ALAIN BALIBUNGA SONGAMBELE
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME : Alain Balibunga Songambele
DATE OF BIRTH : 20/1/1995
NATIONALITY : Congolese
MARITAL STATUS : Married
CONTACTS : Personal Mobile: +256*********,+256*********
E-MAIL : ****************@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVENMENTS
MARCH 2024 And MAY 2024 UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS (UBOS): Census Mapping lister and Enumerator
Household listing/Mapping in Rwamwanja refugee settlement
JULY 2023 to SEPTEMBER 2023 UNHCR-ALIGHT :Volunteer Psychosocial Counselor
Monitor regular PSS activities being conducted by community based structures
like CPCs,CFS facilitators, peer to peer support groups and school clubs and
provide additional technical support.
Ensure PSS services is mainstream across child protection strategic
interventions like case management,alternative care,ect across other sub-
sectors
Efficiently and effectively conducted follow up assessment sessions at homes
and schools
Ensure timely and proper documentation(filing,case studies, ect.),information
management and reporting on PSS activities is done
Provide psychoedication sessions for clients,their families and community
APRIL 2021 to February 2023 UNHCR-TPO UGANDA: Volunteer Psychosocial
Assistant (VPA):
Provide psychoedication and Psychological first aid sessions for clients,their families and community
Provide problem management plus sessions (PM+) for clients, and community
Mobilizing communities and assisting in the provision of psycho-social activities,
including initiation of preventive activities for communities,youth,and children
and initiative of self-help groups
Assisting TPO and the district in the provision of psycho-social awereness
Identify people in their community who have psycho-social and mental health
JUNE-DECEMBER 2020 SAVE THE CHILDREN-TUTAPONA TRAUMA REHABILITATION: Translator
Supporting field facilitators with interpretation conducting group trauma
therapies for children in child friendly space (cfs)
JANUARY-JUNE 2020 UNHCR-ALIGHT(ARC):Translator
Translate from Kiswahili,French to English and vice-versa
Transcribe and translate documents on a need basis
Ensure accuracy in language, structure and rhetoric expressions
Ensure confidentiality during and after interviews with the Refugees
2018 –2020UNHCR – TUTAPONA TRAUMA REHABILITATION,
Serving as an Interpreter in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement with Tutapona Trauma Rehabilitation under UNHCR supporting Field facilitators with interpretation conducting group trauma therapies like NET and Client- Centered therapies for one on one sessions for refugees from Congo and Rwanda plus the host Community while ensuring a clear Code of conduct and prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is manifested by fellow interpreters hence providing emotional healing services and outreach activities aiming at decreasing symptoms of emotional trauma, as well as increasing reconciliation and forgiveness for war affected children and adults in the refugee settlement also ensuring child protection laws.
2017 - 2018 SCOLIE RESTAURANT KAMPALA: CUSTOMER SERVER
Serving for all customers from different countries while ensuring good customer care for them all.
EDUCATION PROFILE
YEAR
INSTITUTION
PLACE
AWARD
2006-2012
Katarina Beni Institute
Kalemie, DR Congo
Diploma in BA
2000-2006
Murumbi primary school
Moba,DR Congo
Primary Certificate
TRAINING ATTENDED AND AWARD
YEAR
INSTITUTION
PLACE
COURSE AND AWARD
2022
UNHCR
Rwamwanja, Uganda
Certificate of Interpreter's training in Code of conduct,PSEA,Fraud and effective interpretation, commutation and listening skills
2021
Finnish Refugee council
Rwamwanja, Uganda
Certificate in Financial Literacy
2019
Tutapona Trauma Rehabilitation
Rwamwanja, Uganda
Certificate in Grow-Follow up trauma therapy
2017
Soccer without Borders/Finnish Refugee council
Kampala, Uganda
Certificate in English training course
SKILLS ACQUIRED
Communication skills, Computer skills,Facilitaton skills, counseling skills, mobilization skills, Family taking care skills..
HOBBIES
Worshipping God, listening to music, Watching TV, Open to learn new things, Watching Football
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
Kiswahili-Excellent, French-Excellent, English-Excellent,Lingala-Moderate, kinyabwisha -Moderate
REFFEREES
Mrs.Sauyah Namwange
Social worker TPO Uganda,
Rwamwanja field officer
Tel:+256*********
Mr.Martin Alonya
Facilitator TutaponaTrauma rehabilitation Nakivale Field Office
Tel:+256*********
Matilda Tangimpundu
Psychosocial counselor Alight Nakivale Field office
Tel:+256*********
DECLARATION
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that you may process any personal data relating to me and transfer the data within
Uganda or abroad.