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I have written various scripts including, The Obama Dream, Loud whispers, Man na Warruokne, Lwanda Magere associated with succesful productions. In the acting scene I starred in the Soap Opera Broken Vows on the Kenyas National Television Station, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, support actor in the Afurika Pole Pole for Japanese Brodcasting Corporation, modelling for various products in the Billboard, television, and newsprint including the Trophy Beer for Castle Brewing, South Africa. DETAILED RESUME: Objective To be a participant in seeking and offering part of solutions to the many development challenges facing my society and the world. Work Experience Current: Media and Monitoring & Evaluation consultancy work with various organizations including Young Widows Advancement Program / International Centre for Research on Women (YWAP/ICRW) – Women Property and Inheritance Rights Project, Regional Centre for Strategy Security and Peace (RECESSPA) – Peace Initiative in the North Kenya, National Organization of Peer Educators (NOPE)- HIV and AIDS Peer Education Project, University for Peace March 2005 – December 2005 PATH/FHI South Rift Program Associate Established and edited the South Rift BCC Newsletter Pamoja Twaweza Injected innovative participatory Community Theatre into the Magnet Theatre in Oserian and Sher Flower Farms Part of the team that helped develop the Sher Agencies’ & Oserian Development Company’s workplace AIDS Policy Provided Technical Assistance through training and supervision to contracted Organizations – speeding implementation USAID funded Impact/PEPFAR AIDS Communication Program reached up to 20,000 people per quarter from the previous 5000 April 2004-March 2005 PATH South Rift Regional Theatre Coordinator Introduced various genre of theatre into Magnet Theatre Practice – into the USAID funded Impact project– motivating youth towards behavior change Increased and Sustained the number of people reached through the Behavior Change Communication program Coordinated capacity-building training for 10 from 2 more youth groups thus improving community ownership and output Gave periodic reports and documented success stories on behavior chance Managed monthly financial and resource accounts in area of jurisdiction Jan 2003 – March 2004 Comboni Missionaries Nairobi Youth Minister/Coordinator Expanded the community library highly encouraging reading and improved results from school Built a Basketball pitch for youth reducing idleness and vice associated with it Started Income Generating activities for 30 youth making them self reliant Took 6 youth to Taize, France for a youth exchange and prayer for 3 months enhancing self actualization and motivation Initiated and Coordinated monthly training for youth Produced the first Music CD with Kariobangi Youth Africa or Death with sales toping 1000 within a month. Jan 2002 – Jan2003 Shangilia Mtoto wa Afrika Nairobi Program Officer Developed the 5-year Strategic Plan Fundraised for the home through external shows in Corporate functions and through proposal writing and lobbying ensuring sustainability Helped formalize the school curriculum saw the school register and examine Class 8 pupils for the first time Introduced and supervised the Small Scale Business Entrepreneurship program for older members of the home, thus reducing dependency Initiated and hosted occasional Star Shows drawing Miss Kenya, and other major showbiz stars to perform charity to the 250 children in the home Introduced and edited the Shangilian newsletter for the home, theatre and school May 2000 – Jan 2002 ARTNET Waves Communications Nairobi Strategy Analyst Conducted focused regular analysis and provided management support to the Director, including report preparation and statistical data analysis for the National Youth Aids theatre Outreach Program (NYATOP) under USAID and DFID/British Council Managed fundraising (marketing) activities for expansion and development, including project proposal writing and media and public relations. Oversaw the development of ARNET Waves’ first 3-Year Strategic Plan Jan–May 2000 ARTNET Waves Communications Nyeri & Kakamega Regional Coordinator Established the NYATOP program in Nyeri and Bungoma/Busia with 12 youth groups Training youth and other stakeholders on HIV Aids competency and theatre for Development practices Organized and coordinated theatre drama festivals & outreaches on HIV & AIDS awareness and behavior change communication Jan 1992 – May 1993 Sirembe Secondary School Sawagongo-Siaya Teacher & Head of Department (Mathematics) Introduced participatory and friendly learning environment that saw greater interest in mathematics and Physics – a first (A) score in Mathematics was recorded during the 1993 final exams. Other Occupational Engagement 1998 - 2001 Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Nairobi Television and Radio Actor Starred in the then only English soap opera, Broken Vows Featured in the various Radio Theatre episodes 1996 - 2000 British Council Nairobi Theatre for Development (TfD) Consultant Produced the Voices II project through training and formation involving over 20 Nairobi Schools Trained TfD for various youth groups in Lamu, Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nakuru Master of Ceremonies (MC) and Moderator in various official functions, seminars, and workshops in Nairobi 1999 Japanese Broadcasting Corporation Tokyo Film Artiste Major supporting character (Doctor) in the Docudrama, Afrika Pole Pole shot in Tokyo -Japan and the Maasai Mara-Kenya 1999 Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Nairobi Professional Model Appeared on TV, Billboards, Newspaper, and Neon adverts for Castle Brewing leading Brand Trophy for two years 1997 - 1999 Kenya Drama Education Association Nairobi Marketing Executive & Trainer Fundraised for the hosting of the 3rd World Congress of Drama held in Kisumu-Kenya in 1998, and The Regional Symposium on Drama Theatre in 1997, Nairobi Fundraised for the continued publication of the quarterly national newsletter, Sanaa Trained for different Organizations on devising and improvising Community theater for social mobilization including UNICEF-ESARO, RATN which drew participants coming from 18 African countries Mobilized hundreds of Nairobi residents in the International Daily Billboard Project led by Dutch renown artiste Klarenbeek for two months 1999 Limuru Girls National School Limuru Drama/Theatre Educator Took the school through to provincial and National festivals in Play and Verse 1997-Todate Tone Theatre Productions Nairobi Producer/Director Wrote and produced The Obama Dream, play at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi with support from Impact Chemicals, Rialto Fashions, Ketebul Productions Wrote, produced, marketed countrywide Loud Whispers one-man-play under the sponsorship of the Nation Media Group, and the British Council Wrote and produced Lwanda Magere for the Kisumu Centennial Celebrations sponsored by the National Museums of Kenya Trained on Community theatre for different clients including Plan International, Zamaleo Act, Youth Against Drug & Substance Abuse, Together with the Kenya United Nations Students Association (KUNSA) organized successful cultural exchange program between Kenya and Toho-Gakuen University, Tokyo Japan under the sponsorship of Mpata Safari Club. Acted in plays produced by various groups and companies including, Labour of Living (Mbalamwezi Players); She Ate the Female Cassava (ECP); A Tribute to Hope (Shangari Players): Usaliti Mjini (KDEA); Always(FTT); Mine Boy (KUNSA) among others Education 2005 - 2007 University of Nairobi (School of Journalism) Nairobi M.A. Communication Studies (Coursework Finished August 2006) Completed Courses: Advanced Theories of Communication, Advanced Writing and Editing, Research Methods in Communication, Management of Mass Media Institutions, Media Law and Ethics, Audience Studies, Process and Structures of Mass Media Institutions, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Mass Media, Trends in Mass Media Practice, Research & Statistics in Mass Media. Information Education and communication (IEC)& Behaviour Change Communication (BCC), Public Relations, Conflict and Communication Management, Monitoring and Evaluation of Communication Programs Sub-Editor, Writer and Photojournalist – The Anvil 1993 - 1998 Egerton University Njoro B.A (Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Courses studied: Economic Development, Econometrics, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Operations Research, Economics of Tourism, Labour Economics, Money & Banking,. Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economic Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Demography, Economics of Multinational Business, Communication Studies, Development Studies, East African Environment, Economic Geography, History of Geographical Thought, Analytical Geometry and Differential Equations, Vector & Mechanics, Biological and Environmental Geography, Quantitative Methods, Statistical Quality Analysis, Contemporary Economic Issues in Africa, Human Geography, Calculus, Environmental and Development in Africa, Computing (PASCAL), Public Finance and Fiscal Policy, Urban and Regional Economics, History of Economic Thought, Research Methodology ) 1988 – 1991 Kisumu Boys’ High School Kisumu Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 1980-87 Garden Estate /Malunga/Manyatta Primary Schools Nairobi/Kisumu Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Other Professional Qualifications 1995 Egerton University Njoro Certificate in Microcomputer Applications 1997 British Council/KDEA Nairobi Certificate in Community Theatre Practices -1997 British Council/Africa Playwright Nairobi • Certificate in Drama Scripting 1998 Regional AIDS Training Network / UNICEF-ESARO Nairobi Certificate in Communication and Behaviour – Principles & Practices 2001 Global Strategies for AIDS Prevention Mombasa Certificate in Community Based Health Care Work 2003 -2004 Don Bosco Youth Educational Services (DBYES) Nairobi Trainer of Trainers Certificate in Youth Work Accredited STAR (Sexuality Teaching in the context of Adult Responsibility) Trainer/Teacher 2005 Program for Appropriate Technology in Health/FHI Naivasha SPLASH! TOT I Training in Peer Education Published Work Shaka Ssali’s Long walk from Child Soldier to King of Talk, Sunday Nation , June 18 2006 (Main Story) Issues That Divided Us, The Anvil, University of Nairobi, November 2005 (Article) Let’s Learn to Manage Change, The Daily Nation, April 1998 (Article) YesterBliss, Sanaa, April 1997 (Poem) How Karanja Lives Positively, Pamoja Twaweza/FHI, 2005 (Article) Africa or Death, Africa or Death CD, Comboni Missionaries, 2003 (Lyrics) Why Not Act?, Africa or Death CD, Comboni Missionaries, 2003 (Lyrics) Magnet Theatre Manual, PATH/FHI, 2004 (Contributor) Facilitators Guide to Magnet Theatre, PATH/FHI, 2004, (Contributor) Theatre for Development in Kenya: interrogating the ethics of practice, Research in Drama Education Journal, 2005 by Dr Christopher Odhiambo Joseph (Quote) Various Local and International Newspaper and T.V reviews and Journals and features on Theatre and Community Development work including: Daily Nation, Sunday Nation, The East AFRICAN, Coast Express, East African Standard, Taifa Leo, People Daily, Kenya Times, Jewish Theatre Review, Jewish Embassy Newsletter, Research in Drama Education, Los Angeles Times, Soth Africa Broadcasting Corporation, Citizen TV, Kenya Broadcasting corporation, Metri TV Other Critical Work Cultural Identity and Social Welfare: A Step Ahead of Economic Development (Paper) Regional Symposium on Cultural Identity, Nairobi, 1997 Yet Another Goldmine: Theatre in Ecotourism, (Paper) International Drama Education Association (IDEA) Congress, Kisumu 1998 Poverty Reduction in the Face of Drug Abuse-(Paper) Youth Ensemble Against Drug Abuse/World Bank, Nairobi, 2001 Poverty as a Catalyst to the Spread of HIV and AIDS, (Paper) International Sports & Cultural Association, Nairobi, 2001 Theatre for Development as a means to Behavior Change (Workshop Presentation) International Summer School, Moi University, Eldoret, 2001 Theatre Outside Classroom, The role of Theatre in Community Development (Lecture) Christ the Teacher Institute of Education, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, 2005
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