Augustine Kinyua

Hardworking health education professional, passionate about making difference on issues affecting humanity.

January 2022 to date – Reproductive Health Officer (Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Project) – St Theresa School, Nairobi 
Duties and responsibilities; 
Provide Reproductive Health technical oversight of all activities to ensure interventions is evidence based, culturally appropriate, cost-effective, and high impact.
Participate in development, preparation, and dissemination of training materials.
Develop monthly work plans and budget plan that are aligned to the annual project work plans and budget in order to meet the project activity deadlines,
Participate in training workshops and conduct project activities monitoring at the project target schools and community  members
Produce reports and contribute to overall project reporting
Liaise with the project team, partners and communities to ensure quality trainings and processes are implemented according to deliverables
Community mobilization and assisting all partners in their operations to facilitate and ensure proper community engagement and participation
 

Jan 2018 –July 2021: Sexual and Reproductive Health Educator– Agape Hope Children OVC Centre.
Duties and responsibilities; 
Plan, coordinate and implement HIV prevention education and outreach program
Participate in social marketing and media campaigns to promote sexual health services
Develop and promote inspired sexual health education messages, resources, and materials that meet community needs (includes interactive displays for related events
Building and maintaining positive and professional working relationships with community partners, schools and government officials for service delivery
Leading and coordinating peer education programs such as training, rehearsals, performances, on-going communication, parental consent, transport, scheduling, and securing venues

May 2015 – August 2016: Project Officer (Health Outreach Programs) – Blue Eagles Group
Duties and responsibilities; 
Plan, coordinate, facilitate and evaluate sexual health activities in targeted outreach settings
Facilitate school and community based sexual education programs for youth and adults
Develops new community contacts and recommends potential community partners maintaining existing programs to expand education services and programs
In conjunction with other project administrators, engage in designing program content to meet the needs of the target groups, planning, presenting and writing program reports
Represents the organization at meetings and community events in a positive manner as appropriate

January 2013 – December 2014: Research Assistant – African Center of Tropical Ecology
Duties and responsibilities; 
Worked on various projects on tropical diseases under the department of research and development 
Providing assistance on project work including proposal writing, field work and data management, 
Undertaking desk studies and survey coordination
Contributing to team decisions about research directions, assist in laboratory analysis of samples and their management, keeping track of the project calendar and records

November 2011: Bachelor of Science in Biology (First Class Honours)  – Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology        
March 2008:  Certificate in Computer Modules (Distinction)  – Nguwa Computer College                                                                                                             
December 2004: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (B+ plus) – Kiangungi Secondary School 
December 2000: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (B+ plus)  – Iriari Primary School