Public health practitioner, health educator, research assistant, healt

TSHEGOFATSO GOCHELA

Ramotswa, Gaborone, P O Box *762 Ramotswa, Botswana, +267-******** / +267-******** Date of birth: 3 May 1995 Nationality: Motswana

Place of birth: Gaborone Omang Number: 328228716

PROFILE

Passionate and experienced public health practitioner, health educator, facilitator, research assistant and lay counselor specializing in promoting an optimal health and safety. Committed to meet the expected target through monitoring and evaluation process. Coordinate care among multiple service providers to best serve the client and serve as a driven advocate for each and every one of my clients. Adept in designing and implementing a comprehensive curriculum that meets specific goals as well as education requirements and standards. Bringing forth the ability to accurately assess the needs of different clients and provide life-changing suggestions and support.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

January 2024- September 2024: Research Interviewer at FHI360

Conducting interviews for the key population for Third Behavioral and Biological Surveillance Survey.

Collecting data using KOBO tool system

Attending daily report meetings

Recruiting the key population seeds (first clients to participate and debrief them about the purpose of the study and their role as seeds of the study).

Taking participation consents from the key population clients. June 2023- August 2023: Research Assistant at FHI 360

• Facilitating focus group discussions for the Key population in third Behavioral and Biological surveillance survey for Formative assessment

• Notetaking, recording and keeping time

• Doing observational assessment during focus groups

• Having briefings after having focus groups as a preparation for the main survey November 2021-September 2023: Assistant Project officer at Nkaikela Youth Group, South East

• Participating in meeting Targets and maintaining epidemic control (EPIC), a global project funded by USAID and PEPFAR which are dedicated on achieving HIV pandemic control.

• Helping organization to achieve its mandate in providing HIV prevention, treatment and care to the key populations and vulnerable individuals.

• Implementation of planned activities such outreach, quality improvements plans, and work plans.

• Reporting to District AIDS Coordinator Office and DAMSAC and DHMT offices.

• Supervision of Peer Outreach Workers.

• Production of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for all projects

• Case management and provision of health education and community assessment.

• Providing testing and counselling to the key population.

• Training peer outreach workers and equipping them with the rightful skills and knowledge.

• Organizing for the needed resources in the office . January 2018- October 2018: Community Health Worker at BOCAIP, Gaborone

• Mobilizing youth on HIV prevention

• Mapping adolescent’s girls and young women who are mostly at high risk of contracting HIV

• Advocate and lobby for appropriate interventions for the targeted population

• Collecting project data and reporting to the project facilitator EDUCATION

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative: July 2023 Certificate in Social and Behavioral educational Research Certificate in Social and Behavioral Clinical Research

- Institute of Development Management: July 2019July 2021 Bachelor of Degree in Public Health

Tebelopele Training Centre: October 2018-January 2019 Advanced Certificate in HIV Testing and Counseling Boitekanelo College: July 2015-July 2017

Diploma in Health Education and Promotion

Francistown Senior Secondary School: February 2012-November 2013 BGCSE

SKILLS

• Ability to work under Pressure

• Computer Skills

• Microsoft Power point

• Leadership

• Adaptability

• Personal work ethic, communication and interpersonal skills and a team player •

• District Health Information System

• Data analysis

• KOBO tool system

REFERENCES

Mrs. Tackler Moyo

Study Coordinator

FHI 360

Phone: 74031878

Email;TMoyo@fhi360.0rg

Mrs Daphne Jackalas,

Human Resource Manager

Nkaikela Youth Group

Phone: 75080544

Email: ******@***.***.**

Keneilwe Gaboiponwe,

Site Facilitator

BOCAIP

Phone: 76881391

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