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What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

Am pursuing a career in peace work and I think this would be a useful platform to network and dialogue with like-minded people.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I have a Masters Degree in International Relations with a Major in Peace and Conflict Studies. Am presently pursuing a career in Peacebuilding. My career path in the past has mainly spanned around research (largely in public health and most recently in peace and conflict research).

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Somalia
Sudan
Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya
Liberia

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Kenya

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Technical Advisor

How many years professional experience do you have ?

6-10

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.life-peace.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Health

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Monitoring, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Qualitative Skills, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

I cant list them now because the work has not yet been published. But just some clues:

Civil society
Peacebuilding

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

§ Directory of Grant Making Organizations in East Africa (Published with the support of Ford Foundation and Alliances for Voluntary Initiatives and Development – 2004)

§ Summary of the analysis and key findings of the research carried out on the scope and scale of grant making in East Africa (Published with the support of Ford Foundation and Alliances for Voluntary Initiatives and Development – 2004)

§ Co-author of “Beginning Community Engagement at a Busy Bio-medical Research Programme: Experiences from KEMRI-CGMRC-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi” (Journal of Social Science and Medicine – 2007)

§ Co-author of “Impact of Ministry of Health Interventions on Private Medicine Retailer Knowledge and Practices on Anti-Malarial Treatment in Kenya” (American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene – 2009)

§ First author of “Factors Influencing Implementation of Ministry of Health-led Private Medicine Retailer Programmes on Malaria in Kenya” (Journal of BioMed Central Public Health – In the process of publication)