ACSM Core Group Elections
Template for candidate Statement Section A. Contact Information
Country Ethiopia
Name Kassahun Argaw Geberemedhin Position/
Organization
Manager Ethiopia Treatment Access Movement Address Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Telephone +251911062844 Fax
Email [email protected]
Section B. Statement of intent (max. 300 words)
In no more than 300 words, please describe how your professional background makes you a suitable candidate for this post and also describe what you would like to achieve if you were elected to this post.
Over 10 years experience on community based HIV, TB program design, project management at country level. I have been a manger to A PlWHA organization for 8 years in this time i have been planning, organizing and directing community based HIV and TB program, which include directly providing comprehensive care and support to the patients. In addition I have been participated in different TB workshops which include Two TB basic science training given by TAG and I have taken ACSM training workshop given By PATH and STOP TB partnership which is given in Tanzania Regional ACSM Workshop. I have conducted TB related training to35 community activists 3 times my current organization. Inaddition.my organization is currently in forefront In THE fight against TB.we have once secured challenge fund and done a good implementation of ACSM program. currently I am full time working for Ethiopia treatment access as manger and conducting Treatment literacy on TB and HIV,Advocacy,capacity building and monitoring and evaluation of the TWO disease(TB and HIV)
ACSM Core Group Elections
Section C. Short biography
In this section, please provide a short biography outlining your academic background, professional experience, and any major project/initiative that highlight your knowledge of advocacy, communication and/or social mobilization at country level.
I have second degree in social science particularly Human Geography. Currently taking LLB .I have more than ten years experience In community based NGO management, have taken different training on TB and HIV,Currently I am a manager of Ethiopia Treatment Access Movement an organization which work for TB and HIV Advcacy,literacy and community mobilization. I am a board member of regional networks of PLWHA and regional east Africa Treatment Access Movement. I am one of the founder of East Africa Treatment Access movement and ITPC.
Curriculum Vitae
I.
Personal detail:
Name: Kassahun Argaw Gebremedhin
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married with two children Nationality: Ethiopian
Date of birth: 1966 G.C
Address: Addis Ababa, N/lafeto sub city Tel: mobile: 09 11 06 28 44 Home: 0114 19 56 58
E-mail:kassarg@yahoo. Com
II.
Professional profile
Over 10 year’s professional experience in NGO HIV/AIDS programs. Specific professional experience include: project management, project formulation, project evaluation, need assessment, and training/workshop facilitation, in community development project, in emergency operations, in conducting action research, studies and household economy analysis
III.
Educational qualification
• (M.A)degree in geography with specialization in human
geography from Addis Ababa university in the year 2000
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(B.A) Degree in social science (human geography) fromIV.
Short training and workshop
• Participated on training programs on project cycle management organized by CRDA from May 20‐30‐ 2002 and July 1‐9‐2002.
• Participated in African development forum 2000 (held from3‐december) in United Nations conference center, Addis Ababa Ethiopian.
• Participated on training program on proposal
development for PLWHA community based
group and networks organized by CAFS from
February 25 to march 1, 2002
• Participated on training program on visionary leadership development organized by CAFS, Packard foundation, spinning for nine months, 29th September 2005.
• Participated on training program on training of
master trainers in comprehensive prevention,
care & support in HIV/AIDS held at rift valley
Nazareth organized by action aid from September 21 2004‐1stOctober module 1 and module 2 from 2nd‐12th November 2004.
• Participated on training program on HIV treatment
literacy & advocacy organized by NAP+ from
11thto 15 April 2005 held at coliseum HOTEL, Pretoria, South Africa.
• Attended a conference on HIV/AIDS community treatment access for PLWHA un east Africa Darussalam Tanzania organized by EATAM from may 16‐20 2005
• Participated on training program on NAP+ pediatric
treatment literacy & advocacy workshop from
14th to 18th November organized by NAP+ Mombasa, Kenya.
• Participated on training program on leadership and management organized by NAP+ from May 2‐31‐ 2007, held at olive garden hotel Nairobi, Kenya.
• 15 days training on stepping stone, which focus on behavioral change communication in June 2002 organized by ACTION Aid Ethiopia.
• 5 days training on local capacity for peace project in January 2002 organized by CRDA.
V.
Work Experience
• From 2008 up to now: I am doing consultancy and designing proposal being privately employed.
• From march 2001-2008; have been working at different capacity, social worker and then project officer and then branch manager in one local NGO.
• From october2000-january 2001; have been working as project officer in action aid Ethiopia directly responsible to:
¾ Appraisal of short term partners on Anti-HIV/AIDS
work following AAE appraisal procedure.
¾ Review and feedback on partner’s quarterly report.
¾ Support short term &long term partners including
operational Das on HIV/AIDS related works.
¾ Preparing HIV/AIDS related proposal.
¾ Organizing HIV/AIDS sensitization workshop to
From September 1989-july 1998
:
have been working as instructor/teacher in secondary school.VI.
Study tours and international conference
•
I have participated in the 11THconference titled advocacy and leadership organized by GNP in
Uganda.
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I have participated in the 14international AIDS conference in Bangkok, Thailand.•
Participated in governance ,strategic planning of ITPC (international treatment preparedness)in bangkok,Thailand in 2007•
I have participated on leadership and advocacy in April 15TH2005 in Pretoria, South Africa.VII.
Publication/paper/proposal
•
The urban informal sector : the case of women petty trader in Nazareth town(M.A thesis)•
Fertilizer marketing in keffa region. A thesis for fulfillment of my first degree.VIII.
Other skills
• Very good in computer(word,exel,access,for windows)
• Very good in English language and Amharic/local national language/
• Good at report writing and in team IX.
Reference
• Moges Tafesse, PHD doctor in social work as lecturer in AAU. Tel: 09 11 64 26 70 • Dawit Yetagesu ,M.A in statistics ,working AAHAPCO Tel: 0911881912• Eshetu Bekele executive director of PANE(poverty alleviation network in Ethiopia )
Tel: 09 11 22 73 15
