Cynthia Muhonja

Cynthia muhonja

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location of Cynthia MuhonjaEldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
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  • Timeline

    Jan 2015 - now

    Executive Director

    Life Lifters Kenya
    Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

    Communications Intern

    Akili Dada
    May 2017 - Jul 2017

    Acturial Junior Analyst

    Vanguard Life
    May 2019 - Jan 2021

    Office Manager

    Design Consultants, Ghana
    Oct 2020 - Jan 2023

    Operations Officer - Special Projects

    United Pension Trustees
  • About me

    Executive Director- Life Lifters Kenya II Gender Equality II Entrepreneurship II Philanthropy II International Development

  • Education

    • The kenya high school

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      Kenya certificate of secondary education a-

      Activities and Societies: Chairperson -Akili Dada Club My main task as the chairperson of the Akili Dada club was to monitor the projects that the club took part in and ensure that there was a smooth running of the activities of the club.

    • Ashesi university

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      Management information systems

      Activities and Societies: Member of the Student Council -Outreach Committee Outreach CommitteeThis is a part of the Ashesi Student Council that monitors the different outreach projects that students initiate or take part in. As a committee, our task was to ensure that the different projects run by the students attain their goals.

  • Experience

    • Life lifters kenya

      Jan 2015 - now
      Executive director

      • Oversee employees and ensure that projects and short and long-term initiatives align with the organization’s culture and mission. • Provide valuable insights when creating organization action plans.• Assess the budget needs of their organization and create financial reports for stakeholders to review.• Create successful fundraising for organizational as well as community-wide goals.• General stakeholder engagement and management

    • Akili dada

      Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
      Communications intern

      While at Akili Dada my main work was to write blogs that would later be posted on the organization website ,compile reports for some of the major activities that happened in the organization and helping run some of the programs that the organization had.Through this my writing and interpersonal skills improved..

    • Vanguard life

      May 2017 - Jul 2017
      Acturial junior analyst

      - Providing timely data analytic reports on operations of various departments in the company .- Designed interactive dashboards for reporting Key Performance Indicators to aide management decisions- Used Visual Basic to build different systems for the company in order to make their work easier e.g the the premium quotation application that enabled the company to easily quote premiums for its clients.

    • Design consultants, ghana

      May 2019 - Jan 2021
      Office manager

      • organising meetings • ordering stationery and furniture• dealing with correspondence, complaints and queries• preparing letters, presentations and reports• supervising and monitoring the work of administrative staff• liaising with staff, suppliers and clients• implementing and maintaining procedures/office administrative systems• delegating tasks to junior employees• organising induction programmes for new employees

    • United pension trustees

      Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
      Operations officer - special projects

      i. Track the Company’s Service delivery metrics per Service Level Agreements & Contracts signed with Clients.ii. Develop and implement strategies that will promote effective communication with clients iii. Promote the brand of UPT across various social media platforms iv. Conduct data integrity checks and provide analytics for management decision makingi. Research for/into potential funding opportunities to raise capital for the Company’s Informal Sector Productii. Write proposals for targeted/identified funding opportunitiesiii. Provide support and coordinate donor activities/ Communicate and maintain relationships with donors iv. Monitoring and evaluation of Grant activities Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Human-centered design: a community-led approach to development

      Pact
      Nov 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Global citizenship

      The melton foundation
      Oct 2017
    • Feminist mentorship, listening to girls and how to effectively use the risk register

      She's the first
      Jul 2022
    • Sexual reproductive health and rights advocacy

      Akina mama wa afrika
      Oct 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cynthia Muhonja
      Community Impact Fellow for 2018 She's the First (STF) January 1, 2018 The STF Community Impact Fellowship is a one-year program for top leaders in She’s the First programs who are launching community-based projects that advance STF's mission of supporting quality girls' education and ultimately ending worldwide inequality. Fellows receive training, a seed grant, and support along the way.
    • Awarded to Cynthia Muhonja
      Melton Fellow Melton Foundation May 2016 This has been my greatest success. Melton Foundation is a global organization that brings together youth from different parts of the world to discuss and find solutions to global issues. These young people become fellows for life and every year they travel and interact with people from different parts of the world.
    • Awarded to Cynthia Muhonja
      Mastercard Scholar Mastercard Foundation Aug 2015 The Mastercard Foundation has a goal of educating future African leaders. It does this by giving scholarships to young people so that they can get holistic education. In 2015 I was awarded this scholarship to study Management Information Systems in Ashesi University College.
    • Awarded to Cynthia Muhonja
      Akili dada Scholar Akili Dada Organisation Aug 2012 Akili Dada is a leadership incubator for young African Women.They invest in smart underprivileged girls by paying for their high school education. In 2012 I won this great scholarship to attend school at the Kenya High School.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Teaching assistant

      Issued by PACEmaker International on Feb 2015
      PACEmaker InternationalAssociated with Cynthia Muhonja