David Bateganya
Edukey Gender support Organization
Kampala,Central
Overview
I am a passionate and results oriented Community Development person with 15 years working experience in administrative and managerial posts with Non-Governmental organizations and schools. In my working career have been developing programs for women, vulnerable children, youth and families in communities, building capacity of women groups, youth leaders and children, training and mentoring young people. I am acquainted with Program Design, proposal and report writing, Implementation, training, lobbying and networking, Monitoring and Evaluation. I have good skills in fundraising, communication, report writing, training, capacity building, computer proficiency and community mobilization skills. I am a team builder, mentor, motivational speaker, a change agent and champion working with communities. I do like working with and for vulnerable people in communities. I do love working with a growing organization that works on transforming communities and people from one level to another for self-reliance. All this is derived from my education background, working experience, skills acquired in field of work, personality and other trainings in human rights, leadership and community empowerment.
Provide Leadership and engage in designing and/or implementing community transformational/social change programs in communities working with women, children and youth in areas of social and economic development, Sustainable development, human rights, mindset change and other social issues. Providing significant Leadership, Governance and accountability for changing lives and changing communities for development.
22+
years of professional experience
04+
Languages
Work History
01.2019 - Current7 Years 10 Months
Programs Director
Edukey Gender support Organization
- Support parents and guardians through building their capacity in entrepreneurship and income generating to support their families.
- Work with community members to improve on the welfare through saving groups and entrepreneurship.
- To support the access of the disadvantage children and youth to quality education.
- Training in Leadership and conflict management
- Empower and transform the lives of vulnerable people in communities through information, knowledge and skills development for self-reliance
- To promote the right to health, good hygiene and sanitation of the vulnerable children and youth in the community.
- To raise the awareness and protection of the environment by the young people.
- To work with Donors, other NGO's, CBO's, local governments and central government to bring about an environment conducive to the development of the children and youth trough human rights education and awareness.
- A nonprofit civil society Community Based Organization as a Programs Director. The organization is a dynamic, development centered, empathetic with vulnerable young people with the mandate of empowering the beneficiaries with knowledge, skills, information, protection, survival and development of vulnerable young people in the communities of Uganda.
01.2016 - 01.20182 Years
Life skills and professional development manager
Brass for Africa
- Project planning, management and implementations
- Capacity building for staff and community-based structures through training, mentorship, les and knowledge dissemination.
- Organizing and facilitating meetings and workshops with partner organizations and diverse stakeholders.
- Track financial management and budgets allocated for the project.
- Develop quality program that will guide the staff to deliver quality child protection and legal support services.
- Conduct a child protection capacity and skills gap assessment to ascertain capacity needs, prepare and implement systematic capacity development plans.
- Collect and put together a package of training manuals, relevant child protection literature and reference points at the department.
- Identify capacity development gap for teachers, outreach leaders and managers on issues targeting vulnerable children and forge linkages and synergies that strengthen collaboration whilst minimizing duplication.
- Organizing and facilitating professional trainings for the music teachers
- Training of teachers in livelihoods development
- Networking with likeminded organization and lobbying
- Lobbying and advocacy work for the rights of young people
- Brass for Africa's mission is to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in Africa through Brass Music and Life skills development. Brass for Africa works alongside local organizations including orphanages, Rehabilitation Centre (Kampiringisa), slum areas and street children organizations to provide regular music education, Life skills and performance opportunities to many children and young people.
01.2012 - 01.20153 Years
Grants officer
Music Life Skills and Destitution Alleviation (M-LISADA)
- I Worked as a Grants officer. I closely worked and reported to the Executive Director. As a Grants officer I was responsible with writing proposals, concepts, attending grants making meetings, searching for calls for proposals for funding, organizing local fundraising drives, work with companies supporting the organization, liaise with organization donors, build capacity of staff in proposal writing and resource mobilization. Work with financial manager on funds management and accountability. Making financial narrative reports to donors and supporter of the organization.
01.2011 - 01.20121 Year
Advocacy, Monitoring and Outreach Officer
Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network-Tanzania Chapter (SAHRiNGON)
- I was tasked with developing advocacy and awareness strategies under the different purpose of engaging influential stakeholders in human rights and development.
- Human Rights based networking organization.
01.2005 - 01.20072 Years
Programs Assistant
Huys Link Community Initiative (HuyLinci)
- I Worked as a Programs Assistant from 2005-2007 reporting and answerable to the Programs Coordinator.
- Children and youth organization promoting and protect the rights of vulnerable children and youth.
Education
Certificate | Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Makerere University | 01.2012
Makerere University
01.2012
Bachelors | Development Studies
Ndeje University | 01.2009
Ndeje University
01.2009
Uganda Advance Certificate of Education
St. John Bosco Kamuli SSS | 01.1994
St. John Bosco Kamuli SSS
01.1994
Uganda Certificate of Education
St. John Bosco Kamuli SSS | 01.1989
St. John Bosco Kamuli SSS
01.1989
Primary Leaving Examination (PLE)
Busalamu Primary School | 01.1985
Busalamu Primary School
01.1985
Skills
Accomplishments
- The main achievements registered from the duties performed while working with the Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network (SAHRiNGON) Tanzania Chapter was the completion assigned work by the chapter.
- Establish a monitoring and evaluation framework reports and system to ensure effective implementation Strategic plan of the organization.
- Production of a monthly, quarterly, and annual monitoring and evaluation report based on agreed Chapter indicators that guide decision making and program implementation
- Developed an advocacy strategy on human rights and developed a working tool for SAHRiNGON and its members while advocating for human rights and development.
- Implemented the Public Expenditure Tracking System (PETS) project.
- Facilitated staff trainings in advocacy, strategic planning and organization development.
- Established a harmonic relationship between Refugees and nationals in Dodoma.
- The main achievements registered from the duties performed during my work with Huys Link Community Initiative were the completion of assignment assigned to me and accomplished successfully as here below:
Languages spoken
English
Lusoga
Luganda
Swahili
Accomplishment
The main achievements registered from the duties performed while working with the Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network (SAHRiNGON) Tanzania Chapter was the completion assigned work by the chapter.
Accomplishment
The main achievements registered from the duties performed during my work with Huys Link Community Initiative were the completion of assignment assigned to me and accomplished successfully as here below
Personal Information
Gender: Male
References
Mr. Peter, Muganda Forseth,
Chief Executive Officer,
mugandafamily@gmail.com,
+256750 41641,
Mr. Muganda Peter is the Chief Executive officer and Founding Director of Edukey Gender Support Organization. H e is the accounting officer of the organization and responsible for fundraising. He has served in the position of CEO since the inception of the organization and has kept on the vision and mission of the organization. The organization serves children, youth and women in the rural places and fishing communities. Mr. Muganda is a an Engineer by profession helping in the designing of the organization structures.
Mr. Ndifuna Mohamed,
Executive Director,
Justice Access Point
executive@jap.or.ug,
+256 703 384 055, 0703385066
Mr. Ndifuna Mahamed is the Executive Director of Justice Access Point, a local non Governmental organization based in Kampala. The organization aims at empowering citizens in fragile and post conflict Ugandan communities to access justice working towards a society where everyone benefits from Justice. Mr. Mohamed Ndifuna is an a educated person and has served as a leader having skills in human rights promotion and protection. He has is an educator lecturing at Nkumba University and is a member of Board of Directors member and founding person of Huys Link Community Initiative.
Mr.Moses, Matovu,
Executive Director,
huslinci@yahoo.com,
+256 041 320144, 0754401496,
Mr. Matovu Moses is the Executive Director and a founding members of Huys Link Community Initiative, a civil society organization working in Wakiso and Kamuli district respectively. Mr. Matovu is a responsible person and leader of the organization for the last 12 years. He serves as a trustee and a member of the NGO Networking group in Wakiso district. He has managed a number of projects funded by international and local organizations. He has known me for the last 10 years.
Projects
- Drafted a proposal for Grants from PEPFAR Community Grant program funded by the US Government implemented in 2012-2013. The project tittle was "Transforming the lives of OVCs" . I worked as a social worker reclaiming children from the street and reuniting them with families, trainings, rehabilitation, Hands on skills enhancement to children.
- Community action against child abuse project supported by Musequality. The project focused on OVCs to reduce on abuses. I t was implemented in 2012-13. Project activities included, community mobilization, training and sensitization on the rights and obligations of the children and community members and attachment of OVCs to local artisan for apprenticeship skills training.
- Right to education for OVC project supported by MTN Foundation. The project promotes the rights of OVC to education supported with tuition and scholastic materials.
- Peer to peer project: - This promoted the learning, sharing and counseling of peers by peers for mind and behavioral change for children and youth on the streets and those undergoing rehabilitation at Kampiringisa National Rehabilitation centre.
- Skills development project: Drafted the proposal for skills training for the youth in Kalangala Island. I supported and empowered the children and youth in developing their skills for their future application. Children in hard to reach and incarcerated juveniles were helped to realize their potentials with their talents and developing skills.
- Sustainable Livelihood Promotion for Marginalised People Project funded by The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Community Action on Child Health (COACH) funded by USAID through UPHOLD.
- Community Action Against Child Labor funded by HURINET-U.
- Community Action against Child Labor Project funded by UN Voluntary Trust Fund, Fight Malaria in children under 5 Years and community funded by MACIS, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment funded by Civil Society Fund
Training
- Monitoring and Evaluation - Independent Development Fund
- Training the use of social media in advocacy work - PACT Tanzania
- Training in public expenditure tracking system (PETS) - PACT Tanzania
- Champion for change leadership training with focus on food security - Funded by USAID, organized by Africa Lead
- Lobbying and advocacy skills training - Uganda child rights NGO network
- Understanding Human Rights issues - Human Rights Network- Uganda
- Corporate Governance training - Empowad Limited
- Advocacy and communication skills training under building local democracy - Human Rights Network- Uganda
- Organizational development and management - Development Options Uganda
- Conflict management and resolution - Human Rights Network- Uganda
- Resource mobilization (Proposal writing) - Human Rights Network- Uganda
- Project monitoring and evaluation - Malaria and childhood illness
Timeline
Programs Director
Edukey Gender support Organization
01.2019 - CurrentRead more
Life skills and professional development manager
Brass for Africa
01.2016 - 01.2018Read more
Grants officer
Music Life Skills and Destitution Alleviation (M-LISADA)
01.2012 - 01.2015Read more
Advocacy, Monitoring and Outreach Officer
Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network-Tanzania Chapter (SAHRiNGON)
01.2011 - 01.2012Read more
Programs Assistant
Huys Link Community Initiative (HuyLinci)
01.2005 - 01.2007Read more
Makerere University - Certificate, Project Monitoring and Evaluation
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Ndeje University - Bachelors, Development Studies
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St. John Bosco Kamuli SSS - Uganda Advance Certificate of Education,
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St. John Bosco Kamuli SSS - Uganda Certificate of Education,
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Busalamu Primary School - Primary Leaving Examination (PLE),
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