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Nurse Midwife/Gender Activist/Care Giver /Peer Educator

Location:

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

Posted:

September 06, 2022

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MARTHA MWALE

adsgne@r.postjobfree.com

+265*********/*88176678 C/O Mr. Mwale, P.O. Box 31711, Lilongwe_

OBJECTIVE

Enthusiastic and passioned with eight years’ experience working as a Nurse Midwife and one year of experience working in a humanitarian area, am eager to use my proven experience and leadership skills to advocate and fight for equal rights for all especially the vulnerable groups, empower women and girls and help in reducing gender-based violence. PERSONAL DETAILS

• Date of Birth : 23/01/1989

• Marital Status : Single

• Nationality : Malawian

• District : Lilongwe

• Sex : Female

EDUCATION 2022 Pending BSc GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources 2010 DIPLOMA IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

St Johns College of Nursing and Midwifery

2005/2016 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (MSCE) Madisi Secondary School / Namitete Secondary School respectively EXPERIENCE 2020 – Present COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR – VOLUNTEER Lessons in conservation – International NGO

• Identifying sustainable and high impact areas.

• Liaising with targeted communities and community leaders and ensure a strong working relationship.

• Maintaining a positive personal relationship with all community-based partners.

• Oversee all aspects of fundraising including setting SMART goals and monitoring progress.

• Liaising with other finances to formulate a strategy.

• Ensuring successful implementation of strategy with positive results.

• Given lessons to over 100 children aged 8 – 16 and took them for education excursion.

• Responsible for quarterly report writing.

2020 – 2021 CASE WORKER/CHILD CARE TAKER

The Salvation Army International - Anti-Child Trafficking Centre

• Rescued and rehabilitated over 100 trafficked children.

• Worked with surrounding communities, organizing and facilitating meetings with stakeholders including community police, Malawi police, social welfare and staff

• Planned, implemented, monitored and evaluated activities which ware; rescuing, rehabilitation, reunification, home visits, repatriation and awareness.

• Supervised kitchen staff and cleaners making sure that children’s diet and their environment is well balanced and clean respectively.

• Re-united over 100 children with their parents and guardians.

• Responsible for Monthly and quarterly donor report writing. 2018 – 2020 GENDER ACTIVIST/PEER EDUCATOR - VOLUNTEER Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Engender Health

• Successful Advocacy on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for students

• Promoted efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS among students emphasizing on preventive measures of HIV/AIDS.

• Successfully Provided awareness on campus and surrounding secondary schools on girl’s rights, forms of abuse affecting student’s health and encouraged reporting of all forms of gender-based violence.

2018 -09 ENUMERATOR

National Population and Housing Census

• Collected field data using tablets.

• Daily report writing to the supervisor.

• Successfully mobilized the community.

2018 – 2019 PART TIME NURSE MIDWIFE

Child Legacy International

• Successfully provided general in-patients and out-patients care, theater nursing and family planning.

2010 2018 NURSE / STUDY NURSE / DEPUTY ART COORDINATOR / VMMC PROVIDER St Gabriel’s Hospital / CHAM / FHI 360

• Successfully provided general in-patients, community nursing and palliative care

• Conducted study according to protocol and good clinical practice.

• Successfully Performed over 1000 voluntary male medical and 600 Shang ring circumcisions.

• Provided HIV risk-reduction counselling and wound care instructions.

• Successfully documented all Case Report Forms (CRFs) in a timely manner.

• Successfully organized and facilitated quarterly review meetings and responsible for ART monthly report writing and submission.

• Successfully mobilized the community and created the demand. SKILLS

• Good Communication skills in English and Chichewa

• Excellent in Multitasking Skills

• Leadership skills

• Self-motivated

• Self Starter

• Team player

• Conflict resolution

• Remain calm under pressure

• Result oriented

• Problem solving skills

• Training, facilitation and Supervision

• Proficient in using computer packages e.g., Microsoft Word, excel PowerPoint and SPSS SHORT COURSES AND TRAININGS

• Gender based violence - Certificate

• Child Protection National and International training

• Peer education - Certificate

• Study-Specific Training for the study entitled: Prospective observational study of male circumcision using the Shang-Ring Device in routine clinical settings in Malawi _Certificate

• Research Ethics - Certificate _FHI 360

• Good clinical practice (GCP)__FHI 360__certificate

• Voluntary male Medical Circumcision Certificate (VMMC)

• Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT)

• Adult Male Circumcision using the Shang-Ring device _Certificate CONFERENCES

• August 2021 participated in SAYoF – SADC Malawi as a rapporteur for the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Indigenous Knowledge Systems – Certificate.

• December 2019 attended Imagined Future Conference at University of Pretoria in South Africa and presented on Inclusive University Campus.

LANGUAGE

• English

• Chichewa

INTERESTS

• Reading

• Travelling

• Gaming

REFERENCES

• Mr. Noel Jambo - "Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources " Assistant University Registrar

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