Summary
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
CHARITY SANDE

CHARITY SANDE

public health
BLANTYRE,MALAWI

Summary

A dedicated Public Health Humanitarian worker with over 7 years' progressive experience in project management, planning, administration, data management, community sensitization, mobilization, Financial Management, monitoring and evaluation, a reliable employee with history of meeting organization goals, utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizations vision .

Work history

Project Ofiicer

MALAWI RED CROSS SOCIETY
07.2017 - Current
  • Coordinate MRCS district level activity planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of project's interventions
  • Develop weekly and monthly project plans in line with project documents
  • Compile activity reports for project and meetings
  • Conduct capacity building of MRCS staff, volunteers and stakeholders on project's interventions
  • Conduct routine Community Mobilization interventions in the district
  • Ensure that communities are engaged in awareness campaigns & empowered
  • Lead in carrying out community support activities in the Project area
  • Work closely with Community structures such as sub divisions, Village Health Committees, Village Civil Protection committees, Community Action Teams and other structures that may be available and relevant to the Project
  • Support recruitment of volunteers to support implementation and follow up of activities
  • Mobilize community in project impact areas through volunteers to identify and prioritize best combinations of Community based health care interventions to address their problems
  • Assist sub division volunteers and volunteer coaches to draw monthly work plans and compile reports in liaison with volunteer coaches
  • Organize and facilitate community trainings workshops and meetings in liaison with Government partners in the impact area.

Wash consultant

PSI MALAWI, NENO
03.2017 - 10.2017
  • Identify and map out communities at risk of cholera and other water related diseases
  • Conduct community meetings with key community gate keepers
  • Together with the community, develop a disease outbreak prevention plan to be implemented by village healthy communities
  • Reach out to men and women on cholera and other water related diseases
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports and submit them to PSI WASH coordinator

Lands officer (intern

MACHINGA DISTRICT COUNCIL
Liwonde, eastern region
06.2014 - 12.2014
  • Property development control
  • Land assessment
  • Community sensitization and community awareness
  • Resolve land disputes
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

SHARE WORLD OPEN UNIVERSITY
2022

DIPLOMA - Land Administration

NATURAL RESOURCES COLLEGE, Lilongwe, Malawi
2015

Skills

  • Manage project at district level
  • Finance management
  • Administrative responsibilities
  • Coordinate with partners
  • Effective communication
  • Education and facilitation
  • Evaluation and research
  • Mobilize communities
  • Information technology
  • Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and internet
  • Data management
  • ODK, (SPSS)
  • STATA, CSPRO AND GIS
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Workforce training
  • Lean practices
  • Productivity improvement
  • Key stakeholder engagement
  • Organised and efficient
  • Relationship building
  • Detail-orientated

Accomplishments

  • Certified first aider, Malawi Red Cross Society
  • Certificate in Covid 19- integrating gender based violence risk mitigation- UNICEF
  • Certificate in prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)- UNICEF
  • certificate in Mental Health and psychosocial support
  • Movement policy on addressing mental health and psychosocial needs: from policy to practice
  • certificate in project management, monitoring and evaluation

Timeline

Project Ofiicer - MALAWI RED CROSS SOCIETY
07.2017 - Current
Wash consultant - PSI MALAWI, NENO
03.2017 - 10.2017
Lands officer (intern - MACHINGA DISTRICT COUNCIL
06.2014 - 12.2014
SHARE WORLD OPEN UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Science, Public Health
NATURAL RESOURCES COLLEGE - DIPLOMA, Land Administration
CHARITY SANDEpublic health