CURRICULUM VITAE

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Name
Date of Birth
Position Title
Address / Edith Ronah Mukisa
9th Sept 1962
Executive Director
Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre, Kampala Uganda
Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre, P O Box 27572, Kampala, Uganda
Tel : 256-41- 288304 Fax: 256-41 288305
Mobile:256-77-458823
Home: 256- 41 288984
Email: edithmukisa @hotmail.com

2.  SKILLS/ ABILITIES AND TALENTS

Passionate, advocate and committed public servant dedicated to Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS. A good planner, and exemplary at public relations, advocacy and marketing programs especially community based programs for behavior change communication and service delivery in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS. Skilled at facilitation and public speaking on topics related to HIV/AIDS, gender mainstreaming in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health. Efficient and effective communicator in print and electronic media. Skilled at writing and developing grants, proposals, reports, policy documents, training manuals and behavior change communication materials. Skilled at program development, design, management, implementation, co-ordination and evaluation. Skilled at qualitative and quantitative social research methodologies. Analytical, critical thinker, creative writer and very innovative. Committed team player and leader. Computer Literate in Word processing using Microsoft Word Processors Excel, Access, Power Point and Epi Info 2000.

3.  EDUCATION / TRAINING

a)  Certificate in International Health, June 2002, University of Washington, Seattle USA

b)  Certificate in Population and Leadership, June 2002, University of Washington, Seattle USA.

c)  Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Jan 2002 Uganda Management Institute Kampala, Uganda.

d)  Certificate in Adolescent Reproductive Health, Mar 2000, Japanese International Organization Family Planning, Tokyo, Japan.

e)  Certificate in Reproductive Health Research Methods, Aug 1999, Reproductive Health Research Unit, Baragwanath Hospital Johannesburg, South Africa.

f)  Diploma in Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, May 1998, Swedish Association for Sex Education Stockholm, Sweden

g)  Bachelors of Science Psychology 1985 Makerere University Kampala Uganda

h)  Certificate in Project Planning and Management Oct 94 Makerere University Kampala.

i)  Certificate in Information Education and Communication in HIV/AIDS July 1992 Western Consortium of Public Health International, University of California Santa Cruz California USA.

Other training. Attended one week courses in Counseling in HIV/STD Management, Dealing with Occupational Stress, Integrating Family Planning in STD management, AIDS/STD and Gender : From Analysis to Action, Group Counseling Techniques for HIV/AIDS.

4.  WORK EXPEREINCE

a) April 94-todate

Executive Director at Naguru Teenage Information and Health Center. And responsible for planning and management including fostering collaboration among partners. Working with Government and especially Ministry of Health in implementing the Adolescent Program more especially in establishing youth friendly services in government health units.

b) November 1989-December 1994

·Trainer/Counselor at the National Sexually Transmitted Diseases clinic, Ministry of Health, AIDS Control Program.

·Responsible for supportive and preventive counseling activities including information Education Communication (IEC) activities.

·Carry out small surveys and operational research.

·Facilitate in seminars/workshops and train others including health care providers in STD counseling.

b) February 1990-July 1993

Part time counselor at AIDS Information Center. Provided preventive and supportive counseling to clients seeking for Voluntary Counseling and Testing.

c) January 1989-November 1989

Counselor at The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda. Provided supportive and preventive counseling to AIDS clients.

d) January 86- December 1988

Social Worker in Lincoln School International School Kampala Uganda . Counseling children at school and in their homes.

5.  CONSULTANCIES

June 2002

Contracted by Action AID Uganda to carry out a Midterm Review for Uganda Network for AIDS Support Organizations a network for over 500 HIV/AIDS organizations in Uganda.

Oct 1999

Contracted by Pathfinder/USAID/Community Based Program Uganda to establish Adolescent Reproductive Health Program and specifically Youth friendly Services in four districts of the country.

May 1999

Contracted by United Nations Population Fund, Kampala Uganda as part of a team to do a Country Program Assessment to develop the Government of Uganda /UNFPA Fifth Country PROGRAMME.

June 1999

Contracted by the Adolescent Reproductive Health Network (ARHNe) a Scandinavian and Eastern and Southern African Researcher Network in the Grey Literature Project to document "Grey literature" in the country related to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

June 1998

Contracted by the Program for Enhancing Adolescent Reproductive Life (PEARL) / Ministry of Labor Gender and Social Development Uganda to develop a Peer Educators Manual for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Aug 1997

Contracted by AIDS Information Center Kampala Uganda to integrate Sexually Transmitted Diseases counseling into the predominant HIV counseling activities of the organization.

Nov 1997

Contracted by Western Uganda Maintenance Capacity Building Project/Ministry of Works Transport and Communication /DFID to develop the Community Participation/Social Development Component of the project .

Aug 1996

Contracted by SOMARC/Futures Group/ USAID to develop appropriate methodologies for “Protector Condom” to reach communities and develop the Condom Module.

July 1996

Contracted by Rockefeller Foundation/ Population Secretariat , Ministry of Planning and Economic Development as part of a team to develop a research agenda for Adolescent Health in Uganda.

Aug 1995

Contracted by DISH Project/John Hopkins/ USAID/Ministry of Health, Uganda as part of a team to develop a family planning newsletter targeted to women non family planning users below age 35yrs in 10 districts of the country.

June 1995

Contracted by DISH Project/John Hopkins/ USAID/Ministry of Health, Uganda as part of a team to develop a newsletter targeted to out of school youth males aged 15-19yrs in 10 districts of the country.

Aug 1988

Contracted by UNICEF Kampala Uganda to carry out research on Knowledge Attitudes and Practices in Diarrhea Diseases in Children in Uganda.

6.  RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2002 Contracted by Buganda Kingdom/Uganda AIDS Control Project/World Bank as Principal Investigator to carry out research entitled “Cultural factors associated with HIV/AIDS in Buganda Kingdom.

1992 Contracted by UNICEF Uganda as Principal Investigator to carry out research entitled “Knowledge Attitudes and Practice Associated with Diarrhea Diseases in Children in Uganda.

7. PAPERS PRESENTED

Oct 19th 2000 Presented a paper entitled “ Minimum Package for Youth Friendly Services” at the WHO Regional Meeting of Adolescent Health in Harare Zimbabwe.

June 27th 2001 Presented a paper entitled “ Minimum Package for Youth Friendly Services” at the WHO Global Consultative Meeting of Adolescent Health in Geneva, Switzerland.

July 19th 1998 Presented a paper entitled “ The State of Youth Sexuality In Uganda “ at The African School –Age Health Research Initiative/DFID Meeting in Accra Ghana.

Aug 11th 1997. Presented a paper entitled “ Going Beyond Prevention: Youth Friendly Services for Young People” at Arusha Tanzania.

May 18th 1996 Presented a paper entitled “ Radio as an effective media for reproductive Health: The AIDS Ugandan Experience” at the Creative Radio Workshop in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Aug 18th 1995 Presented a paper entitled “ Granting Young People Contraceptives to prevent HIV/STD and unwanted pregnancies :A challenge for today” at the East African Youth Sexuality Conference in Aretha Tanzania.

Sept 12th 1994 Presented a paper entitled “ Adolescent Health Status of Female Ugandan Street Children” at 10th International Conference of Child Abuse and Neglect in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Oct 11th 1993 Presented a paper entitled “Uganda Children attending the National STD clinic: Why are they at risk of HIV/STDs? at the 2nd International Conference of Child Abuse and Neglect in Cape Town, South Africa.

June 9th 1993 Presented a paper entitled “Uganda Children attending the National STD clinic: Why are they at risk of HIV/STDs? at the XII International Conference on AIDS/STDs in Berlin, Germany.

Mar 7th 1992 Presented a paper entitled “Factors, which put women at risk of HIV Infection in Uganda “at the Ist International HIV/STD conference of indigenous peoples of land coming together in Auckland, New Zealand.

Oct 8th 1991 Presented a paper entitled “Partner Notification of STDs in the National STD clinic Mulago Kampala Uganda” at the 9th International Conference of Society of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research meeting in Banff, Canada

Mar 18th 1991 Presented a paper entitled “Knowledge and Use of Condoms among National STD clinic patients, Mulago Uganda” at the Regional Conference on STDs in Africa in Lusaka Zambia.

Oct 11th 1990 Presented a paper entitled “The Impact of caring for HIV Infected people in TASO Kampala” at the 5th International Conference of AIDS in Africa in Kinshasa Zaire.

May 29th 1990 Presented a paper entitled “Women and HIV Counseling: How effective can it be? at the 2nd international Conference for Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) in Lagos Nigeria.

Feb 6th 1990 Presented a paper entitled “Cultural Perceptions and Responses related to AIDS in Uganda at the 11th Annual Medical Scientific Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

Apr 12th 1989 Presented a paper entitled “Cultural Factors associated with Diarrhea Diseases in Children of Uganda” at 3rd African Conference on Diarrhea Diseases in Nairobi Kenya.

8. OTHER INFORMATION

a) Accomplishments/Achievements/honors

·Initiated and established Naguru Teenage Information and Health Center, a youth clinic in a government health unit in November 1994.

This youth clinic the first of its kind in the country provides Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Services to young people. Over the years this youth clinic has grown to be recognized as a model for the country but also “best practice” in the region for youth friendly services.

· Received an award from “Straight Talk Foundation” as one of the longest serving contributor to the newsletter that targets young people.

· Fellow of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/ Hewlett Packard in University of Washington, Seattle

b) Memberships to Public Health Committees in Uganda

·Member of the National Reproductive Health Advisory Committee of Population Secretariat Ministry of Planning and Economic Development

·Member of National Coordinating Committee to the African Youth Alliance Uganda , Government of Uganda

·Member of the National Reproductive Health Information Education and Communication Working Group with Ministry of Health /UNFPA

· Member of the Community Advisory Committee of the Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa

c) Memberships to organizations and Networks

·Member of Society of Women and AIDS in Africa, Uganda Chapter

·Member of Uganda Women’s AIDS Task Force, Uganda AIDS Commission.

·Member of African Network for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Uganda Chapter.

·Member of National Steering Committee of Africa Alive! Uganda Chapter An initiative to reduce HIV/AIDS among young people in Africa.

·Member of the Adolescent Reproductive Health Network(ARHNe) a network for researchers in Eastern and Southern Africa and Scandinavian countries. Includes researchers from countries Sweden, Norway, Netherlands Denmark, Kenya Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

·Member of the SIDA Partnership Adolescent Network(SPANe) a network for implementers in Eastern and Southern Africa. Includes implementers from countries Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

d) Contribution to Public Health Activities

·Has participated in developing policy documents and training curriculums with the Ministry of Health and other organization. Among these are National Adolescent Health Policy, National Youth and HIV/AIDS policy guidelines, STD Training Manual for Service Provides, Curriculum for Community Counseling Aides, Guidelines for Community Change Agents, National Curriculum for Training Health Workers in Adolescent Reproductive Health,

·Initiated a sexual reproductive health column in one of the local language government newspapers. This column most popular and has lead to similar initiatives in other local papers both public and private.

·Initiated a sexual reproductive health column in one of the local language government newspapers. This column has lead to similar initiatives in other local papers both public and private.

· Regularly contributes in both private and public print or electronic media on issues related to AIDS/HIV and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

·Been called on by Ministries, Agencies , Development partners , Organizations, civil society and communities to facilitate, train or give talks especially in area of AIDS/HIV and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

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