Mary Ndunge

Motivated, honest, adaptable and responsible Nutritionist seeking a position in an enabling environment where qualifications, abilities and experience would be an asset. Aiming for a position that will utilize professional and technical skills developed through past work experiences in nutrition and dietetics field and offers opportunities for growth, also to care for those under my care and make my clients my priority.

Enumerator and Facilitator at Amref Health Center and Hope worldwide Kenya, DREAMS Project (2024-05 – 2025-01)

• Enrolling adolescents and young women attending Antenatal and Post-natal check up in the facility from ages 10-24 in the DREAMS Program
• Facilitating on different interventions to Dream girls
• Report writing

Peer Supporter at KAVI- ICR University of Nairobi (2023-11 – Present)

• Calling grieving mothers on weekly basis to support them emotionally
• Updating logs
• Attending monthly meetings

Mentor at Hope worldwide Kenya, DREAMS Project Kibra DC site (2022-04 – Present)

• Providing Social Asset Building Sessions (SABS) for Dream girls in selected safe spaces
• Attending weekly meetings
• Monthly report writing
• Referring Dream girls for Evidence based Interventions (EBIs) and for HTS services
• Referring Dream girls for Education Subsidies
• Referring Dream girls from ages 18-24 years for Vocational Training and Business Start-up
• Enumerating adolescents and young women from ages 10-24 from Kibera slum in the DREAMS Program

Nutritionist at Pwani Medical Clinic (2017-11 – 2021-12)

• Providing nutritional screening and assessments
• Providing nutritional counselling
• Writing individual diet plans
• Report writing

Secretary at Inkson Industrial Company (2017-01 – 2017-10)

Nutritionist Intern at Feed the Children Organization (2016-05 – 2016-12)

• Formation of care groups
• Providing Health education to care group volunteers and community health workers
• Supervising Care group volunteers while educating their neighbor women
• End month report writing
• Attending office meetings and medical seminars

Nutritionist Volunteer at Kibera D.O Health Center (2015-10 – 2016-07)

• Carrying out nutrition screening and assessments; measuring weight, height/ length and mid upper arm circumference for infants and young children
• Attending health seminars
• Providing nutrition counselling to patients with specific nutritional needs
• Providing health education and demonstrations to patients/ caregivers
• Providing therapeutic supplements
• Participating in community outreaches
• Compiling and writing end month reports

Nutritionist Attachee at Kenyatta National Hospital (2014-07 – 2014-05)

• Patient Identification by use of patient's files, attending bed to bed and major medical ward rounds or by reading the kardex
• Providing nutrition screening and assessments; Carrying out anthropometric assessment; measuring weight, length/ height, mid upper arm circumference(MUAC) and calculating their body mass index(BMI), Clinical assessments by observing the presence of visible wasting, patient's hair, eyes and skin and Biometric assessments by checking their biometrics from their files
• Making patients' diagnosis
• Preparing therapeutic supplements and providing nutrition supplementation
• Providing nutrition counselling to patients with specific nutritional needs
• Carrying out nutrition demonstrations to patients/ care givers
• Monitoring and promoting growth of infants and young children
• Menu planning
• Conducting follow ups on patients under nutrition intervention
• Providing health talks to patients
• Developing individualized diet plans for assigned patients
• Supervising food services operations at ward levels
• Documenting and maintaining patient nutrition and dietetics data
• Documenting and charging patients for nutrition services and therapeutic nutrition supplements for special medical purpose
• Guiding the cooking staff regarding preparation and specifications of therapeutic diets based on the patient's health and condition

Nutritionist Attachee at Machakos Level Five Hospital (2012-09 – 2012-12)

• Providing nutrition screening and assessments
• Preparing therapeutic supplements and providing nutrition supplements
• Providing nutrition counselling on patients with specific nutritional needs
• Carrying out nutrition demonstrations to patients/ care givers
• Monitoring and promoting growth of infants and young children
• Menu planning
• Conducting follow ups on patients under nutrition intervention
• Providing nutrition health education and demonstrations
• Developing individualized diet plans for assigned patients
• Supervising food services operations at ward levels
• Documenting and maintaining patient nutrition and dietetics data in their files
• Guiding the cooking staff regarding preparation and specifications of therapeutic diets based on the patient's health and condition
• Attending community outreaches and medical camps

Certificate of Merit in Financial Capability (FC) Facilitation Training – Hope worldwide Kenya (2024-09 – 2024-09)

Certificate of Merit in Entrepreneurship (EP) Facilitation Training – Hope worldwide Kenya (2024-09 – 2024-09)

Certificate of Merit in Healthy Benefits for a Better Future (HCBF) Facilitation Training – Hope worldwide Kenya (2024-09 – 2024-09)

Certificate of Merit in My Health My Choice (MHMC) Facilitation Training – Hope worldwide Kenya (2024-08 – 2024-08)

Certificate of Merit in Shuga Facilitation Training – Hope worldwide Kenya (2024-05 – 2024-05)

Certificate in Still Birth and Neonatal Death Peer Supporter Training – Maryland University School of Tropical Medicine at KAVI – ICR University of Nairobi (2023-11 – 2023-11)

Certificate of Participation in Special Skills Training on Self Defense – Imarika Youth Organization (2022-08 – 2022-08)

Certificate of Merit in VSLA Facilitation Training – Hope worldwide Kenya (2022-06 – 2022-06)

Certificate of Merit in LOVES Training on Youth HIV Prevention – Hope worldwide Kenya (2022-05 – 2022-05)

Certificate of Merit in Mentors Facilitation Training on Youth HIV Prevention Intervention – Hope worldwide Kenya (2022-04 – 2022-04)

Diploma in Technology (Nutrition and Dietetics) in Nutrition and Dietetics – The Technical University of Kenya (2014)

Certificate in Computer End User Professional Course in Computer Science – Craft Silicon Foundation (2013-01 – 2013-05)

Certificate in Computer Packages in Computer Science – Kenya IT Solutions Computer College (2010-05 – 2010-08)

KCSE in Secondary Education – Enguli ABC Secondary School (2006 – 2009)

KCPE in Primary Education – Mungyani Primary School (1997 – 2005)