Services – Walkowa

PSYCHOTHERAPY

I have learnt that the pure forcefulness of my argument will not hold deep enough to effect any change. Usually when one feels an insight do they own it and therefore act on it for change to occur. Through creation of my model, I have learnt how to be in the world, how to trust and respect that others can find their own path with limited input from me. This approach gets one to examine their life and work predicament at the deepest possible level and allow them to find their roots in their inner world, their picture of life, of the world, of themselves and of the values and ideals they want to live by. As a therapist, I endeavour to stand back once this process of transformation gathers strength and become a companion or witness rather than an author to the discoveries that my client makes.

Executive Coaching/Leadership Development

The complexity of gender issues makes choosing to work with women a familiarly complicated task from onset. However, for me it has served to re-energise my resolve to develop a gender sensitive approach and also engage in further in-depth research moving forward as a Coach. My Leadership model is Existential Authentic Leadership integrated with Integral and informed by Gender Aware Paradigm. My fundamental concerns as a leader and as a coach has remained constant since I began my training and model development process. In leadership coaching, gender neutral approach is an acceptable practice. Leadership is defined in what is considered, male terms of competition, self-promotion and assertiveness even though its available to both women and men. Women leaders can be penalised for contradicting these gendered leader expectations. Feminist critique seemed not to penetrate many aspects of the patriarchal state, which in part lead to emergence of gender mainstreaming, seen to go beyond equal treatment approach. Its purpose is to integrate considerations of gender into all projects, programs and policies by transforming the structures.

Development Consultancy

I have over 15 years’ experience working as an International Development Consultant with specialist expertise in Gender, Project Evaluation and Leadership development. Have been engaged in improving public service performance across sectors, nationally and internationally. A track record of delivering tangible results during roles within the development sector in various government bodies across the African continent, INGOs and donor community such as DIFID,SIDA, UNwomen, UNICEF etc.

Key Areas of Experience:

Gender Analysis: Clear Understanding and analytical skills on gender issues at organisational, project level, personal and community levels. Ability to mainstream gender in planning, M&E and other organisational development processes.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Ability to develop monitoring and evaluation indictors and conduct project evaluation within an organisations scope of work and as an external consultant.
Executive Leadership Coaching: Change management and Organisational Development, Training and team Coaching.
Research: Experience in Baseline Surveys, M&E of Humanitarian, Relief and Human Rights projects in the larger Sub Sahara region.
Project Management: Ability to efficiently plan, implement, monitor and evaluate a project within the given time frame, costs and liaise with other project team members.

Report Writing: Ability to develop, write and deliver/present, various reports within the stipulated deadlines,
Experience in field research both in war torn areas and areas that are relatively peaceful.
Experienced trainer engaged in capacity building of various organisations on gender, Human Rights, governance and policy engagement on public health.
Conversant with project cycle management including, design, implementation and development of participatory M & E Systems.
Resource mobilisation and Grant management. Ability to develop and review grand funding proposals, market and negotiate them for funding. Also able to advise project teams on budgetary concerns and support the writing of financial reports.

Location	Company	Description
South Sudan, Somali and Kenya (Covered the whole of Africa as part of a team of 6 Consultants.	UN Women, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office	Assessment of the current situation of Women’s movement in Africa including existence, policy and programming spaces/ operational elements, threats and opportunities, funding situation among other aspects that would accelerate increase opportunities for their operation in Africa. Examined the factors that affect the effective and efficient functioning and delivery of women’s movement in Africa including social, economic, legal/policy, technology and other aspects. (Produced Country, Regional and Continental Reports)
South Sudan	UNICEF JUBA	Supported Global Partnership for Education Secretariat during the 3^rd Joint General Education Annual Review Conference 2016 in Juba. Captured the reviews main issues and produced the final report.
South Sudan	UNICEF JUBA	Consultant in development of the M&E Strategy for the Education Sector in South Sudan in order to facilitate robust sector-wide monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure evidence-based periodic reporting of progress against the seven strategic goals detailed in the General Education Strategic Plan by the National Ministry of Education of South Sudan.
Kenya	SIDA/SIPU with Ministry of Devolution and Planning Kenya	Review of the National Malaria Control Programme Kenya. Assessment of the impact of the National Malaria Control Program on existing outcome and impact indicators.
Kenya	Kenya National Commission for Human Rights	Trained the Luo Council of Elders together with Kenya National Commission from Human Rights on working with the local communities in peace building and mediation, more specifically on Luo widows displacement issues
Tanzania, Lesotho, Swaziland and Cameroon	Action AID International	Evaluation of Support to the International Partnership against HIV&AIDS in Africa (SIPAA), the implementation of the SIPAA project in the four countries with a no- cost extension namely, Tanzania, Lesotho, Swaziland and Cameroon, with a plan for take over and continuation of the activities by the corresponding National AIDS Councils.
Kenya	DFID	Review of Kenya Country Programme Partnership Agreement (PPA) work including evaluation of the positive/negative impact of the partnership programmes.
Kenya	SNV/CORDAID	Final evaluation of 8 pastoralist projects in Turkana assessing the relevance and sustainability of the provided NGO institutional capacity supporting sustainable IGAs and market linkages with specific focus on women in trade.
South Sudan	New Sudan Council of Churches	Evaluation of New Sudan Council of Churches’ (NSCC) HIV/AIDS activities in ten sites in Southern Sudan.
Malawi	World Bank	Assessment of National Aids Council’ activities, Malawi. The activities are administered and implemented by 5 umbrella organisations.
Kenya	SNV and CORDAID	Final evaluation of 8 pastoralist projects assessing achievements and challenges accrued in alleviating poverty through establishment of IGA. Moreover an assessment of the building of NGO institutional capacity and market linkages. SNV/CORDAID. Kenya.