CV Profile No.10332

Experience in the following industries :

• Marketing, communication, media
• Research and development
• Services other

Professional experience

• Child Protection, Livelihood and Youth Empowerment Officer
• Save the Children International
• Since 10.2016
• Achievements: 1. Recommended employment and business market opportunities after completing a labor market assessment in which skills gap and training opportunities were highlighted; 2. Established partnerships between Save the children and Kirehe district, Akazi Kanoze Access and Together we work Ltd, in area of skills exchange as well as twelve (12) local businesses on Cash transfer program; 3. Programmed Livelihoods skills trainings where 428 refugees completed a training on entrepreneurship and business, 100 SGBV survivors trained on home base production with different technical trainings and 1461HHs trained and provided access to Home gardening; 4. Implemented cash transfer program: 399 refugees received Restricted, unconditional business cash grant through partnership with 12 local businesses on the use of cash vouchers; 5. Initiated VSLA approach to link our PoC with financial services, constructed a modern market facility and provided job placement support to 342 refugees as well as promoting 23 refugee cooperatives.

• Business Extension Agent
• American Refugee Committee
• 04.2016 - 10.2016
• Achievements: 1. Led the implementation of a BPRM funded “Livelihoods and Economic Recovery project” 2. Implemented a cash-based intervention where 89 Congolese refugees received Unrestricted, unconditional business cash grant; and 23 Congolese refugees received vocational skills training; 3. Conducted business and financial training to Cash grant beneficiaries as well as business advisory services on an individual and potential client groups on their business including identification of business strategic location and financial plans; 4. Participated in market studies, Supported all business projects to maximize their viability with a strong market based approach and provided assistance in the disbursement and repayment process; 5. Introduced VSLA approach where 187 VSLAs were monitored and linked to local financial institutions, 15 refugee agriculture and business cooperatives promoted.

• Africa Regional Intern
• World Youth Alliance
• 10.2015 - 04.2016
• 1. Management, administration, logistics, finance and budget control, including overseeing WYA program operations in Africa region; 2. Created and developed an integral concept for dignity and youth entrepreneurial projects as an innovative model for rapid youth and successful local development; 3. Organized conferences and dignity forums to educate and empower the youth as well as built members’ capacity through internship program and Track A training (about human rights, UN language, culture, solidarity, human dignity) both online and through workshops, including conducting different advocacy campaigns on issues related to human dignity; 4. Maintained and develop the membership base through effective management of the internship program and other projects in conformity with the operational plan; 5. Collaboration of projects and partnership with various organizations and meeting with stakeholders and prospective partners

• Executive Director
• Save Next Generations
• 04.2015 - 10.2016
• 1. Established “Home Business Network”, project that connects skills-holders with the market, small businesses and the community; My role also includes overseeing all district entrepreneurship centres; as well as the delivery and development of youth training curriculums; 2. Established TM2Fish Academy, an online school equipping enrolled students with essential employability and business kills; 3. Preparation of a project concept and proposal for the elaboration of a strategy and action plan for youth development and self-employability; 4. Established partnership with local government authorities and various organizations, designed and Distributed Organizational literature that led to the current membership as well as establishing committees in all districts of Rwanda; 5. Continuous management of operations within a country including development and monitoring of the country strategic plan and budget ; including fundraising through meeting partners for constructive policy dialogues; 6. Continuous job placement activities, matching volunteer skills and interests with community and partner organization needs; assisting members in improving their skills development, project development support through the provision of technical support, cultural insights, and direction to relevant and available resources.

• Nyamagabe District Coordinator
• Youth Volunteers without Borders
• 12.2013 - 04.2015
• 1. Assisted groups of local authority in the preparation of policy matrices (Logical Framework Analysis) and identification of results indicators; 2. Developed different proposals, business plans and budgets for youth project ideas, including Coordination, management and development of youth businesses and activities; 3. Organized workshops and working groups to assist local authority in integrating factors of youth employability into the poverty strategies; 4. Introduced a new capacity building strategy to equip youth communities with essential labour market skills, especially on entrepreneurship& business, employability and relevant soft skills; including empowerment of producer groups through both on-farm and off-farm training; 5. Mobilized young people to engage in entrepreneurship and own their businesses through Social media administration, online marketing as a web designer;

• Kamegeri Sector Coordinator
• IMBERE HEZA asbl
• 11.2009 - 07.2011
• 1. Served as a primary contact person for implementing partners and local government authorities; 2. Successful mobilization campaigns that resulted in the creation of 278 VSLAs across Kamegeri sector, as well as the Successful tracking of VSLA performance in cooperation with VSLA Field officers and village agents; 3. Established a strategic partnership between IMBERE HEZA asbl and Réseau Interdiocésain de Microfinance(RIM Ltd); 4. Linkage of VSLAs with local financial institutions: SACCO Indahigwa Kamegeri and RIM Ltd, which provided a loan of 4,000,000 Frw to 20 members from 17 best VSLAs and provided assistance in the disbursement, follow up and repayment process; 5. Organized and facilitated numerous training to build the capacity of VSLA members and field officers as well as providing mentoring and coaching to producers and producer groups/Cooperatives to build their capacity for understanding and connecting with markets.