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Samrawit  Amare Kasse

Samrawit Amare Kasse

Addis Ababa,Ethiopia

Summary

I am expert in gender, food security and agriculture. I have a 7+ years of professional experience in different positions. I was women department section head in Menschen fur Menschen foundation, and assistant researcher in Messay Mulugeta Consultancy & Training Service (MMCTS) and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in different research area for example WASH, gender, food security and ecosystem. I am working in Gate for Opportunity as a program coordinator on She leads project, the project target on girls and women. I have excellent work efficiency in gender and social inclusion, food security, nutrition service and youth development. I also member of regional initiatives in (AWARD) African Women in Agricultural Research and Development fellowship program, (YALI)Young African Leaders Initiative. My brief experience gave me insight on how to engage and work with community especially with girls, women, youth and women headed household.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

Program Coordinator

Gate for Opportunity
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
08.2021 - Current

Facilitate capacity building training focusing on basic life skills, child safeguarding, gender based violence and leadership skills.

Facilitates mentorship program for young women from different sectors Establish and support girls and young women groups across different levels.

Develop gender tools and strategies to implement, monitor and evaluate new and on-going programs and projects.

Responsible for ensuring that program activities include women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and other marginalized populations to address the root causes of exclusion and inequity.

Prepare long and short term (annual, quarter, monthly) planning activities (program plan & budget preparation) of the organization.

Liaise and collaborate with partner organizations (donors, CSOs, government agencies and offices at different levels).

Prepare quarter and annual program related and financial reports to be submitted to government bodies and donors.

Research assistant

Messay Mulugeta Consultancy & Training Service (MM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
01.2020 - 05.2021

Prepare proposal, inception report, data collection tools and draft report. Design and facilitation of validation workshops to the stakeholders, involved staff and interviewers.

Conduct interviews with key informants, focus group discussions.

Facilitate and participation in virtual discussions, data analysis and report preparation.

Facilitate capacity building training focusing on basic life skills, child safeguarding, gender based violence and leadership skills.

Research assistant (intern)

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIA
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
06.2019 - 11.2019

Conduct systematic literature review on the topic of ecosystem service.

Build metadata from systematic literature review.

Report writing on the topic ecosystem service estimation and evolution in Ethiopia.

Research on intensive, competitive, and environmentally friendly agriculture for better adaptation climate change.

Research on large quality of staples food of higher nutritional quality enabling low income rural and urban population to get better food.

Women in development section Head

Menschen fur Menschen foundation
North showa zone, Amhara National Regional state, Ethiopia
08.2013 - 11.2015

Facilitate and follow long and short-term training program for women, youth, persons with disabilities in income generation activity, business management and leadership skills.

Prepare and monitoring plan of activities and budget

Prepare weekly, monthly, quarter, and annual reports.

Promote appropriate different rural and semi urban technology and ensure to implement the technologies.

Ensure the engagement of women and youth in agribusiness and income generation activities.

Assist and supervise the performance of social workers and staff members of the department.

Education

Master of Science - Gender Studies (candidate)

Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia

Master of Science - Food Security and Development Study

Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia

Bachelor of Science - Natural resource Management

Haramaya University
Ethiopia

Skills

Teamwork, Accountability, problem solving, building partnership skills and leading through vision and values

MS-Word, Excel, Power Point, SPSS and STATA

Languages

Amharic
Native
English
Advanced

Accomplishments

Member of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) fellowship program

Alumni, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)

TOT on Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Leadership training at leadership Academy Development (LAD) program

Member of Ethiopian Peace Builders

Timeline

Program Coordinator

Gate for Opportunity
08.2021 - Current

Research assistant

Messay Mulugeta Consultancy & Training Service (MM
01.2020 - 05.2021

Research assistant (intern)

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIA
06.2019 - 11.2019

Women in development section Head

Menschen fur Menschen foundation
08.2013 - 11.2015

Master of Science - Gender Studies (candidate)

Addis Ababa University

Master of Science - Food Security and Development Study

Addis Ababa University

Bachelor of Science - Natural resource Management

Haramaya University

References

References available upon request.

References

References available upon request.
Samrawit Amare Kasse