare quarterly and Annual reports to the Programs Coordinator - Facilitate group discussions in the Drop in center, schools and rural areas. - Facilitate youth committee meetings and discussion in the youth Drop-in centre and selected schools. - Coordinate the Adolescent Youth Reproductive Health Project - Networking with organizations with similar objectives - To prepare Annual Program plans and budget Show less
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Kind-heart Foundation Zambia
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Lusaka, Zambia
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Founder
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Jan 2010 - Present
- Advocate for women and children's rights through empowering women with knowledge and skills, child protection programs and quality education. - Other material and academic support to vulnerable children in rural communities through the provision of uniforms, books, shoes, clothing etc. - Facilitate mentoring sessions to girls in and out of school - Coordinate feeding programs for school going children to help keep them in school. - Promote Menstrual Hygiene and campaign against period poverty through the provision of re-usable sanitary pads. Show less
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Lubuto Library Partners
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United States
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Libraries
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1 - 100 Employee
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ViiV Program Manager
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2022
- Communities for Change project aimed at reducing school dropout rates among girls through mentoring and fight against child marriages in rural communities through family, school and community engagement. - Offered scholarships to girls who are at risk of dropping out of school - Provided a family skills maker space for various activities such as sewing, crafting, gardening and many more to girls, women and caregivers to equip them with skills in order for them to be able to provide for their families. - Facilitated stakeholder engagement meetings with traditional leaders in relation to ending early child marriages. - Facilitated an all-girls weekly mentoring sessions on key life skills which include Sexual Reproductive Health, HIV related topics, Gender, Menstrual Hygiene, Self-awareness to mention but a few. - Conducted community mobilization and Outreach programs to sensitize the community on the consequences of child marriages and the importance of girl child education - Oversaw various activities that took place at the library which include Literacy lessons, book club activities, story time, family Literacy for young mother's, shelving books and proof reading. - Coordinated meetings and worked hand in hand with the Anti GBV secretariat which comprised of 11 traditional leaders including the two senior chiefs to come up with community led solutions to end child marriage. - Retrieved more than 10 girls from early child marriages so of which were part of the comprehensive scholarship program. - Conducted monitoring and evaluation activities to access the impact of the project through the administering of baseline and and end-line questions with the M & E officer - Wrote weekly and monthly report which were submitted to the Head Office. Show less
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Direct Impact Africa (Turning Aid Around)
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Lower Zambezi
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Project Development Coordinator
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Jun 2017 - Feb 2019
- Coordinated women's empowerment projects which included chicken rearing, tailoring, sales for the local restaurant and grocery store. - Supervised agriculture cooperatives for different farms and Facilitated financial literacy trainings with the farmers - Coordinated stakeholder meetings with the school administration, traditional leaders and donors from the United States who also came as tourists. - Coordinated girls clubs in schools which offered life skills to help the girls stay in school until completion. - Equiped various agriculture cooperatives with Financial Literacy skills to help them manager their saving and make profits. - Run the activities of the volunteer house through the hosting of visitors from within the community and abroad, conducted mentoring sessions with the girls, Facilitated meetings with the women clubs and also celebrated events such as the International Day of a Girl child. - Procurement of office items and budget management - Submitted monthly and quarterly reports Show less
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Lubuto Library Partners
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Lusaka, Zambia.
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Role Model Mentor
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May 2017 - Sep 2018
- Mentored the girls and boys in different schools under the DREAMS project on several life skills topics. - Conducted community mobilization and Outreach programs - Facilitated educational tours for the girls and boys on the program - Facilitated book club sessions and story time to the children at the library. - Mentored the girls and boys in different schools under the DREAMS project on several life skills topics. - Conducted community mobilization and Outreach programs - Facilitated educational tours for the girls and boys on the program - Facilitated book club sessions and story time to the children at the library.
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Room to Read Zambia
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Lusaka, Zambia
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Social Mobilizer
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Apr 2013 - Mar 2017
My role was to facilitate life skills to the girls on the program (Girls Education Program), conduct mentoring sessions with the girls, Family and Community Engagement, providing academic and material support and entering the GSD. My role was to facilitate life skills to the girls on the program (Girls Education Program), conduct mentoring sessions with the girls, Family and Community Engagement, providing academic and material support and entering the GSD.
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Restless Development
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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400 - 500 Employee
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SRH FACILITATOR
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2012 - 2013
I built capacity in student teachers in the areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health,Life-Skills,Civic Participation and Livelihood.Organized Awareness Raising Events such as the Health Day, formed and coordinated the Child Rights Club and networked with key stake holders. I built capacity in student teachers in the areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health,Life-Skills,Civic Participation and Livelihood.Organized Awareness Raising Events such as the Health Day, formed and coordinated the Child Rights Club and networked with key stake holders.
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HOPE FOR AFRICA INTERNATIONAL
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Lusaka Province, Zambia
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HIV/AIDS COUNSELOR
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Sep 2010 - Dec 2011
- Used to conduct static and mobile voluntary counselling and testing in the community. - Facilitated women programs and clubs - Administration work at the office attending to clients - Used to conduct static and mobile voluntary counselling and testing in the community. - Facilitated women programs and clubs - Administration work at the office attending to clients
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YOUNG WOMEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
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Lusaka Province, Zambia
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GENDER ACTIVIST
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Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
I saved as a board member for zambia,lusaka branch to represent the youths,participated in the commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender based violence, conducted community outreach to sensitised women on tne importance of knowing their rights and report all forms of gender based violence cases. I saved as a board member for zambia,lusaka branch to represent the youths,participated in the commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender based violence, conducted community outreach to sensitised women on tne importance of knowing their rights and report all forms of gender based violence cases.
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Education
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2017 - 2021
Zambian Open University
Bachelor's degree, Development Studies -
2017 - 2020
Zambian Open University
Bachelor's degree, Development Studies -
2014 - 2016
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Advanced Certificate, Community Based Work With Children and Youth (Psychosocial Counselling). -
2009 - 2010
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION(NIPA)
ADVANCED DIPLOMA -
2007 - 2007
RIDGEWAY COMPUS
CERTIFICATE IN BASIC COMPUTERS
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