AGABA ALBERT
Mbarara
Summary
Dedicated volunteer youth worker, passionate about supporting young people in need. Skilled at creating projects for positive activities and reflective sessions. Strong expertise in building partnerships and coordinating joint projects. Experienced in mentoring and supporting young individuals, encouraging self-awareness, and independence. Facilitates projects to identify and resolve youth issues. Proud and driven to make a difference. Skilled community and social service specialist with solid history of success in promoting activism, leading program operations, and garnering grass-roots support. Focused on speaking out against problems and teaching young people important world-changing skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer Youth Worker
GLOBAL UNITES
03.2024 - Current
- Establishing peace clubs and follow-up on the performance, helping young peace transitioning from post-conflict societies overcome difficulty through providing a supportive environment and listening to their concerns
Teaching Assistant
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
09.2023 - Current
- Assisted faculty members or staff with lecture and tutorial facilitation.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance and performance.
- Created and coordinated course-appropriate lectures for professional and intellectual development.
- Guided and supervised students during student community twinning programs.
Qualitative Research Assistant
Mbarara University of Science and Technology staff projects
06.2023 - Current
- Provided support for faculty members with grant applications related to research projects.
- Prepared comprehensive reports summarizing research findings.
- Recruited, consented, and interviewed qualitative research participants.
- Analyzed research findings using NVivo and SPSS.
Volunteer at Global Youth Forum
GLOBAL FORUM FOR ADOLESCENTS
02.2023 - Current
- Organized an online global youth gathering which attracted over 1200 youth across the globe- took place on 11th-15th oct, 2023, bringing together the youth across the globe, advocating for youth representation across different platforms
Volunteer at Amnesty International
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (EAST AFRICA)
02.2022 - Current
- Selecting, training and mentoring volunteers to gain skills
- Directing training programs for more than 90 recruits quarterly
- Organizing write for rights campaigns and drafting petitions to different governments
Trainer of Trainees
YY ventures-Uganda
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Evaluated training materials prepared by instructors and offered actionable suggestions for improvement.
- Created and offered additional materials to enhance training.
- Trained new clubs from Uganda, which joined 3Zero clubs in Uganda.
- Assessed training needs through surveys, interviews
Intern
Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Coordinating and scheduling coordination meetings
- Training VHTs on sanitation and balanced diet practices
- Attending and documenting meeting minutes
- Making monthly reports about activities done throughout the month
Education
MASTER OF ARTS -
PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
01.2025
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
09.2023
ROCK HIGH SCHOOL - A’LEVEL
TORORO
12.2019
MBARARA HIGH SCHOOL - O’LEVEL
12.2015
ST. MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL -
12.2011
Skills
- Recreational Program Development
- Comprehensive Planning Management
- Fundraising event planning
- Counselling
- Microsoft Office
- Patient and supportive
- Attentive listening
- Record management
- Activity planning
- Community services
- Progress reporting
- Stakeholder relations
- Behaviour management
- Youth advocacy
- Student tutoring
- Youth mentoring
- Educational presentation
Certification
- Decoding descent-based discrimination
- An Introduction to Human Rights
- Introduction to Sustainable Development
- Proposal writing is advanced
- Fundamentals of grant writing
- Qualitative research methods
- Responsible conduct of research
- Digital entrepreneurship education
Training
- Basic Income Assistant
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Youth Leadership Training
Languages
- English, Proficient
- Runyankole, Proficient
- Swahili, Intermediate
- Luganda, Upper Intermediate
Leadership Experience
- 04/01/24, Present, GRC Post-Graduate Students
- 09/01/23, Present, Class Coordinator and Class President MA Students at FIS
- 10/01/18, 10/01/18, Team Leader African Code Week (Eastern Uganda)
- 02/01/18, Present, Coordinator ICT Clubs in Schools (Eastern and Western Uganda)
- 03/01/18, Present, Coordinator Makerere Innovation Society (Eastern and Western Uganda)
Affiliations
- best young researcher from the faculty of interdisciplinary studies at the 19th ARDC
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Volunteer Youth Worker
GLOBAL UNITES
03.2024 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
09.2023 - Current
Qualitative Research Assistant
Mbarara University of Science and Technology staff projects
06.2023 - Current
Trainer of Trainees
YY ventures-Uganda
03.2023 - 02.2024
Volunteer at Global Youth Forum
GLOBAL FORUM FOR ADOLESCENTS
02.2023 - Current
Intern
Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation
10.2022 - 12.2022
Volunteer at Amnesty International
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (EAST AFRICA)
02.2022 - Current
MASTER OF ARTS -
PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ROCK HIGH SCHOOL - A’LEVEL
TORORO
MBARARA HIGH SCHOOL - O’LEVEL
ST. MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL -
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