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SSREWADDA ABDULLAH

SSREWADDA ABDULLAH

Masaka,102

Summary

Dynamic project management professional with a strong track record in community engagement, consistently achieving targets and driving impactful health initiatives. Proficient in data analysis and interpersonal communication, effectively fostering stakeholder collaboration. Highly organized and motivated, bringing exceptional time management skills to diverse settings. Committed to leveraging expertise to contribute to organizational growth in entry-level opportunities.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

DREAMS Technical Officer

The AIDS Support Organization
11.2021 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: USAID- LPHS-Ankole Project
  • Provision of technical assistance to programming and implementation structures in the communities for effective service delivery
  • Assess and identify eligible AGYW for the program
  • Identify and plan economic strengthening opportunities for AGYW and monitor progress
  • Supervision of provision of quality behavioral change curricula to AGYW to completion
  • Disseminate HIV messages, reports, guidelines, regulations, and policies at the county/district level
  • Conducting training for Mental health community peers
  • Conducting mental health assessment to AGYW/ABYM and provision of psychotherapy sessions to individuals and strengthen mental health referral systems
  • Promoting mental health awareness campaigns in the communities and collaboration with mental health service providers
  • Establish and ensure that regular meetings are held by the project's steering and technical committees, and document and track meeting outcomes
  • Providing counseling services and referrals for reproductive health and mental health, following up with linked individuals to ensure health services provision, and following up on adherence to treatment
  • Provide revision and proofreading services for standard documents to develop accurate documentation, which eventually contributes to abstract writing and success stories
  • Conduct market surveys, such as RCAs, to inform program implementation in economic empowerment of AGYW
  • Participation in social, behavioral, and communication activities, promotion of condom use, PrEP, SRHS, and the fight against malaria, polio, hepatitis B, and cervical cancer awareness campaigns in the communities
  • Planned, monitored, and processed administrative actions related to protocol management, and made a weekly travel matrix
  • Conducting health promotion activities such as school- and community-based health education, precise HIV/GBV prevention dialogue meetings, and moonlight HTS
  • Supporting the capacity development activities with partners and community-based structures to improve program implementation capacity
  • Conducting the DREAMS program capacity-building activities with local and international partners, funders, and district entry meeting platforms
  • Conducted early warning or detection systems to identify school dropouts in AGYW, potential disease outbreaks, unusual health patterns, and referral of communicable and non-communicable diseases in line with public health best practices
  • Supporting data review and analysis in the DREAMS program, and informing the management about the performance and quality of services provided to the AGYWs
  • Conducting weekly performance review meetings with programming staff to enhance program performance and sustainability in the community
  • This includes budgeting, making work plans and schedules, and creating activity, quarterly, and monthly reports
  • Identification and assessment of socioeconomic strengthening facilitators from the community, and also carrying out service quality surveys and satisfaction of AGYWs to inform programming
  • Setting up model and community safe spaces, and equipping them to suit the needs of the AGYWs who are receiving services from them
  • Oversaw the development and implementation of operational procedures
  • Provision of start-up kits and financial literacy sessions to beneficiaries
  • Supervision of GBV services and track referral pathways
  • USAID- LPHS-Ankole Project

OVC-DREAMS SOCIAL WORKER/OFFICER

Rakai Health Sciences Program
12.2020 - 11.2021
  • Oversee screening and enrolment of AGYW and vulnerable children into the DREAMS/OVC program based on the risk and vulnerability criteria as guided by PEPFAR in Masaka district
  • Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of HIV Programs at the community level
  • Provide training of Support initiatives aimed at increasing AGYW/OVC access to education and life skills
  • Ensure access to quality legal and protective services among victims of child abuse and survivors of Gender-Based Violence
  • Build systems to ensure effective referral and linkages for AGYW/OVCs to community support structures using PSWs
  • Supervise and work closely with health facilities, PSWs & CSO staff to link HIV-positive children and AGYW to community social services
  • Support OVC case management documentation and beneficiary assessments to track progress toward graduation
  • Support identification and enrollment of OVC and AGYW in high-burden communities for program support
  • Provision of Post Violence Care services to AGYWs and OVC together with their caregivers
  • Conducting community dialogues and formation of child protection environment and platforms within burdened communities
  • Monitor and provision of Adherence support and counseling to C/ALHIV for VL suppression and retention in Care
  • Work with HIV or health multi-sectoral linkages to ensure the provision of secondary services such as ECs, STI treatment, HTS, VMMC, etc
  • Ensure regular follow-up and documentation of Viral load suppression status of all OVC and AGYW on ART
  • Work with community HFs and CSOs in referrals to provide Treatment and adherence monitoring to AGYW
  • I have supported enrollment and provision of both DREAMS Primary and Secondary services to over 3500 AGYWs
  • I have provided technical support to over 60 curriculum-based services community facilitators by creating a good rapport and constant supervision for better quality and standard service provision
  • I have provided PVC services to 300 AGYWs and OVC and linked them to legal services at district and civil society levels and households
  • Built Capacities of Community Leaders Village Health Teams and PSWs to provide quality and standard services to beneficiaries
  • Supported over 100 CLHIV to achieve viral suppression
  • Supported in identification, enrollments, and provision of appropriate services to over 2800 OVC beneficiaries following the MGLSD/PEPFAR OVC case management standard operating Procedures
  • Mobilized and trained about 70% of DREAMS-OVC caregivers to form over 50 VSLA/SILC groups for economic stability
  • Supported to achieve over 93% of C/ALHIV Viral load suppression and drug adherence
  • Provided counseling or PSS to over 500 AGYWs/OVC in HIV, GBV, and STI prevention and treatment
  • Conducted over 100 dialogue meetings and formed over 20 VAC committees/clubs within the catchment areas

Project coordinator

Fishing Community Health Initiatives
03.2014 - 12.2020
  • Coordination and implementation of the Planned activities of all FICHI OVC-DREAMS programs in sub-counties
  • Ensuring case management processes are extremely adhered to in line with CDC/PEPFAR and MGLSD guidelines and targets met by the team
  • Tracking lost in care and bring them to care
  • Identification and provision of IGAs to vulnerable households and linking to markets
  • Preparation of FICHI program activities, Progress reports, and accountabilities
  • Coordination Monitoring and evaluation of FICHI programs
  • Conducting community dialogue meetings and community structure linkages
  • Conducting WASH, ECD activities in the community, and nutrition assessment in infants
  • Carrying out school monitoring/education, business skills training, apprenticeship identification, monitoring, market linkages, Home visits, establishing adolescent clubs for SRH services, and creation of safe spaces for Adolescent girls
  • 100% achievement of targets in all planned activities in all sub-counties from 2014 to 2020 which helped all the implementing partners to attain their goals in the sub-counties served
  • Mobilized and sensitized over 15 VSLA groups and trained over 500 Beneficiaries in business skills, nutrition, kitchen gardening, child protection, and positive parenting and behavior changes
  • I have managed to build or strengthen the capacity of the community structures such as CBTs, VHTs, PSWs, and local council leaders in child protection through training and community dialogues in all sub-counties of Masaka district
  • Managed to build a strong network and linkage relationship in the community within health and district administration which has eased OVC/DREAMS services provision
  • Managed to get various skills and knowledge in service quality improvement, data entry and analysis, and use of data to plan and implement activities in the region

Community-Based Facilitator (CBF)

MAAIF- Agricultural Cluster Development Project
01.2020 - 11.2020
  • Providing technical support to farming groups in rural areas to access project services
  • Initiate, liaise, and collaborate with partners in the district to provide demand-based inputs to farmers and technical support
  • Conducting surveys and interviews electronically
  • Provide training of farming groups in group dynamics and growth to cooperative
  • Mobilize farmers in the community to form groups to improve community production
  • Agricultural data collection in ACDP M&E
  • Agricultural Advisory service provision and challenges identification and conflict resolution
  • I have built the capacity of over 300 farmers to improve their produce in terms of quantity and quality with available tech
  • Built Capacities of Community Leaders and Village Health Teams in Mobilizing Potential Clients
  • Above 100% achievement for ACDP data collection in the three parishes of the sub-county
  • Solved over 60% of Farmers' grievances in the sub-county bridging the gap between the farmers and district administration
  • Timely compilation of routine Monthly reports

Accounts Relations Officer (ARO)

FINCA UGANDA
02.2010 - 02.2013
  • Mobilizing and training of savings and loans village groups
  • Marketing of bank services
  • Loan portfolio management
  • Accounting
  • Prepare credit proposals for analysis and analyze annual credit reviews
  • Monitoring repayments and saving of village groups
  • Mobilized and trained, monitored, and managed over 40 savings/women groups in Mubende and Mityana districts for 3 years
  • Provided Financial literacy to over 500 people and trained them in business skills marketing and basic business bookkeeping

Education

Master's degree - Public Health

Bishop Stuart University
Mbarara
12.2024

Bachelor's Degree - Social Work and Social Administration

Kampala University
Masaka
01.2020

A Diploma - Microfinance

Kyambogo University
Kampala
01.2008

Uganda Advanced certificate of education -

Kakungulu memorial school
Kampala
01.1999

Uganda Certificate of Education -

Jjungo secondary school
Mpigi
01.1997

Skills

  • Goal Setting
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Negotiation
  • Networking
  • Resource Management
  • Organizational Policy Maintenance
  • Quality Standards Adherence
  • Technical Assistance
  • Project Management
  • Budgeting
  • Work Planning
  • Accountability
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Moral Integrity
  • Computer Knowledge
  • Data Entry
  • Adult Training
  • Motorcycle Riding
  • Professional Integrity
  • Community Mobilization
  • Leadership
  • Creativity
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication Skills
  • Judgment
  • Written Communication
  • Verbal Communication
  • Flexibility
  • Resource Mobilization
  • Adaptability
  • Diversity
  • Mentoring
  • Analytical Skills
  • Data Utilization
  • Project management
  • Data analysis
  • Community engagement
  • Training and facilitation
  • Health counseling
  • Stakeholder collaboration

Training

  • 11/01/23, Trained in No Means No Boys curriculum implementation
  • 07/01/23, Training in the provision of Mental health Group Psychotherapy, USAID LPHS-ANKOLE
  • 06/01/23, Gender and Sexual Diversity training, USAID ANKOLE
  • 06/01/23, Abortion and family planning, USAID LPHS ANKOLE
  • 01/01/21, HTS and GBV-LIVES training by CDC/RHSP
  • 01/01/18, Trained in TOT of CBTs in VSLA and SILC by TASO Masaka
  • 08/01/17, One-day training in sexual harassment at workplaces and sexual reproductive health training in adolescents and youth in communities by USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program (UPHS)
  • 06/01/17, Certificate in Provision of Psychosocial Services by USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program (UPHS)
  • 05/01/17, Certificate in Gender and child protection policies, VAC, and formulation of institutional child safeguarding policies by USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program (UPHS)
  • 04/01/19, Certificate in Gender and child protection policies, VAC, and formulation of institutional child safeguarding policies by RHSP
  • 04/01/17, Certificates in use of apprenticeship manuals and training of local artisans in pedagogical tools and business skills to youth and adolescents by USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program (UPHS)
  • 05/01/11, Training in Community Mobilization, Monitoring, and Evaluation by Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
  • 03/01/17, Training in Child Counselling and Psycho-Social Support services, nutrition education and assessment, and Agricultural advisory and preparation of urban farming gardens
  • 10/01/14, Certificate in child protection (Para-social worker) by Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development through USAID/SCORE/SURE project and Masaka local government

References

  • Dr. Nkoyooyo Abdallah, Project Director, USAID Local Partner Health Services, Ankole- TASO, 0700500679, nkoyooyo@yahoo.co.uk
  • Mr. Bulega Francis, Program specialist, USAID Uganda, 0781236221, fbulega@gmail.com
  • Mr. Peter Welikhe, TASO Uganda, +256777000308, phillipsom@gmail.com

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 12/24/80
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Ugandan
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

DREAMS Technical Officer

The AIDS Support Organization
11.2021 - 12.2024

OVC-DREAMS SOCIAL WORKER/OFFICER

Rakai Health Sciences Program
12.2020 - 11.2021

Community-Based Facilitator (CBF)

MAAIF- Agricultural Cluster Development Project
01.2020 - 11.2020

Project coordinator

Fishing Community Health Initiatives
03.2014 - 12.2020

Accounts Relations Officer (ARO)

FINCA UGANDA
02.2010 - 02.2013

Master's degree - Public Health

Bishop Stuart University

Bachelor's Degree - Social Work and Social Administration

Kampala University

A Diploma - Microfinance

Kyambogo University

Uganda Advanced certificate of education -

Kakungulu memorial school

Uganda Certificate of Education -

Jjungo secondary school

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