Fatuma Raisi

A motivated, adaptable and responsible social worker seeking a position in an organization where I can utilize my professional and social skills developed through previous work experience in this social development field. I have strong desire to community development and this makes me flexible to apply for any job. Given a chance I can highly bring a positive impact into the lives of vulnerable from being negative to positive perspective of life.

Mentor at Jamii Action Centre (2024-01 – Present)

• Actively participate in community development work.
• Coordinate and implement community development programs for social well being of community
• Organize mentorship programs and community events
• Prepare reports on program activities
• Data analysis and management
• Carrying out monitoring and evaluation assessments on development programs

Field officer at Licodep (Likoni community development program) (2018-09 – 2020-12)

• Guidance and counseling sessions, data collection, train, supervise, facilitate and motivate GBV outreach workers in their respective tasks in a professional, respectful and supportive manner.
• Writing reports after field work activities.
• Advocacy on areas of community concern.
• Conducting site visits.

Children's officer at Kwale District children's office (2013-09 – 2015-12)

• Organizing, facilitating and conducting community activities including community trainings, focused group discussions, support groups, surveys and group activities
• Data collection both qualitative and quantitative.
• Community awareness campaigns on child safety and protection measures.
• Attending to children's cases court and act as their advocate on issues concerning child rights
• Safeguard and upheld child protection standards.
• Sensitizing parents on the need of raising their children as per the requirements of the government
• Taking vulnerable children to different children's homes where they can get adequate support from relevant authorities
• Performing assessments to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
• Performing administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
• Carrying out regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
• Supporting in provision of basic counselling and general case
• Organizing awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door to door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
• Building and maintaining partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.

Life skills trainer at Likoni Community Development Program

Life skills training to school going pupils

Trainer at Likoni Community Training Centre

Computer skills training

Trainer at Mtakuja Adult Centre

Adult training

Bachelor's degree in development studies – Mount Kenya University (2016-01 – 2018-12)

Diploma in community development and social work – Coast Institute of Technology, Voi campus (2012-01 – 2014-12)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education – Voi secondary school (2006-01 – 2009-12)

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education – Bowa primary school (1998-01 – 2005-12)