Mercy Dalizu

Enhance my career, by using my experience and skills, displaying integrity, honesty and loyalty to my employer

Volunteer at Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET) (2024-09 – Present)

Working under Advocacy department

• Took part in the department projects which include Gender Justice that focused on Gender Based Violence
• Uongozi Bora Mashinani which focuses on good governance and empowering the community members on public participation
• Smart start Initiative which focuses on the early child development
• Nurturing care which focuses on good nutrition of children below 3 years
• Sensitized young pregnant girls on importance of the first 1000 days of the child
• Took part in sensitization of the community on handing gender-based violence cases
• Participated in community forums where we sensitized them on the importance of public participation in their various sub-counties
• Conducted assessments of children under the age of 3 years to be able to be able to monitor their health progress
• Participated in a two-day training on early childhood development
• Took part in the Court Users Committee meetings to be able to come up with solutions to problems facing communities in Kisumu County
• Participated in disaster management committee meetings

Volunteer Children's Officer at Kisumu Children Remand Home (2024-07 – 2024-09)

• Took part in admission and clearing of children in the remand
• Supervised community work by the children at the remand
• Took part in one and one counselling sessions with the children at the remand
• Engaged in empowering the children against harmful practices like drug abuse
• Took the children to court during hearing of their cases
• Provided group therapy to the children

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Article Writer at Self-employed (2022-05 – Present)

Focusing on the slums and young people in the community

Youth Advocate at Network for Adolescence and Youth of Africa (NAYA) (2022-10 – 2023-04)

Implemented activities carried out by the organization in the sexual and reproductive health and rights field

• Engaged the policy makers on matters affecting the community
• Facilitated the needs of the young people in the community
• Took part in counselling skills at the community level
• Took part in budget preparation processes
• Facilitated the needs of the affected people in the community
• Facilitated gender-based violence issues at the community level

Attachee at Network for Adolescence and Youth of Africa (NAYA) (2021-01 – 2021-02)

As an attachee at the Network for Adolescence and Youth of Africa (NAYA) I had an opportunity to interact with vibrant youths with the help of the organizational team to impact knowledge on sexual health and rights to young people in the community

Invigilator at Kisumu National Polytechnic (2020-01 – 2021-02)

Invigilated Kenya National Examination Council Exams at the Kisumu National Polytechnic

• Ensured that students received their exams at the right time
• Took part in registering of students before the exams

Sales Agent at Solar Delight Company (2020-04 – 2020-11)

As a customer care agent in the solar delight company, I advertised solar delight products to customers all over. Captured customer details in the booklet, answered customer queries and directed them to the delight headquarters for assistance in case of defects with the products they bought

Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (Community Development) – Moi University (2019-09 – 2023-12)

Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education – Mudasa Academy (2015-01 – 2018-12)

Kenya Certificate for Primary Education – M M Shah Primary School Kisumu (2006-01 – 2014-12)