Billy Adera

Experience

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  District Children's Office

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

  Intern

  I listened to every new case reported to the Children's Department and made necessary interventions as was needed either through referrals to other departments, to the police or to the courts and even provincial administration.Participated in community awareness creations on the rules and procedures involved in protecting children in all areas as stipulated in the Kenyan Legal system.Participated in empowering community structures at the lowest levels such as Local Area Advisory Councils (LAAC) to participate adequately in child protection. Show less

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  Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern

  Helped to train youth groups on various issues of entrepreneurship and accountability to help in their economic development. Helped youth groups make business plans and apply for Youth Fund loans to help in their group activities.Was part of helping oversee the National Youth Delegates Election from the grassroots level to the District level.

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  ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

  Social Worker

  Community Mobilization and awareness creations on Child protection issues in the project area. Report writing and accounting to the head office and the donors. Creating effective partnerships with other stakeholders in the project area towards championing rights and responsibilities of children with special emphasis on eradicating child labour.Rescuing and rehabilitating back to schools, children that have previously left school to engage in various forms of child labour the main one in the area of operation being fishing. Helping the parents of such rescued children to help maintain them in school and also ensure others do not go the same route.Working closely with community based structures that include Beach Management leaders, Village elders and Chiefs to keep their areas free of child labour and speak out against other forms of child abuse.Training of stakeholders in the project area on Child Protection and creation of an effective refferal system.Part of advocacy efforts at the Siaya County Assembly for a Child protection policy tailormade to Siaya County Show less

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  Imars Company Limited

  Jan 2015 - now

  Founding Director
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  Sustainet East Africa

  Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

  Field Facilitator

  Agricultural Resource MobilizationsSmall holder farmers engagementTrainings, capacity Building and awareness creationStakeholder engagement and relationsEvent planning

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  JAM Community Integrated Project

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  Project Officer

  Implementing Global Fund Community TB activities in Homabay CountyImplementing Community Systems Strengthening for CSOs across Homabay County in Organizational Development and Systems Strengthening, IGA initiation and Management and Program Planning and Design

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  State Department for Social Protection

  Dec 2017 - now

  Children Officer