Introducing myself and my journal

OBJECTIVE

My desire is to improve my professional career in the Non State Sector with a dynamic Organization that value hard work and interpersonal character in line with management policy and to work with dynamic members of staff to achieving the Organizational objective with due regards to the mission statement (s)

Participated alongside with relevant institutions in the design and review of Development Plans/Policies, viz are:
- UNFPA Review of the 6th Country Programme of Assistance to Nigeria.
- Edo State Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (Edo SEEDS)
- Local Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (LEEDS)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research capacity building plan for Edo State
- Nigeria Niger/Delta Master Plan
- Edo HIV/AIDS State Strategic Plan and State Strategic framework
- The Child Rights Act
- National Gender policy
- Law prohibiting Stigma and Discrimination of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Edo State
- Public Procurement Act

CAPACITY BUILDING
• Conflict Resolution and Peace Management – By United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Environment Profile Techniques – By UNITAR
• Participatory Rural Appraisal and Participatory Learning Approach (PRA/PLA) – By European Union Micro Project Programme in Six States (EU/MPP6)
• Financial Management Strategy –By EU/MPP6
• Leadership Skill Building – By UNDP
• Preventive Intervention/ Mitigation of Impact of HIV/AIDS – By National Project Team of National Action Committee on AIDS (NPT/NACA)
• Project Development and Management Skill – By International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Community Based Natural Resource
• Management Programme (IFAD/ CBNRMP)
• Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) – (IFAD/CBNRMP)
• Proposal Development Techniques – By EU/MPP6
• Gender Analysis and Mainstreaming Techniques – Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the Institute for Gender Studies UI.
• HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Techniques – By Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN) with support from the Global Fund
• Palliative Home Based Care for HIV/AIDS Clients – By Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) and CiSHAN
• Community Tuberculosis DOT – By Christian Association of Nigeria (CHAN) with Support from the Global Fund
• Professional Writing Skills –By Edo State Local Government Service Commission
• Scenario Building Capacity and Simulation Exercise - By Africa Leadership Forum, (ALF) Ota- Nigeria, 2009.
• NNRIMS – DHIS Database Installation Capacity by National Agency for the Control of AIDS.
• Tools for the implementation of Niger/Delta Regional Master Plan - NDDC

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

• Asst. Secretary – Forum of NGOs Edo State 2001 – 2003
• Platoon Leader/ Corps Liaising Officer (NYSC) 2003 – 2004
• Secretary, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Edo 2005 - Date
• Member, Women Fund for Econ. Empowerment C’ttee 2006 – 2007
• Secretary, Environmental Profile Core C’ttee, Edo State 2006– 2007
• Member, Edo State Monitoring Committee for the United
Nations Institute for Training and Research Programmes 2006– Date
• Master Trainer, NYSC Family Life & Comm. Edu Prog. 2006– 2008
• Secretary, National Coalition on Affirmative Action, Edo. 2006-2008
• Facilitator, HIV/AIDS: Edo State Strategic Plan 2006 –2007
• Member, HIV/AIDS: State Strategic Plan Committee 2006– 2007
• Member, Behavioral Change Communication Committee 2008 –Date
• Member, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) General Assembly 2009 – Date
• Member, Development Board, ActionAid Nigeria 2009– Date
• Edo State Coordinator, EU-INSIDE Programme in Nigeria. 2009-Date
• Director of Administration, Conference of NGOs, Edo State. . 2010 -Date

My Passions:
Ending Poverty in Nigeria and by extention Africa

My Challenges:
Networking with Donor Community

My Vision for the Future:
To have a State in which the Civil Society will play its primary role of driving development in partnership with the Public and Private Sectors

My Areas of Expertise:
Community and Human Capacity Development