Hello! I'm Gertrude
I’m about creating opportunities possibilities and building capacities of individuals and organizations through training, management, and system strengthening to enable them to work better and increase productivity.
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Educated in Kenya, Belgium, and the UK, I have developed various skills and knowledge in Education, public health, and development. This has enabled me to accumulate versatile skills in senior management, stakeholder engagement advocacy, Leadership, teaching, training, and research roles in the UK, Asia, and Africa. I have supported various HIV, Malaria, Nutrition, and food security and development programs.
I have just completed training in digital marketing. This adds value to the modern business driven by virtual and digital technology. I’m now looking for opportunities in the role of Leadership, technical advisory, stakeholder engagement, and the opportunity to use my versatile, strategic, analytical and leadership skills to help organizations advance their goals.
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Dr Gertrude Wafula
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
+44 (0) 7985597890
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EXPERIENCE
ASSOCIATE LECTURER
2022- 2022
Arden, University
Health and social care management
2021- 2023
A S S O C I A T E L E C T U R E R
2014-2022
N U T R I T I O N C O N S U L T A N T
2014-2020
T E C H N I C A L A D V I S E R / D I R E C T O R
Manchester Metropolitan University
Lecturing on campus and Global Online line Masters students.
Conducting seminars, Assessment, support, marking, and supervision of the dissertations.
World Vision Angola
Providing technical support to the health system, supporting over 6 funding grants.
Overseeing training of health professionals, screening, and management of CMAM.
Supported the designing of the World Vision Angola COVID 19 Emergency response. Representation and WHA Geneva May, 2022 and African Union Summit May, 2022
JC Flowers Foundation, New York
I helped secure a two-year grant to address food security & sustainable development Led the organization restructuring and change for Anglican Anglican Aids Program to now Namibia Anglican Community Development Organization. Supported organizing the first All Church Lead conference on Social Care, maternal and child health, malaria, and HIV-Angola.
Led the initiation of the first CHW pilot provided by Namibia for malaria testing.
2010-2022
GHESCB
D I R E C T O R/CO-FOUNDER
Consulting, tender writing, and management contracts
Teaching, tutoring, and mentoring, Delivering community-based interventions. Organizing operational research, handling data and reporting analysis, Monitoring and evaluating programs, developing/implementing business plans, and customer satisfaction surveys.
Training health care management, health, and safety, training of trainers Designing health wellbeing interventions.
2012-2013
T R A I N I N G M A N A G E R - P A K I S T A N & DRC L E A D
Merlin International
Training, contract management, supervision, blended learning supported 16 countries.
2010-2012
The BHA for Equality
S E R V I C E S M A N A G E R
Training supervision and management (17 staff and volunteers). Six projects overall.
EXPERTISE
Research and Impact evidencing for Programming
Support institutions showcase and impact of interventions by building strong evidence of systems, and information management through participatory research. I support the design of impact analysis tools, data collection, analysing, produce impact stories and case studies. I also use internal data to build intelligence for the organization.
Evidencing what works has been less coordinated and many organisations fail to share or showcase how their projects are impacting stakeholders. I use both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Numbers have no meaning without a real-life story. Data informs policy, interventions and where to invest more. No programs can service without showing the case of what they do works. I support your organisation's use of data to help put a strong case for grants and funding
Capacity Building
Skilled in Training, Coaching, and mentoring individuals and small businesses set up systems policies, procedures, compliance, and tenders, improved and supported clients set goals, helped over 50 clients annually.
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Established in mobilizing resources, grants writing, and tenders over 15 years of experience with over 50 million engagements. Helping secure grants for emergencies and ongoing needs for vulnerable populations and small businesses.
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisory role and senior management and advocacy experienced in the UK, Asia and Africa-Malnutrition, food security, malaria prevention and development interventions, supported over 15 projects and programs.
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Client satisfaction evaluations and surveys
Teaching and mentoring
Deliver teaching, professional writing, and research in public health, nutrition, sexual health, and health care management. Improved output to over 50% after engagement with clients.
Lecturing, tutoring, mentoring, and supervision- primary, Secondary, and postgraduates, improved pass rate by 70% after engagement.
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EDUCATION
2003-2008
PhD
The University of Manchester, UK
Medical and Human Sciences
Researched Gender, HIV and Food Security.
Ass. warden, student support and welfare.
2001-2002
University of London, UK
Public Health Nutrition
Investigated the role of selenium in MTC HIV transmission
Masters
2000-2002
Diploma & Masters
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1994-1998
Bachelor of Education
Gent University, Belgium
Food science and nutrition/Agric development
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Moi Unversity, Kenya
FoodScience/ Nutrition and Education
Publications
CLIENTS
You are such an amazing person, a mentor that is selfless and inspiring. LEo NACD, NamibiaðŸ˜
Research interest: Global health ( Crossborder), Maternal and child health, long term management, HIV and nutrition, sexual health and violence, adolescent health and inequalities.
Publications:
These papers are in the final stages for submission to editors but have published abstracts presented at the forums below.
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Impact of Food security on HIV transmission in rural Kenya.
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Gender differences in HIV knowledge, risk perception, and behaviour in rural Kisumu, Kenya: implications for HIV prevention.
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Hidden messages: Local understanding of HIV Epidemic, lessons from Kisumu rural Kenya
List of Published Manuscripts:
1. Gertrude W et al, (2022). Co-Current of Wasting and Stunting in Under fives in 4 provinces, South Angola.
2. Wafula GA et al. (2010). Survey report on treatment and nutrition information needs of people living with HIV carried out in the Northwest and North East of England. Unpublished study, Black Health Agency. "in aidsmap.com Issue 197: June 2010. Source: http://www.aidsmap.com/To-your-health/page/1497059/#item1497069.
3. Wafula, Gertrude Anyango (2009). Assessing individual knowledge, perception of risk, and practices about HIV/AIDS in rural Kenya from a gender perspective. Source: http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499953#sthash.kZwDUOuI.dpuf.
4. Wafula, Gertrude A. (2009). "Food security, poverty, and prostitution drive the HIV epidemic: A case study from rural Kisumu Kenya." in annals of nutrition and metabolism, vol. 55, pp. 524-525. Allschwilerstrasse 10, Ch-4009 Basel, Switzerland: Karger, 2009.
5..Wafula Anyango Gertrude (2009): Africans in the UK present late and are likely to be on ARVs soon after an HIV diagnosis. Poster. UKCAB working group.
6. G. Wafula Gender, risk perception, and sexual practice about HIV/AIDS in rural Kisumu, Kenya. AIDS 2006 - XVI International AIDS Conference: Abstract no. CDD0042" Source: http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11&abstractId=2197293.
7. Wafula A G., et al. (2007). Food security, poverty, and prostitution drive the HIV epidemic: a case study from Kisumu rural, Kenya: 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention: Abstract no. CDC129". Source: http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11&abstractId=200701159.
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8. G.Wafula G et al. (2006). Health inequality among the minority groups in England - the national African AIDS helpline. AIDS 2006 - XVI International AIDS Conference: Abstract no. CDC1772" Source: http://www.iasociety.org/Default.aspx?pageId=11&abstractId=2197372.
Source: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/158463507/Poster-Africans-in-UK-present-late-and-are---UK-CAB.pdf.
Oral presentations:
9. UK National Helpline: Cultural approach to HIV prevention in England, 2nd -5th December 2008 National HIV Conference in Georgia, Atlanta, USA.
10. Knowledge and risk perception, understanding of HIV in rural Kenya -Poster, changing lives, using research to inform policy, 16th October-19 October 2007.ICRH Belgium.
11. Hidden messages: Local Understanding of HIV in rural Kenya. Manchester University one-day workshop on HIV in Africa. 1st June 2007.
12. Gender and Nutrition issues about HIV/AIDS and rural livelihood, in rural Kenya- Workshop, Manchester, 2003.
Posters:
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Food security, prostitution, and poverty drive the HIV epidemic in rural Kenya, International Nutrition Congress Bangkok 2-9 October 2009-Poster.
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Cultural beliefs and practices impact on the understanding of HIV knowledge and adoption of prevention behaviour: a case from rural, Kisumu, Kenya, National US conference Georgia Atlanta USA, August 2009
SKILLS
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Stakeholder Engagement/ Advocacy
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Research & Data analysis Leadership & management
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Policies & Systems strengthening
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Training & Capacity Development
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Strategic Planning & Execution
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People management/resilient
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Project & Programme Management
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Program Evaluation, Client satisfaction surveys & Reporting
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Policies & Systems strengthening
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Grant and Tender writing
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Communication & organization
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Empathy & Conflicts Resolution