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ASIBUKU
Enabel-Belgian Agency for International Cooperation
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Name
ASIBUKU
Last Name
JAFARI
Nickname
Welborn
Short bio
BIO-BLURB;
Asibuku Jafari is my name, Decent Work and Social Protection Field Officer-Enabel, Gender and Inclusion Focal Point, Belgian Development Agency, A social Worker by Profession. Graduate of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Social Administration from Makerere University, a Post Graduate diploma in Project Planning and Management from IUIU-Uganda, and currently pursuing a master’s in Business Administration-Management from Kampala International University.
I have 8 years of experience and successfully implemented 8 projects, in Gender, WASH, Child Protection, Education, Livelihood and Food, and Decent Work and Social Protection. Before Enabel, I worked with World Vision as a Project Officer in GBV and CP, DRC, as a GBV protection assistant. I have skills and experience in leadership and communication skills, Decent work, Training facilitation, proposal writing, Monitoring and Evaluation, People & Project Management partnership and coordination skills and Advocacy skills.
My Research Interests are on generating evidence and influencing policy in areas such as:
· Health and Well-being (Saving for health and community-based health Insurance).
· Population Dynamics (fertility, migration, ageing, social protection )
· Data and Technology for Development.
· Gender, development and Human rights.
Role in Virtual Academy:
· Take courses on policy engagement and data analysis to strengthen my ability to translate field data into actionable policy recommendations.
· Join the Community of Practice to network with researchers working on poverty alleviation and livelihoods.
· Participate in Grant Management & Leadership courses, which will help me manage Enabel partners on operational agreements and grants effectively, and also be critical for scaling IGAs.
· Take on other thematic courses in health, gender, data science, grant management, and leadership.
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
q Participate in Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS) for PhD fellows, online Community of Practice for peer learning and participate in research
Institution
Enabel-Belgian Agency for International Cooperation
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