Fredrick Achar
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English Full professional proficiency
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Swahili Full professional proficiency
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Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Experience
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agriBORA
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Germany
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Consultant
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May 2021 - Present
As a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Consultant, Mr. Achar serves to generate data driven insights for business model development at agriBORA. He authors tools to collect feedback from farmers, consolidate responses from surveys and USSD interactions and generate reports used for business modeling. His role as a research consultant include leading the design and execution of surveys and report writing for various projects for instance for clients like the EU, JRC, IFAD, AGRA and Heifer International. Fredrick therefore, carries out in-depth literature reviews for scoping studies, designs and programmes questionnaires on SurveyCTO, prepares budgets, sampling, recruits and trained enumerators, coordinates and supervises data collection, performs data quality checks, data cleaning and report writing. He is skilled in physical and virtual surveys, for individual, household and group interviews. Fredrick is thus an expert in KIIs, FGDs, SSIIS and structured individual interviews using closed ended questionnaires. Moreover, Mr. Achar also takes lead in international assignments for instance he is currently in liaison with public and private sector stakeholders in the digital ecosystem in Ghana, Mozambique, Mali, Zambia and Nigeria for a project done for AGRA. Show less
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Kula Vyema Centre of Food Economics
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Survey Manager and Field Team Leader
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May 2021 - Apr 2022
Mr. Achar supported in various projects by CIMMYT, IFPRI and IFAD including: - Assessing Impacts of IFAD’s Upper Tana Catchment Natural Resource Management Project (UTaNRMP) on Poverty Reduction and Natural Resource Management in Kenya (IFPRI/IFAD in 10 counties). Here he was managing a team of 36 enumerators and 6 supervisors, coordinating them to collect data for 1900 sampled households, 420 community FGDs and 52 KIIs and SSIIs. The survey was done on Survey Solutions app and he participated in designing the tool, daily data reviews and writing the technical field report. - Assessment of Desert Locusts Impact on Agricultural Productivity Survey (CIMMYT – marginal, pastoralists and high potential areas in Kenya). The survey was done by phone (FGDs and household interviews). Fredrick’s roles were to acquire contacts in the survey areas, screen for sampling qualifications, book individuals and groups for interviews, train enumerators, supervise the data collection and write the end of field report. - CIMMYT SPTA On-Farm Trials 2021 Farmer Evaluation (Phone survey - Embu and Kakamega). The study on the on-farm farmer evaluation of 50% female non-pollinated maize varieties on the Seed Production Technology for Africa (SPTA) project was designed by CIMMYT and Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO). For the 3-phased farmer evaluation, Kula Vyema Centre of Food Economics (KVC) was contracted and Mr. Achar under KVC trained enumerators, supervised data collection, disbursed farmer tokens and wrote final field report. - Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) Scoping Study in Busia and Bungoma Towns. As a field supervisor Mr. Achar was responsible for identification and sampling of villages within the urban and peri-urban areas, coordination with community contacts persons, and guiding on sampling, enumerator training, pretest and recap; daily data scrutiny for quality. He was also incharge of anthropometric equipment, tablets and handled field expenses Show less
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Henry Wanyama Nderema
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Technology, Information and Internet
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200 - 300 Employee
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Field Supervisor
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May 2021 - May 2021
During the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) data collection, Mr. Achar led in enumerator training and supervision a team of 6 for field survey in West Pokot county. His specific activities included facilitating enumerator training, pretest and recap sessions especially with SurveyCTO, coordination with county project coordinator and project extension staff to mobilize valuechain group members, sampling of participants and supervising household surveys, conducting agrodealers and agroprocessors interviews in the sorghum valuechain and writing final field report on the survey. Show less
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Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
For the two World Bank funded projects: Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) Baseline Survey and The National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP), Mr. Achar served in: Survey tool development, enumerator training and field data collection team leadership for data collection in Marsabit, Muranga and Makueni Counties. Directly, he also planned team’s logistics and field movement and liaise with the local administration over the survey, sought informed consent from and made appointments with respondents, managed all survey equipment, materials, and funds assigned to the team (enumerator payments, field guide facilitation, fuel and car maintenance costs. Fredrick also monitored, checked, and assessed the quality of the work by the enumerators, and reviewed finalized forms for completeness, consistency, and accuracy before uploading to dedicated SurveyCTO server. Lastly, Mr. Achar submitted weekly reports to the survey coordinator and participated in data cleaning using STATA and SPSS for the sample size of over 1700 households. Show less
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Field Supervisor
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Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
For the 3-phased (baseline, midline and endline) IFPRI funded survey on Risk Contingent Agricultural Credit conducted by Agri-food, Mr. Achar’s work included: training of research assistants, questionnaire pretesting, coordination and liaison with local authorities to schedule interviews with farmers, remote supervision of a team of 11 enumerators (each working from home) for the phone survey, payment of tokens of appreciation by mobile money to each interviewed farmer. He also prepared a report at the end of the exercise. Show less
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Germany
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Assistant
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Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
The GIZ was conducting a survey on Technology Adoption for the agricultural technologies they promoted in Siaya, Kakamega and Bungoma counties. Mr. Achar was contracted to support the exercise in: Designing the questionnaire in SurveyCTO, Enumerator training on CAPI data collection methods, Routine data checks for errors and inconsistencies, Team coordination in Kakamega and administering household interviews, Downloading data from the server in CSV and STATA formats and Data cleaning and transformation. Show less
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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Kenya
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Mr. Achar served as an enumerator in the urban survey for dairy value chain improvement project dubbed “More-Milk” project. He participated in sampling and administering structured questionnaires on ODK to MILK VENDORS in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi. Mr. Achar served as an enumerator in the urban survey for dairy value chain improvement project dubbed “More-Milk” project. He participated in sampling and administering structured questionnaires on ODK to MILK VENDORS in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi.
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Field Supervisor
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May 2019 - May 2019
For the Urban Nutrition survey conducted in Nairobi Kawangware Slum, Mr. Achar was assigned to support in enumerator training, field supervision and coordination with government administrators in the survey area, as well as households and premise sampling according to pre-defined protocol. He was directly involved in consent seeking from survey respondents and field expense management. For the Urban Nutrition survey conducted in Nairobi Kawangware Slum, Mr. Achar was assigned to support in enumerator training, field supervision and coordination with government administrators in the survey area, as well as households and premise sampling according to pre-defined protocol. He was directly involved in consent seeking from survey respondents and field expense management.
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SNV
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Netherlands
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Enumerator
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Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
Mr. Achar conducted FGDs and KIIs for the Kenya Market-led Horticulture Program (HortIMPACT) in Laikipia County. He directly coordinated access to and meeting with group management for selected groups dealing in selected horticultural value-chains and wrote a summary report on the findings. Mr. Achar conducted FGDs and KIIs for the Kenya Market-led Horticulture Program (HortIMPACT) in Laikipia County. He directly coordinated access to and meeting with group management for selected groups dealing in selected horticultural value-chains and wrote a summary report on the findings.
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Research Supervisor
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May 2018 - Jun 2018
Mr Achar led a team of 5 enumerators to Machakos County for the IFPRI funded survey on Agricultural Credit and Risk Contingent Credit midline survey conducted by Agri-food. His roles included: training of research assistants, questionnaire pretesting, coordination and liaison with local authorities to schedule interviews with farmers, survey funds management (enumerator payment, fuel, field guide fees). He also prepared a report at the end of the exercise. Mr Achar led a team of 5 enumerators to Machakos County for the IFPRI funded survey on Agricultural Credit and Risk Contingent Credit midline survey conducted by Agri-food. His roles included: training of research assistants, questionnaire pretesting, coordination and liaison with local authorities to schedule interviews with farmers, survey funds management (enumerator payment, fuel, field guide fees). He also prepared a report at the end of the exercise.
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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Kenya
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
Fredrick participated in household data collection for the USAID funded “Greening Livestock” project and the Accelerated Value Chain Development project – Dairy component midline survey. His responsibilities included tracking geo-sampled households and administering CAPI questionnaires on ODK. Fredrick participated in household data collection for the USAID funded “Greening Livestock” project and the Accelerated Value Chain Development project – Dairy component midline survey. His responsibilities included tracking geo-sampled households and administering CAPI questionnaires on ODK.
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Research Supervisor
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Apr 2017 - May 2017
In the baseline survey for the IFPRI funded survey on Agricultural Credit and Risk Contingent Credit conducted by Agri-food, Mr. Achar led a team of 5 enumerators to Machakos County for field data collection. My roles included: training of research assistants, questionnaire pretesting, coordination and liaison with local authorities to schedule interviews with farmers, survey funds management (enumerator payment, fuel, field guide fees). In the baseline survey for the IFPRI funded survey on Agricultural Credit and Risk Contingent Credit conducted by Agri-food, Mr. Achar led a team of 5 enumerators to Machakos County for field data collection. My roles included: training of research assistants, questionnaire pretesting, coordination and liaison with local authorities to schedule interviews with farmers, survey funds management (enumerator payment, fuel, field guide fees).
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
The Soil sampling and household survey was conducted in Homabay and Migori Counties _ Kenya in collaboration with Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development. Fredrick’s duties were to trace and interview sampled farmers, follow standard procedures to take soil samples from the main maize plot, package and parcel to soil analysis laboratory in Nairobi. The Soil sampling and household survey was conducted in Homabay and Migori Counties _ Kenya in collaboration with Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development. Fredrick’s duties were to trace and interview sampled farmers, follow standard procedures to take soil samples from the main maize plot, package and parcel to soil analysis laboratory in Nairobi.
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WTW
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Client Advisor
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Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
Mr. Achar's responsibilities in the position included: - Underwriting in the general department; policy renewals and reminders to clients - Receipt and registration of claims on IBS - File update, storage and retrieval and Front office/reception Mr. Achar's responsibilities in the position included: - Underwriting in the general department; policy renewals and reminders to clients - Receipt and registration of claims on IBS - File update, storage and retrieval and Front office/reception
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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Kenya
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Mar 2016 - May 2016
Mr. Achar participated in the USAID funded Accelerated Value Chain Development project – Dairy component baseline data collection in Homabay, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, Taita Taveta, Kitui and Makueni Counties. His direct responsibilities included identifying households on geo-sampled points in a map, screening them for sampling qualification and administering household questionnaires using ODK. Mr. Achar participated in the USAID funded Accelerated Value Chain Development project – Dairy component baseline data collection in Homabay, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, Taita Taveta, Kitui and Makueni Counties. His direct responsibilities included identifying households on geo-sampled points in a map, screening them for sampling qualification and administering household questionnaires using ODK.
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Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Supervisor
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Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
I led a team of 5 enumerators for the Maize Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Midline household survey. My responsibility as a research assistant was to train enumerators, pretest the survey tool, supervise the team in the field, manage survey funds and equipment and write a field work report. I led a team of 5 enumerators for the Maize Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Midline household survey. My responsibility as a research assistant was to train enumerators, pretest the survey tool, supervise the team in the field, manage survey funds and equipment and write a field work report.
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ICRISAT
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India
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Enumerator
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Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
I was part of a team that collected household data for Policy Institutes and Markets (PIM) project in Embu County. I was part of a team that collected household data for Policy Institutes and Markets (PIM) project in Embu County.
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Michigan State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
The survey on Migration and Youth Access to Land was conducted in Makueni, Murang’a, Nyeri, Meru, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisumu, Kisii and Bomet Counties _ Kenya and I was tasked with leading a team of 8 enumerators and 2 drivers to identify sampled households in those areas, supervise data collection and manage survey funds for the project (enumerator and field guide payments, fuel and other equipment costs). The survey on Migration and Youth Access to Land was conducted in Makueni, Murang’a, Nyeri, Meru, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisumu, Kisii and Bomet Counties _ Kenya and I was tasked with leading a team of 8 enumerators and 2 drivers to identify sampled households in those areas, supervise data collection and manage survey funds for the project (enumerator and field guide payments, fuel and other equipment costs).
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Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Supervisor
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Oct 2013 - Apr 2015
Projects: USAID funded Feed the Future project, Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises (KAVES) and Tegemeo Agricultural Policy Research Analysis II (TAPRA) conducted in Kakamega, Siaya, Homa Bay, Busia, Vihiga, Nandi, Kakamega and Bungoma Counties _ Kenya). Duties assigned to me included Survey tool development, Enumerator training and pretesting the instrument, Leading and deploying a team of 5 enumerators for household data collection, Managing survey funds, equipment, and materials (tablets and GPS gadgets): enumerator and field guide payments, fuel and other field expenses. I was also Monitoring, assessing, and reviewing enumerators’ work for quality (in terms of consistency, accuracy, and completeness). Show less
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Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Enumerator
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Jan 2013 - Feb 2013
Tracing pre-sampled households and administering paper structured questionnaire as well as regular data review and cleaning. Tracing pre-sampled households and administering paper structured questionnaire as well as regular data review and cleaning.
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Education
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2018 - 2022
University of Nairobi
Master's degree, Agricultural and Applied Economics -
2008 - 2012
Moi University
Bsc. Agro forestry and Rural Development, Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture -
2003 - 2006
Raliew Mixed Secondary School
Certificate, KCSE -
1994 - 2002
Nyakach Mixed Primary School
Certificate, KCPE -
2017 -
College of Insurance
Diploma, Insurance
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