Milian Okello

I am a passionate social worker with 3 years experience in community development, mentorship, and empowerment. I have worked with women, girls, and vulnerable groups in Nairobi and Bungoma County, helping them achieve financial independence and access vital resources. Additionally, I have supported women in forming self-help groups and community organizations, while also leveraging my teaching experience to drive meaningful change and empowerment.

Programs Head - Footsteps organisation - Nairobi, Kenya

(2021-12 - 2026-08)

• 2022/2023 contract – Program Head, Dada Academy (Women’s Program)
• Designed and coordinated capacity-building initiatives to strengthen business management, employability and entrepreneurial skills among 100 women.
• Delivered business coaching and mentorship through regular follow-up visits to 50 women-led businesses, promoting growth and sustainability.
• Coordinated leadership and personal development activities to enhance women's confidence, economic empowerment, and self-reliance.
• Monitored program implementation, documented progress, and prepared reports to assess outcomes against program objectives.
• 2023/2024 – Program Head, Dada Academy and Mrembo Power
• Led the implementation of women's empowerment initiatives under Dada Academy and girl-led entrepreneurship activities under 7 Mrembo Power schools with a total of 200 girls.
• Delivered financial literacy training and supervised girl-led mini-business projects to promote financial independence, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
• Mentored girls in leadership, personal development, and entrepreneurial skills through structured school-based activities.
• Coordinated program planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement to ensure effective delivery of program objectives.
• 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 – Program Head, Ndoto Sports Hub and Overall Programs Lead
• Provided overall strategic and operational leadership across all organizational programs, coordinating implementation plans, budgets, staff responsibilities, and performance targets.
• Led Ndoto Sports Hub, a girl-led sports initiative using football as an entry point to promote girls' empowerment through Sports, Education, and Entrepreneurship (SEE).
• Coordinated sports-based learning and life-skills activities across 10 schools with a total of 700 girls, promoting girls' leadership, teamwork, confidence, discipline, and personal development.
• Supervised and supported 20 Girl Ambassadors to facilitate peer-learning sessions, deliver life-skills education, and champion positive behaviour and leadership among fellow girls.
• Coordinated scholarship support and beneficiary follow-ups, working with parents, schools, and other stakeholders to promote girls' educational access, retention, and progression.
• Designed and coordinated capacity-building sessions, refresher trainings, football activities, educational camps, and inter-school engagements to strengthen girls' participation and leadership.
• Oversaw the implementation of financial literacy, entrepreneurship, mental wellness, and personal development activities across the organization's programs.
• Managed and mentored a team of five staff, providing guidance, delegating responsibilities, monitoring performance, and ensuring accountability in program delivery.
• Prepared and reviewed activity reports, budgets, work plans, monitoring trackers, and supporting documentation to ensure effective implementation and accountability.
• Built and maintained partnerships with schools, parents, community stakeholders, and other partners to strengthen program participation and sustainability.

Teacher of talented and gifted students - Friends Secondary School Kibisi - Webuye, Kenya

(2018-01 - 2022-11)

Roles and Responsibilities as a Teacher

• 1. Curriculum Planning and Instruction: Developed schemes of work, lesson plans, and instructional materials to facilitate effective curriculum delivery and improve learning outcomes.
• 2. Classroom Leadership and Student Welfare: Served as a class teacher for 70 students from Form 1 to Form 3, maintaining attendance records, promoting discipline, monitoring academic progress, and addressing students’ individual needs.
• 3. English Language Instruction: Taught English across Forms 1–4, reaching approximately 985 learners and supporting the development of their language proficiency, communication, and comprehension skills.
• 4. Guidance and Counselling: Served in the Guidance and Counselling Department, supporting students’ emotional, social, and academic well-being through guidance, mentorship, and appropriate referrals where necessary.
• 5. Talent Identification and Development: Identified and nurtured students’ talents and abilities by encouraging participation in co-curricular activities, promoting confidence, teamwork, leadership, and holistic development.
• 6. Student Discipline and Safeguarding: Promoted positive behaviour, upheld school rules, and contributed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and conducive learning environment.
• 7. Mentorship and Personal Development: Guided students on responsible decision-making, interpersonal relationships, personal growth, and the development of positive values to support their academic and social development.
• 8. Parent and Staff Collaboration: Collaborated with fellow teachers, school administrators, and parents to address students’ academic, behavioural, and welfare concerns and support their overall development.

Community social worker - Ministry of Labor and Social Protection - Bungoma, Kenya

(2016-06 - 2016-11)

Roles and Responsibilities in Community Development and Social Work

• 1. Community Needs Assessment and Beneficiary Registration: Conducted community needs assessments, identified, verified, and registered 100 orphans, 100 vulnerable children (OVCs), 100 persons with disabilities (PWDs), and 100 elderly individuals to facilitate access to appropriate support and social protection services.
• 2. Capacity Building for Women: Trained 200 women on the formation and registration of self-help groups and community-based organizations (CBOs), strengthening their leadership, governance, group management, and community mobilization skills.
• 3. Entrepreneurship and Income-Generating Activities: Trained 200 women in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and income-generating activities to enhance economic empowerment, self-reliance, and sustainable livelihoods.
• 4. Social Protection and Fund Allocation Monitoring: Monitored the distribution of national government funds to eligible beneficiaries, promoting transparency, accountability, fairness, and equitable access to available resources.
• 5. Advocacy and Community Mobilization: Advocated for the inclusion and welfare of vulnerable groups by identifying community needs, mobilizing local support, and linking beneficiaries to relevant government and social support services.
• 6. Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships: Collaborated with government departments, non-governmental organizations, community leaders, and local stakeholders to mobilize resources, strengthen service delivery, and improve program outcomes.
• 7. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: Prepared and submitted activity reports, beneficiary registration reports, community needs assessment reports, training reports, and fund distribution reports to document activities, track progress, demonstrate accountability, and inform program planning and decision-making.
• 8. Record Management and Documentation: Maintained accurate beneficiary records, registration documents, training attendance lists, and supporting documentation to facilitate follow-up, monitoring, verification and reporting.

Second Class Honors- Upper Division - Moi University (2013-11 - 2018-12)

Certificate in Computer Studies - Sarjim Computers (2013-08 - 2023-11)