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AIDAH KAGOYA

Kampala,102

Summary

The local exposure and my experience as a volunteer, data clerk, and researcher has enabled me to develop into a self-motivated, hardworking, trustworthy, transparent, result oriented and resilient personality. I can therefore confront any task ahead of me.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Care International in Uganda and Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE)
12.2018 - 08.2023
  • Conducted focus group discussions with teenage girls and boys, men and women (20 to 50 years) on how social and gender norms have influenced their lives
  • Carried out key informant interviews with district and local government officials on issues concerning Malnutrition, Teenage Pregnancies, access to sexual and reproductive health services, within their communities
  • These engagements were done with the application of the problem tree analysis, and the five WHYs data collection tools
  • Conducted household interviews with teenage girls and boys, men and women 20 to 50 years on issues such as the influence social and gender norms on their lives, access to sexual reproductive health services
  • Discussed and learned from teenage girls and boys, men and women (20 to 50 years) the various social and gender norms that exist in their communities which affect their participation in leadership, participation in decision making, ownership of resources
  • These engagements were through focus group discussions with the application of the spider mapping, and social mapping data collection tools

Research Assistant

Columbia world Projects and Agriworks Uganda
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Conducting farm plot interviews on both irrigated and non-irrigated plots in all parishes in the Busoga-Bukedi, bugisusamia sub regions
  • Observing irrigated plots so as to fully understand the irrigated crop and the method of irrigation used
  • Conducting interviews on productive use machines in Busoga-Bukedi, bugisu-samia sub regions
  • Conducting interviews with local authorities so as to fully understand energy issues in their parishes
  • Using the observation as a data collection method to fully understand light use in the different parishes in all BusogaBukedi, bugisu-samia sub regions
  • Collecting data on market centers within the different parishes in all Busoga-Bukedi, bugisu-samia sub regions
  • Daily submission of data collected to show progress
  • Meeting daily targets and completing assignments in the given sample areas with those regions
  • Attending data review sessions to make sense of the data collected
  • Attending meetings every evening to point out challenges faced in the field and to find solutions to field dynamics
  • Carried out research through participating in collecting data whose purpose is catalyzing energy investments in the different parishes in all Busoga-Bukedi, bugisu-samia sub regions
  • Visited all parishes in Busoga-Bukedi, bugisu-samia sub regions and conducted interviews with local authorities on existing market centers, energy issues, productive use machines, light use in trading centers, and irrigation in their parishes

Data Clerk

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Office of the Prime Minister
12.2021 - 10.2022
  • Manual Verification; manually verified refugees through capturing the bio data of each individual on the refugee family attestation card so to as to ensure that the information provided by the persons of concern is correct
  • Data Entry; captured the information of the refugees electronically with the help of RAPP and BIMS so as to verify and rule out any cases of impersonation
  • Data quality check; ensured that the refugee data captured had all the required information and of good quality
  • Document and Identity card printing; engaged in printing both refugee family attestation cards and identity cards with the aim of providing persons of concern with documents that identify them
  • Refugee document issuance; carried out a task of issuing out refugee family attestation forms and identity cards with the aim of providing them with valid refugee documents which are helpful to them in receiving relief food, medical assistance, education services among other services from the different refugee relief agencies
  • Document Filing; completed a task of organizing old and invalid refugee attestation cards in box files and this promoted proper record keeping
  • Verified the biometrics and captured the bio-data information of the persons of concern who were present for the profiling/verification exercise in both Kyaka II and Adjumani refugee settlement from December 2021 to October 2022
  • Participated in the printing of refugee family attestation cards with the objective of ensuring that all persons of concern present for the verification/profiling exercise have their documents printed out
  • Identified and referred persons with specific needs (PSNs) to other implementing partners that were serving them such as the Lutheran world federation and Medical Teams International (MTI) in order to receive assistance accordingly
  • Participated in the issuance of refugee family attestation cards and refugee identity cards to refugees with the purpose of ensuring that all refugees and asylum seekers have updated and valid documents containing their personal information
  • Updated refugee information using BIMS and RAPP for all the refugees that were present for the verification exercise in both Kyaka II and Adjumani refugee settlements

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Conducting baseline, midline, and end line surveys
  • Submitting of the data collected from the households visited at the end of each working day
  • Participating in meetings with field supervisors to discuss field dynamics in order to find ways forward
  • Proper handling and maintenance of field gadgets and equipment
  • Demonstration of confidentiality during household visits in field engagements
  • Fully participated in the collection of adequate quality data from the respondents in the households visited in both the refugee and host community
  • Participated and completed baseline, midline and end line surveys in rhino camp, imvepi, and omugo 1&2 refugee settlements

Enumerator

New Forest Companies
10.2018 - 11.2018
  • Attended meetings at the beginning of each working day to discuss the way forward and the progress level, and in the evenings findings were discussed
  • Handed in detailed questionnaires to supervisors for assessment and filing
  • Visited sampled households for data collection
  • Acquired data from key respondents on the various ways in which environmental conservation is practiced and how issues concerning deforestation, bush fires are addressed in the community

Research Assistant

Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Arua
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Collected data at household level
  • Reported field dynamics faced for suitable solutions to be found
  • Submission of daily data collected for analysis by the field supervisors
  • Attended data cleaning sessions
  • Successfully completed a baseline survey in which I visited both the host communities and the refugee settlements in Ariwa 1 and 2, Wanyange A and B, Ariaze and Ocea 1 and 2 whose main aim was to improve on livelihood opportunities and social cohesion

Data entry Clerk

Office of the Prime Minister in the department of refugees
07.2016 - 04.2018
  • Profiled and registered both new arrivals and returnees by capturing their bio-data information
  • Captured refugee biometrics and verified fingerprints to minimize cases of impersonation
  • Edited and updated refugee Bio-data information so as to correct errors and fill in missing information
  • Identified persons with specific needs (PSNs) and provided them with a PSN card
  • Referred PSNs to other organizations such as LWF, World Vision, Save the Children, Red Cross, and Medical Teams International, medicine san frontiers for further assistance
  • Printed out refugee family attestation card
  • I successfully registered new arrivals and updated the information of returnee refugees through capturing their bio-data information which enabled the issuing out of their documents in the emergency response programme in Kyaka II refugee settlement-Kyegegwa, Kyangwali refugee settlement-Kikuube district, in South Western Uganda
  • In east of the Nile, Palorinya refugee settlement in Moyo district, and AYILO 1&2, Maaji 1,2,&3, Baratuku, Mireyi, Nyumanzi, Pagirinya and Olua 1 &2 among other refugee settlements in Adjumani district

Volunteer - persons with specific needs (PSN) department

American Refugee committee (ARC)
Yumbe
10.2016 - 10.2016
  • Received South Sudanese refugees at the transit Centre (Ariwa 1)
  • Identified PSNs on arrival at the transit centre and set them aside for immediate assistance
  • Referred the identified PSNs to other organizations in-charge for further assessment and assistance
  • Registered persons with special needs and accompanied them to other help desks like Red Cross for medical assessment and World Vision to receive meals
  • Supervised the construction of temporary houses for the PSNs and ensured that each identified PSN is constructed for
  • Accompanied PSNs to the Food and non-food items distribution points and ensured that all items required were received
  • Allocated PSNs the constructed temporary houses and assisted them in settling in
  • Delivered food for sick persons of concern (POCs) at Ariwa health Centre and followed up their recovery process
  • Daily writing and submitting of progress reports
  • Participated and ensured that all persons of concern including PSNs were properly served by organizations that were in charge of providing them with the specified services

Community Engagement Internship Officer

Aids Information Centre (AIC)
Jinja
05.2015 - 08.2015
  • Mobilized and sensitized communities to take up HIV and AIDS services available at AIC
  • Conducted HIV and AIDS counseling sessions with the youths
  • Collected and compiled data on HIV and AIDS in the project area
  • Entered various data electronically
  • Compiled and submitted periodic progress reports
  • Distributed items such as; jerry cans, treated mosquito nets, and fliers with information on how to live with HIV/AIDS and treat other sexually transmitted diseases to HIV/AIDS patients
  • Tested the residents of Jinja town and its surrounding villages for HIV/AIDS during field visits and outreaches

Community Development internship Officer

Namutumba Town Council Local Government
Namutumba
05.2014 - 08.2014
  • Mobilized communities/residents of the Town Council for the NIIRA project that was going on
  • Sensitized communities of the relevance of registering for National Identity cards
  • Supported the registration teams to clarify any questions/concerns raised at the time of registration
  • Visited different NGOs around Namutumba Town Council to learn about the services they provide and their modes of operation
  • Prepared and submitted periodic reports on the progress of the NIRA exercise
  • Drew work plans

Education

Bachelor of Development studies - with honors

Uganda Christian University
Mukono, Uganda
01.2016

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education -

Wanyange Girls Senior Secondary school
Jinja, Uganda
01.2012

Uganda Certificate of Education -

St. Peters Senior Secondary School
Naalya, Uganda
01.2010

Certificate in Computer Studies -

Do-IT Virtue Institute
Namugongo, Uganda
01.2010

Skills

  • Community Development
  • Mobilizing Communities
  • Sensitizing Communities on Gender Topics
  • Conducting Counseling Sessions
  • Data Collection
  • Household Interviews
  • Focus Group Discussions
  • Social Mapping
  • Spider Mapping
  • Problem Tree Analysis
  • Key Informant Interviews
  • Distribution of Non-Food Items
  • Good Computer Skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Proficiency in Access
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Good Report Writing Skills
  • Excellent Cognitive Skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Data Management
  • Teamwork
  • Teambuilding
  • Confidentiality
  • Working with Vulnerable Communities
  • Counseling
  • Guidance

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 08/25/92
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Ugandan
  • Marital Status: Single

References

  • Ms. Namugaya Bridget Julian, Assistant Registration Officer, Office of the Prime Minister Department of Refugees, +256777046081, 0774625476, namujuli77@gmail.com
  • Mr. Zirete Daniel, Field Facilitator/Supervisor, Agriworks Uganda, +256705371456, 0783432124, danielzirete@gmail.com
  • Ms. Winnifred Amuge, BMZ Project Coordinator, CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital, +256777849151, Winnie.amuge@gmail.com

Key Functional Competencies

  • Good computer skills: proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Access, PowerPoint
  • Good communications skills that accommodate the refugee and host community I have volunteered in
  • Good report writing skills
  • Excellent cognitive and interpersonal skills
  • Data collection, entry, management and handling skills
  • Teamwork and teambuilding
  • Holding confidentiality as a key principle
  • Working with vulnerable communities especially women, children and youth
  • Counseling and guidance

Area Of Expertise

  • Community Development and participation
  • Mobilizing and sensitizing of communities on gender related topics
  • Conducting counseling sessions with the youths (male and female)
  • Collected and compiled data through conducting household interviews
  • Focus group discussions with the help of tools such as; social mapping, spider mapping, problem tree analysis, and key informant interviews with district officials on matters concerning the challenges faced by their communities and the different ways these challenges can be solved
  • Distribution of non-food items such to vulnerable communities

Timeline

Research Assistant

Columbia world Projects and Agriworks Uganda
12.2022 - 05.2023

Data Clerk

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Office of the Prime Minister
12.2021 - 10.2022

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
01.2019 - 12.2020

Research Assistant

Care International in Uganda and Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE)
12.2018 - 08.2023

Enumerator

New Forest Companies
10.2018 - 11.2018

Research Assistant

Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
06.2018 - 08.2018

Volunteer - persons with specific needs (PSN) department

American Refugee committee (ARC)
10.2016 - 10.2016

Data entry Clerk

Office of the Prime Minister in the department of refugees
07.2016 - 04.2018

Community Engagement Internship Officer

Aids Information Centre (AIC)
05.2015 - 08.2015

Community Development internship Officer

Namutumba Town Council Local Government
05.2014 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Development studies - with honors

Uganda Christian University

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education -

Wanyange Girls Senior Secondary school

Uganda Certificate of Education -

St. Peters Senior Secondary School

Certificate in Computer Studies -

Do-IT Virtue Institute

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