Martin Opondo Obwar
CURRICULUM VITAE
Permanent (Kenyan – EA) Address:
P. O. BOX 1142-40100 KISUMU –
KENYA (EA)
Email: opondobwar@yahoo.co.uk ,
Tel: +254722870222/
I am Martin Opondo Obwar an upcoming social scientist, planner, trainer and adviser of community
development projects. With special focus in the implementation, planning and management of development
projects, and in community empowerment.
Area of focus:
Substantive Issues:
Behaiour Change Communications Trainner
Advocacy, networking & lobbying
(Stepping stones, Education for life)
Policy formulation; Work place
Programmer and Project planner
HIV/AIDS;
HIV Programs Consultant;
Poverty reduction & Income generation; Capacity
Adviser in training for community work;
development & Management training;
HIV/AIDS Stigma Trainner
Mobilizing and organizing;
Community based monitoring and evaluation;
Community empowerment
Community Health Work
Organizational Development and Systerm
First Aid
Streanthening
...
Key Qualifications:
Experience of involvement in HIV programming since 1989 and progressively responsible positions in
community development and HIV program management in Kenya I have been instrumental in formation of
community structures to Prevent, Care & support and Mitigation of HIV AIDS pandemic, research and
other related issues.
Social Objective:
To serve the lowly, needy and oppressed members of the society empowering them to overcome the social
injustice.
Career Objectives:
To participate in the socialization process of the Human family.
To contribute to the international, national and local HIV/AIDS eradication development process
To contribute to the international, national and local poverty alleviation/eradication development process.
Experience Related to Those Objectives:
Over ninteen years of progressively responsible positions in community development and applied process
of social sciences: planning, promoting community participation, program management, resource
mobilization, HIV/AIDS, development.
Training and Educational Skills:
Set up trained, and organized various short term courses in practical and applied topics including,
Organization Development, Community Mobilization; Resource Mobilization; Advocacy, Networking and
Lobbying; Behaviour Change Communication, Human and Organizational Capacity building, Animation,
Management and Planning. HIV/AIDS Activist and has taken lead in promoting involvement if PLWH
through formation of support groups for PLWA and Stigma reduction processes.
Highly experienced in dealing with Women, Youth and Children’s Issues, Participatory trainings
methodologies.
Formal Education:
2010/2011 Higher Diploma in Community Development Premese Africa Development Institute
1988/1990- Diploma in Sociology Kenya Polytechnic Nairobi Pass
1985/1986 A' Level Aga-Khan High School Nairobi 2 Principles and 2 subsidiary
1981/ 1984 O’ Level Aga-Khan High School Nairobi Division II
1973/1980 C.P.E . Manyatta Primary School Kisumu Kenya
Personal Information: ...
Full Name: Martin Opondo Obwar
Date of Birth: 1965, September 15th
September 1965
Place of Birth: Kisumu, Kenya East-Africa
Citizenship: Kenyan
Passport: A878752.
Family Status:
Married.
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Past Consultancies and trainings conducted.
Stigma and discrimination- APHIA 2 Eastern
Action AID- Stepping stones Workshops in Usigu and Kisumu.
International Rescue Committee – VCT Counseling
Catholic Diocese of Kisumu- HIV /AIDS Counseling trainings.
Aga Khan Community Service- Stepping stones, Education for life, Behaviour Change Process,
ADRA- Kenya Behaviour Change Process, Leadership, counseling & Stepping Stones
Kicoshep- Counseling, Behaviour change communication
International AIDS Vaccines initiative IAVI- Mobilization for community leaders
AMREF- Formation of Psychosocial Support groups, Understanding & Challenging HIV/AIDS
Stigma Municipal Council Of Mavoko- Work place HIV program and Policy
CDC- VCT Counseling, PMTCT, ART Adherence Trainings
Red Cross Society, Youth Leadership, Counseling, Stepping stones,
Ministry of health Nyanza- Progressive roll out of PMTCT and VCT Programs
Plan Kenya – Counseling,
Action AID MIPA and formation of support groups
Detailed Employment History:
2010- July- 2011 July- Project Assistant -AMREF Nomadic Yout Reproductive Health Project
Loitokitok
- Facilitating community programming anong the nomadic youths
- Conducting Moran session
- Building Organizational capaciyty of CBO’s
- Assisting in coorination of SRH activities for the GOK and CommunityGroups
2010 January Team Leader Institute of Preventive Health
- Training on Preventive health
- Lead Manage and conduct trainings for Students in HTC and other preventive trainings
2006 October, to October 2009
Program Associate in Zingatia Maisha HIV adherence project, AMREF- Kenya based at Kangumdo
District Hospital.
Description of tasks:
- Link the community Based organizations with Health institutions.
- Help in formation of support groups for PLWHA
- Facilitate Community Trainings on importance of adherence in use of ARV
- Conduct operational field based research activity on behalf of AMREF
- Mobilize the community members to participate in secondary prevention activities.
- Help in di-stigmatizing the health staff members and the communities.
- Develop capacity of PLHA support group
- Train PLHA support group in conjunction with the MOH staff
- Facilitate and support community based M&E of project activity
- Promote networking with relevant partners, stakeholders and collaborators for implementation of
project activities – DHMT, Health facilities, community members and other stakeholders.
- Coordinating prevention with positive programs
2002 - 2006
Position: Programs Coordinator,
Youth Empowered to Succeed (YES): Coordiator
Description of tasks:
Managing the Organization
Resource mobilizer
Represent the organization in other for a
Conduct Capacity building sessions
Coordinate Community fora like World AIDS Days, World AIDS Vaccine Days, Candle light memorials
Coordinating di-stigmatization programs
2000-2002
Community Liaisons Officer CDC/KEMRI
Participated in Starting 7 VCT Sites in Kisumu
Training Teams of VCT Counselors
Mobilize the community members to attend VCT services
Liaise with organization wishing to start VCT Services
Coordinating and arranging for Mobile VCT Services in communities
1994- 2000
Counselor CDC/KEMRI Vertical Transmission Project
Counsel and test all participants interested in joining the sturdy.
Collect data and keeping records of sturdy participants.
Offer psychosocial support for the Partners of the sturdy participants who are positive.
...
1992 – 1994
Team Leader CBHC – Catholic Diocese of Kisumu
Establish Community Health Teams and Monitor their activities
Train Community Health Workers on health matters
Start Behaviour change groups
Conduct AIDS Trainings and follow up the trained peer educators
1989 – 1992
Youth Health Coordinator – Pandpieri Catholic Centre
Organize and coordinate youth activities and programs
Train youths community health workers on health matters
Start Behaviour change groups for youth
Conduct AIDS Trainings and follow up the trained peer educators
Locations: Kisumu City, Kenya (EA)
Other Courses and trainings
2011
Adolecent sexual and reproductive Health for service providers
2010
January Integrated Management of Adult illnesses IMAI
Nascop
2009
November Prevention with Positives
Aphia 2 Eastern
2009
October Comprehensive Pediatric HIV Management
NASCOP
2009
January ToT Challenging HIV/AIDS Stigma
Kenya National Stigma Trainers
2009
May
HIV at Workplace technical workshop
GBC/IFC
2008
October ToT Pediatric Psycho-Social Care
NASCOP
2008
July
ToT PMTCT for health Profesionals
NASCOP
2008
July
peadiatric Psychosocial Support
NASCOP
2008
April
ART Adherence Training
AMREF
2008
June
Trauma Counseling
Amani Counseling
2008
March
ToT HIV Support Group Leaders Training AMREF in Kenya
2005
April
ToT Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
Kenya AIDS Consortium
2004
August
ToT on AIDS Vaccine Literacy
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
2004
August
Couple HIV Counseling and Testing
CDC /KEMRI
2004
May
Community Mobilization Workshop
Kenya Blood Transfusion Services
2003
February Advance Pre-hospital Care
SHARE EMS
2002
November Stepping Stone Training
Action AID- Kenya
2002
August
Human Participation and Protection
National Institute of Health
2002
August
Certificate in Counseling
Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors
2001
February
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
Kenya PMCT Project
2001
October
Management of HIV/AIDS and ARVs
Mission for Essential Drugs and
supplies
2001
February
HIV Prevention Counseling
CDC Atlanta
1999
October
Program Management
Action AID - Kenya
1996
June
Qualitative Research Methodologies
CDC/KEMRI
1996
May
Standard Course in First AID
Kenya Red Cross Society
1995
October
Behaviour Change process
Youth Alive Kenya
1995
January
HIV/AIDS Counseling
Catholic Diocese of Kisumu
1993
September
Crisis Counseling Training
Crisis Pregnancy Ministries
1992
October
Youth Leadership Training
Kenya Red Cross Society
1991
October
AIDS Counseling Workshop
Kenya Red Cross Society
1991
March
Community Based Development
MAP International
1990
October
Training of Trainers
Aga Khan Health Services
1990
June
Community Health Worker
Pandpieri Catholic Centre
1990
June
Community Health Worker Youth
Pandpieri Catholic Centre
1990
January
Youth Leadership Training
Diocese of Kisumu
. Community services and membership
Life member Kenya Red Cross Society
Member of Lions club
Kisumu Town Fish Youth Group (Board Chairman)
District AIDS Technical Committee –Kisumu District (Member).
Community Activities:
Student host for Leads University since 2007
Various Leisure Activities:
Reading, Walking, Computer operating, word processing, Family activities. Camping. Travelling. Visiting
the sick and prisoners. Having fun with children and youth.
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Public Education and Advocacy:
.Involved professionally and voluntarily in issues of public awareness in project development, widows
rights, youth, prisoners and children's rights.
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Referees:
Davir Kituki Kawai,
Project Officer, UFBR AMREF Project
P.O. Box 30125-00100
Nairobi.
Tel .0721619872
E- mail- kitukukawa@yahoo.com
Teresa Auma Akun
Program Officer
Omega Foundation
P. O. Box 3246 – 40100
Kisumu
Tel.0721240651
E-maial akunteresa@yahoo.com
Dr. Michael Kiragu,
Sn. Program Officer ICAP
Columbia University
HIV AIDS Program
mkkiragu@yahoo.com
Cell Phone 07376980635