CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname:
ONG’ANYI
Gender:
MALE
Nationality:
KENYAN
Marital Status:
Other Names: PAUL OBINO
MARRIED
Date and place of Birth:
28TH FEB. 1973, HOMA BAY
Permanent Address: BOX 1699-50200, BUNGOMA (Kenya)
E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Telephone (Cell phone): +254-722-279261.
Personal Statement
As a highly-motivated and results orientated scholar within the academia, I have a proven track
record of providing exemplary teaching, research and consultancy services to a broad range of
institutions, including universities, research firms and community service organizations.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
DATES
INSTITUTION
AWARD
________________________________________________________________________________
2009 – 2012
Department of Geography
PhD (Population Geography)
and Environmental Studies
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
1998-2002
Population Studies
and Research Institute,
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
MA (Population Studies)
1993-1997
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
1988-1991
MATARE BOYS’ SCHOOL
BA (Honours Degree in Geography and
Sociology)
KCSE
1980-1987
LIGODHO PRIMARY SCHOOL
KCPE
1
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Dates:
E ployer’s Na e &Type of Busi ess
Position Held
2013 - Date: Kibabii University College,
LECTURER and HEAD OF RESEARCH,
CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION OFFICE
(Business: Teaching, Research, Consultancy and Extension)
Main Duties
 Co-ordinating Research, Consultancy and Extension including;
o establishing a framework for quality research
o developing and sustaining research and publication culture
o developing mechanism for research funds mobilization and
budgeting
o implementing research findings
o establishing links with local and international partner
institutions
o developing mechanisms to undertake consultancy and
extensions services
 Teaching and Examining Students in Course Units in Geography
o Course Units:
 Quantitative Methods in Geography I and II
 Human Geography
 Geography of Africa
 Economic Geography
 Geography of Kenya
 Urban Geography
 Research Methods
 Development of Geographic Thought
 Population Geography
2008-2012
Centre for Disaster Management and
ASST/LECTURER
Humanitarian Assistance (CDMAH),
Masinde Muliro University of Science
and Technology
(Business: Teaching, Research, Consultancy and Extension)
Main Duties
 Research
 Teaching and Examining Students on Geography Course Units
o Course Units:
 Earth History and Evolution
 Human Geography
 Physical geography
2
2006 – 2008
Family Health Options Kenya,
(Business: Provision of Reproductive Health
and IEC Services)
Project Co-ordinator FOYs Project, Central
and Upper Eastern
Regions of Kenya
(USAID Funded)
Main Duties
 Project Management – Friends of the Youth (FOYs) Project (Central
Kenya)
 Coordination of various Field Activities including Sexual and
Reproductive Education and Service Provision including VCT and Peer
Counselling, STI Management, Condom Promotion and Distribution,
Outreach Activities etc
 Supervision, leadership and motivation to Staff and FOYs
 Training of FOYs in various facilitative discussion methodologies
 Data Management ie. collection, editing, analysis and presentation
 Report writing and presentation
2003 – 2006
Family Health Options Kenya,
Field Coordinator IMPACT Project,
Western Kenya
(USAID Funded)
Main Duties
 Project Management – IMPACT Project (Western Kenya)
 Supervision and Coordination of various BCC Field Activities including
peer education, outreaches etc
 Designing various research methodologies and carrying out formative
assessments
 Training of Peer Educators in various facilitative discussion
methodologies
 Data Management ie. collection, editing, analysis and presentation
 Report writing and presentation
Major Achievements
 Registering the best performance ever in the Project in terms of set
benchmarks
 Project Report voted the best by the Project Monitor among various
Implementing Partners in the Project from 3003 to 2006
 Initiated/overseen Project expansion both geographically and
programmatically
2002– 2003
Strategic Public Relations and Research Ltd.,
(Business: Provision of Public Relations and Research
Consultancy Services)
Research
Executive
3
Main Duties
 Developing Research Portfolio through marketing of research services ie.
writing, presenting and defending research proposal
 Maintaining constant contact with market players in research field
 Designing various research methodologies
 Training of Data Collection Teams/researchers
 Managing Research Projects being implemented
 Managing data collection, cleaning, entry, and analysis processes
 Report writing and presentation
Major Achievements
 Successfully negotiated and implemented national Opinion and KAP
Survey Projects on health related issues for various clientele
Oct. – Nov. 2002
Family Health International
Research Assistant
(Business: Reproductive Health,
AIDS Control, Prevention and Care Activities)
Main Duties – Behaviour Surveillance Survey (BSS)
 Data Collection among Female Commercial Sex Workers in Nakuru
District, Kenya
 Data Collection among Matatu Touts and Drivers in Nakuru District
 Data Collection among Low-income Community Women, and Men in
Worksites in Nakuru District
 Data Collection among the police in Nakuru District
 Data Editing and Submission to the Rift Valley Regional Project Coordinator
Major Achievements
 Successfully conducted interviews among the above groups, particularly
i teresti g as the o
er ial se orkers’ i ter ie s
 Data from Rift Valley (Nakuru District Team) was commended one of the
best nationally in terms of quality
AWARDS
2009 : The Swiss National Centre for Compétence in Research, North-South Scholarship Award (for
PhD in Population Geography)
1999 : University of Nairobi Scholarship Award (for MA in Population Studies)
________________________________________________________________________________
Languages: ENGLISH, KISWAHILI, DHOLUO
4
LOCAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
DATES
LOCATION
WORKSHOP
May 2014
MMUST, Kenya
Workshop on CUE Guidelines (by MMUST)
Feb. 2009
GRAND BASSAM,
Cote d’I oire
Data Management and Results Dissemination
Regional Workshop
Nov. 2007
MOSHI, Tanzania
Research Synthesis Workshop (by SADC)
Dec. 2005
FHOK
Staff Performance Appraisal Workshop
(by FHOK)
Sep. 2004
GOLF HOTEL,
Kakamega, Kenya
HIV and AIDS Technical Up-date Seminar (by
Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium)
Aug. 2004
GOLF HOTEL,
Kakamega, Kenya
Successful Programming for Prevention and
Control of STIs and HIV and AIDS Workshop –
Wester Pro i e ( U i ersit of Nairo i’s
Strengthening STD Control in Kenya)
Aug. 2004
BOUNTY HOTEL, Nairobi
Trai ers’ Refresher Trai ing Workshop (by
Program for Appropriate Technology in
Health-PATH-Kenya)
Oct. – Dec. 2003
COLLEGE OF INSURANCE,
Nairobi
SPLASH Trai ers’ Trai i g Workshop (
Program for Appropriate Technology in
Health-PATH-Kenya)
Oct.-Nov. 2001
SAROVA SHABA, Kenya
Population Analysis Spreadsheets (PAS)
Workshop (by Central bureau of Statistics CBS)
November 1997
JKUAT, Nairobi
Graduant Business Start-up Programme
Workshop (by Kenya Management Assistance
Programme - K-MAP)
________________________________________________________________________________
5
SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
DATES
LOCATION
SEMINAR/CONFERENCE
May 2013
UTALII HOTEL,
Nairobi
Research Results Dissemination Conference (by Swiss NCCR)
Jun. 2012
MMUST, Kenya
4th Annual International Conference (by MMUST)
Aug. 2008
SAN JO’SE,
Costa Rica
Scientific Writing and Publishing (by Swiss NCCR-NS)
Feb. 2007
NAKURU, Kenya,
Research Methods Seminar (by Swiss NCCR-NS)
Sept. 2003
KICC - Nairobi,
Kenya
13th International Conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa (ICASA)
Feb. 2002
MACHAKOS, Kenya
3rd Population Association of Kenya Conference (by PAK)
PUBLICATIONS:
PUBLISHED ARTICLES/PAPERS
O g’a yi, O. P.
: Changing Times, Changing Places: AIDS Orphans in Kisumu District
(Published by NCCR-North South in Research Evidence for Policy)
O g’a yi a d Others
: Strengthening Policies and Institutions to Support Adaptation to
Climate Variability and Change in the Drylands of East Africa
O g’a yi a d Others
): Kenya 1999 Population and Housing Census: Analytical Report on
Migration and Urbanization
O g’a yi, O. P.
: Perceived Risk of HIV/AIDS and Fertility Intentions in Kenya. (Paper
Presented at the 3rd Population Association of Kenya (PAK) Conference, Feb. 27th – March 1st
2002, Machakos, Kenya
UNPUBLISHED PAPERS
O g’a yi a d Others
: Fishing Students into Safety Net: Work Study Programme
Opportunities and Challenges at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (In Peer
Review by JSTEM)
O g’a yi a d Others
: The Magic of Peer Education in AIDS Prevention and Care: The Case
of Pan-Paper Mills in Western Kenya. (Unpublished Paper presented (as abstract) at the
International AIDS Conference 11th – 16th July 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand) (Unpublished)
6
O g’a yi, O. P.
: HIV/AIDS and Fertility Patterns in Kenya. (Unpublished MA Thesis at
Population Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya (Unpublished)
O g’a yi a d Others
: The Role of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Poverty
Alleviation: A Study of Women Groups in Poor Urban and Rural Areas of Kenya. (Unpublished
research paper presented to JREX, Japan) (Unpublished)
O g’a yi a d Others
: Integration of Adolescent and Youth into the Reproductive Health
Equation: A Case Study of Three Districts in Kenya. (Unpublished research paper presented to
JREX, Japan) (Unpublished)
MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POPULATION ASSOCIATION OF KENYA: MEMBER
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION NETWORK: MEMBER
________________________________________________________________________________
AREAS OF COMPETENCE:
Teaching and Research
Project Planning and Management
Behaviour Change Communication
________________________________________________________________________________
COMPUTER SKILLS POSSESSED:
Micro soft Word and Excel
Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS+)
Epi. Info
Population Analysis Spreadsheets (PAS)
________________________________________________________________________________
INTERESTS:
Reading
Travelling and Adventuring
Watching Football (Soccer)
7
REFEREES
NAMES
ADDRESS
Prof. E. Ayiemba
Professor,
Department of Geography and Environment Studies,
University of Nairobi, Kenya
P.O. Box 30197
NAIROBI
Tel. (020) 334244 Mobile : 0720 - 235479
E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. S. China
Associate Professor,
Disaster Management and Sustainable Development Department,
Centre for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance,
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
P. O. Box 190-50100
KAKAMEGA
Mobile: 0721 – 358300
E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. A. T. Agwanda Associate Professor,
Population Studies and Research Institute,
University of Nairobi, Kenya
P.O. Box 30197 - 00100
NAIROBI.
Mobile: (0733)-784144
E-mail: [email protected]
END
8