Curriculum Vitae
LAWRENCE THIGA NDEGWA

1.FAMILY NAME:NDEGWA

2.FIRST NAMES:LAWRENCE THIGA

3.DATE OF BIRTH:26-08-1985

4.NATIONALITY:KENYAN

5.CIVIL STATUS:Married

6.EDUCATION:

Institution:INOORERO UNIVERSITY, Post Graduate Certificate in Business Mentoring.

Date:January – June 2012

Courses:Creating and financing business growth, Emotional intelligence and mentoring

Framework

Institution:International Labour Organization, trainer of trainers (Start and Improve YourBusiness Module

Date:June 2011

Courses:Generate your business idea, Start your business and improve your business modules

Institution:UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA, BARATON

Date:2005- 2011

Degree/Diploma:Degree in Psychology and Counseling; GPA of 3.21, Cum-Laude.

Top performance in Psychology in graduating class of 2011

7.LANGUAGE SKILLS (marks: 1=notion; 5=excellent)

Reading / Speaking / Writing

English

/ 5 / 5 / 4

Swahili

/ 5 / 4 / 4

8.RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

East Africa: Kenya- Ministry of Gender and social Services orphan and vulnerable children Cash transfer program.

9. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Professional business mentors Association(PBMA)
  • Kenya Counselling Association (KCA)

10. OTHER SKILLS:

Computer skills: / Office packages: Microsoft Office, including Excel; OpenOffice
Teaching:
Planning: / Customized short courses (at Training for develomentinitatives (NGO) mostly for developing country partners and students on New institutional Economic applied to water, environmental valuation and natural resource management
Whilst working as a general manager I was in charge of organizing a team of 6 to 10 employees on their sales outreach and duties, and ensuring these were performed with quality and maintain high performance.
Team leader in an impact research program I managed 10 people in an expansive area.

PRESENT POSITIONS: Project Coordinator

Novell-Arch (MSME) Enterprise

P. O. Box 6290 -01000

Thika, Kenya

11. YEARS WITHIN THE FIRM:2012 –To date

  1. KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Consultancy: / Short courses trainingsin area of psychology
Research projects
ILO –SIYB Enterpreneurship trainings
Business mentorship
  1. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE IN: Research and training, (period between Year 2009 to 2012)

Date: / 2012 -2014
Project name / Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Cash Transfer (OVC- CT) program
Location: / Kenya –Central region,Rift valley
Contractor: / World Bank
Position: / Team leader- Research team in Central Region
Description: / The OVC-CT research program seeks to quantify the impact to households cash transfer has in terms of access to health, education and improvement of nutrition.
Date: / 2010– 2011
Project name / HIV/AIDS AWEARNESS TRAINING
Location: / Kenya
Contractor: / Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Position: / Trainer/Counsellor
Description: / This outreach program targeted and trained 500 employees on an integratedHiv/Aids Program
Date: / 2010– 2013
Project name / KENYA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
Location: / Kenya
Contractor: / World Bank
Position: / Centre Manager/Trainer
Description: / This program has targeted and trained more than 1000 youth on an integratedentrepreneurship Skills training
Date: / 2011 – 2013
Location: / Kenya
Contractor: / Maranatha School of Psychology and Counseling
Position: / Visiting Lecture
Description: / In-depth training and practicalsessions to Higher diploma students in the area of psychology
Date: / 2012 – 2013
Location: / Kenya
Contractor: / International Labour Organisation-Youth Entrepreneurship Facility
Position: / Trainer
Description: / Targeted and trained 300 youths on Start and Improve Your Business Training across 5 provinces in Kenya
  1. REFEREES

Dr. Nicholas Onyango – Senior Lecturer

University of Eastern Africa- Baraton

Department of Psychology & Counseling

P.O.BOX 2500

Eldoret.

Tel: 0716-181973/0734-552752

Mr. Duncan Gachuhi – C.E.O/Director

Training For Development Initiatives Inc.

P.O BOX 3392

Thika

Tel: 0721-459601

Email:

Prof. Catherine Gachutha – Principal/C.E.O

Maranatha College of Professional Studies

4th & 5th Floor Southern Credit Bldg

P.O Box 20138-00200

Nairobi.

Tel: 020-2245877/0722-866906

Email:

Mr. George Waigi

International Labour Organisation - Youth Enterpreneurship Facility (ILO-YEF)

Tel: 0700-199555

Email: waigi@ ilo.org

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