Joan Catherine

Experience

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  National Curriculum Development Centre

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2017

  Project Intern

  I worked at NCDC which is an autonomous statutory body, with the mandate to develop educational curricula at primary, secondary and tertiary level. Primarily, I worked in the financial department of Science and Technology Equipment Production Unit (STEPU). I worked across different disciplines which enhanced my knowledge of the organization, aiding me to enhance my professional skills further.

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  Law Refugee Project

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

  Researcher

  The Law Refugee Project is a non-government organization in Uganda, and they mainly deal with the refugees in camps, people who have been affected by the wars in the country. I worked in the field which involved collection of data, interacting with the affected victims, and counselling them.

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  Uganda Red Cross society.

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Project Intern

  Uganda Red Cross Society is the biggest humanitarian organization in Uganda. It started in 1939 as a women group and it became a branch of British Red Cross in 1941. In 1964 under an act of parliament, the Uganda Red Cross constitution was adopted bringing into existence what we know today as the Uganda Red Cross Society.The National Society has over 350,000 registered members with one and half million beneficiaries of its interventions. URCS works through 51 Branch Offices covering the whole of Uganda. As a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement comprising the International Federation and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), URCS works with several partners in the execution of its Mission, these include the Government of Uganda, Corporate bodies, United Nations Agencies, NGOs, and participating Sister Red Cross-National Societies. Over the years, URCS has witnessed an increase in the number of partners and partnerships not only nationally but internationally including private and civil society organizations. The number of communities served by URCS has also tremendously increased, as well as the scope of activities. Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021

  Research Officer

  Save the Children Int. (SCI) specifically spearheads the establishment of sustainable mechanisms to ensure implementation of effective sexuality education, Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) and Gender Based Violence prevention (GBV) and response, in both primary and secondary schools in 14 targeted districts, while developing necessary capacity and skills to ensure long-term stakeholder ownership.