I am a successful and passionate advocate for people’s protection. Highly goal oriented, I believe in collaborative work where joint efforts lead to tangible results. I base my work from right, community and AGD based approach which enables community members from different age, sex, diversity, and intersectionality participation in project planning, implementation, and monitoring. I have eight Seven years of experience directly working with refugees and asylum seekers in diverse professional settings.
Acted as head of Abi Adi FU, liaising with Government authorities on issues related to issuance of personal and other relevant documentation, coordinating and lead sub regional sub-regional protection cluster and CP and GBV AOR, conduct protection consultation to GBV survivors, assess the needs of persons of concern, Promote and monitor the implementation of assistance projects, organizing and arranging capacity building trainings/workshops on PSEA, GBV and CP for community based structures, Regularly monitor the activities of the child protection project, ensure that best interest of children-at-risk is at the center of the project focus, Provide counseling on protection issues to persons of concern, Coordinate and collaborate with various service providers to ensure proper referral and services, convey, clarify and explain UNHCR role on IDPs to Government and lobby with the government to ensure the civil character of IDP Sites
promote mainstreaming of Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) across all sectors and activities such as health, safety and security, psychosocial and legal shelter, WASH, and Energy and coordinate with Programme and Protection sections to ensure that GBV risk mitigation is incorporated in activities of partners in all sectors.
Provide technical guidance on integration of the survivor-centred approach into PSEA complaints mechanisms and enhance access of SEA survivors to existing GBV services.
Support the integration of GBV risk mitigation into the role of UNHCR staff across all sectors
Support the initial needs/gaps and capacity assessments on GBV in close coordination with any on-going joint/common assessments being conducted in the early stages of an emergency response while ensuring compliance with ethical standards for data collection related to GBV.
• Provide support to include GBV prevention and response programming in humanitarian action plans while providing guidance to other sectors for the inclusion of GBV risk mitigation into their plans.
• Contribute to the planning and monitoring for multi-sectoral GBV programming using the Results Framework and Focus in close collaboration with Programme and different sectors.
• Contribute to strengthening of GBV coordination mechanisms throughout the operation.
• Contribute to establishment and/or strengthening of new strategic and innovative partnerships for GBV both with community-based, women-led, local, national, and international organizations.
• Provide support in mapping existing services to address GBV in the various affected areas, including identifying community capacities and structures for potential partnership.
• Advocate with senior management in UNHCR and other partners, to ensure prioritization of GBV prevention and response as a life-saving response.
• Monitor GBV programs implemented by UNHCR and partners (both implementing and operational) and adjust programming as required.
• Monitor the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and global standards within all GBV programs, including GBV case management.
• Contribute to the identification of durable solutions for persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
Acting as head of Abi Adi FU, liaising with Government authorities on issues related to issuance of personal and other relevant documentation, coordinating and lead sub regional sub-regional protection cluster and CP and GBV AOR, conduct protection consultation to GBV survivors, assess the needs of persons of concern, Promote and monitor the implementation of assistance projects, organizing and arranging capacity building trainings/workshops on PSEA, GBV and CP for community based structures, Regularly monitor the activities of the child protection project, ensure that best interest of children-at-risk is at the center of the project focus, Provide counseling on protection issues to persons of concern, Coordinate and collaborate with various service providers to ensure proper referral and services, convey, clarify and explain UNHCR role on IDPs to Government and lobby with the government to ensure the civil character of IDP Sites