Resume

Mr.Nicholas Antony Lawrence Fernando

Address: Ward No 08, Pesalai, Mannar. Mobile No: +94-77-327**** E-mail: ad2shf@r.postjobfree.com D.O.B: 10th August 1981 Religion: Christian. Civil Status: Married

WORK EXPERIENCES:

2015 - PRESENT - TEACHER OF ENGLISH

Teaching English.

Giving tasks to the students to do correctly. Try the students to speak in English.

Writing notes of lessons and scheme of work of the subjects.

Translating to English from my mother tongue.

Writing articles for magazines.

Supporting the low-level students to improve their skills themselves. 2014 Jan - 2015 April - COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME. ZOA NETHERLANDS

Project officer (Community Enhancement, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation)

Training for fishing and Agriculture beneficiaries, Water and Sanitation, Shelter support for returnees, Disaster risk reduction, food security, home gardening, cash for works, and hygienic activities.

Prevent Fishermen and farmers from the middlemen exploitations.

Child Protection activities and encourages HUB center education system for students. Therefore preventing child abuse and exploitation.

Livelihood support for Female-Headed Households (FHH) in the Manthai West DS division, especially in vulnerable communities.

Monitor and facilitate the evaluation of projects and partner - projects being implemented at the field level as per the M&E plan and log frame.

Report on project progress both qualitatively and quantitatively according to the monthly work plans and log frame of the projects.

Report and monitor Disaster mitigation in the field as well as provide actual ideas for Disaster Risk Reduction in the future.

2007 Sep – 2014 - CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAMME

(National Child Protection Authority in Sri Lanka) District Child Protection & Psychosocial Officer – (Mannar, Colombo & Batticaloa Districts)

Preparing Weekly, Monthly, Annual and special context analytical reports on the social, cultural and other incidents that affect children's security with extensive coordination and verification from the District.

Worked with the Child Rights and protection of the children Especially, Educational, Health and Livelihood Supports of the Children and Economic Development of the Vulnerable Families.

Promoting Children's clubs and Children’s Secretariat at covering area.

Preventing children from all abuses and exploitations through the 1929 Child Help Line.

Monitoring the child protection issues in the community and if is there any certain problems, have to visit the places as well as coordinate with the CBOs and Head of the Department of the District.

Identifying the needs of the community, and encouraging them to complete their needs themselves with the support of the Funding Agencies.

Make visits to the D.Ss of the District for capacity building of community development and child security, preparation reports and review of documents periodically produced by the CBOs’ staff. (Child Alert Group Members)

Preparations of presentations for the organization bi Monthly Review Round Table Meeting, the following items are analyzed.

Coordinating data with divisional field staff about child protection issues.

Coordinating with the Head of the Department of the areas.

Assist the monthly & quarterly work planning process at the field level (ensuring it is results-based and includes monitoring and evaluation.

Funding support for children who lost their parents in the Northern and Tsunami affected children in the Eastern provinces.

2007 Jan – 2007 Sep - HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME – (KAIROS – SRI LANKA) Researcher/Interpreter (Colombo, Batticaloa, Mannar and Monaragala Districts)

“Exploratory Research on People’s Participations of Justice and Appropriate Means for redressing Torture and other Human Rights Violations”

Translating documents from Tamil to English.

Researching the multi-culture communities.

2006 April – 2007 Jan – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME JICA/MANRECAP – MANNAR DISTRICT

Community Development Officer

(Mayumi Hachisuka - Japanese Expert on Social Development)

This is a Sociological work.

Facilitating the Civil Societies.

Collecting data from the communities. (Divisional Secretariats)

Documentation & Evaluation.

2004 – 2006 (Part-Time) - HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME – CRADA (NORTHERN PROVINCE)

Programme Officer

Visit the villages where there is a need for awareness of Community Development.

Livelihood support to the women-headed family and their Children.

Treatment for Drug Addicts and alcohol users

Educational Support for the Children in backward villages.

Awareness programme for the School Children in the community.

Awareness programme for the youths in the community.

Counseling for the affected family and Community.

Worked with the people who were affected by Tsunami in Northern Province. 2001 – 2004 - HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME – CRADA (part-time) Project Officer

Awareness for Community Development.

Awareness programmes on Drug Addiction.

Educational Support for the Children.

Awareness programmes at Schools in the District.

Awareness programmes for the youths in the community.

Counseling for the affected families.

2000 – 2001 – MN.ST.FATIMA M.M.V (National School) – MANNAR Teacher – English (On a Casual basis)

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION:

2018-2020 Post Graduate Diploma in Education – The Open University of Sri Lanka.

2018-2019 Completed Transformation skills in English Language - British Council, Sri Lanka

2011-2012 Diploma in Child Protection - Merit Pass – (Child Protection with the Community Development) NISD, Colombo.

2009 – Certificate Course in Writing Project Proposal – Excellent Pass. (SLIDA, Colombo)

2006 – Certificate Course in Information Technology – Distinction Pass. (Victory’s Computers, Pesalai, Mannar)

2001 – 2006 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – 2nd Upper Class - University of Jaffna. RESEARCH & PUPLICATION.

“Physical and Psychological Effects of Punishment on Children” –School children were researched in Mannar District.

2000-2001 Certificate in Counseling - Counseling Centre. – CRADA, Mannar.

2000-2001 Certificate course in Social Development. - Counseling Centre – CRADA, Mannar.

2000 – Certificate course in Leadership Programme. - Counseling Centre – CRADA, Mannar.

IELTS (Academic) – ACBT Colombo.

TRAINING COURSES:

Leadership Training Programme - Collaboration with World Vision Lanka.

Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Awards - Academic Year 2001-2002

Half Colours Insignia - For Basketball in 2004 (University of Jaffna)

Full Colours Insignia - For Basketball in 2005 (University of Jaffna)

Inter-Religious Dialogue Programme - Sarvodhaya in 2006

National Programme - Co-curricular activities of Peer Communicators At NIE, Maharagama in 2006

Training Programme - Towards a Child-Friendly Government Service At NCPA in 2007

Training Workshop - Child Protection in Emergency – SCF in 2008 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Language Speaking Writing Reading

English Very Good Excellent Excellent

Tamil Excellent Excellent Excellent

Sinhala Very Good Low Low

I do here by certify that the above details are true and correct. Sincerely Yours

N.A.L.Fernando

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