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Virginiah Kamau

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    GIS and Remote sensing Expert | Climate Change & Sustainability | Auditing & Certification | GHG Accounting | Public speaking | Customer success | ToT | Entrepreneur.

  • Education

    • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science - BS Land Resource Planning and Management. Second Class - Upper division

      Activities and Societies: Swimming, Scrabble and Women's football

    • Kwame Nkrumah'​ University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

      2017 - 2019
      Master's of Science Geographic Information Science and Cartography

    • Ruppin Academic Center Israel.

      2014 - 2015
      Post Graduate Diploma Agronomy and Crop Science A

    • Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente

      2017 - 2019
      Master's of Science Geo Information Science

  • Experience

    • KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

      Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
      Attache

      - Assisted the soil chemist- Conducted soil surveys- Conducted land evaluation

    • Danziger flower farm ltd

      Sept 2014 - Sept 2015
      Intern

      - Researched and developed new plant varieties through breeding.- Monitored plant growth and evaluated pests & diseases prevalence- Collected, stored and managed data on flower species and varieties- Created sales and marketing material for specific flower varieties- Carried out general greenhouse activities

    • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

      Dec 2016 - Dec 2019
      Consultant

      - Assessed grants proposals, from desk stage to field roll out stage to qualify applicants for funding- Conducted monitoring and evaluation on rolled out projects to ensure goals, timelines and outcomes were met- Engaged and managed relationships with local government officials to ensure buy in and project implementation success- Engaged with grant beneficiaries through focus groups and one on one interviews to understand real impact of the projects - Wrote in-depth reports after monitoring and evaluations exercises Show less

    • One Acre Fund

      May 2017 - Sept 2017
      Field Director

      - Created expansion strategies and oversaw their successful implementation in Central Kenya- Analyzed key program performance data to inform weekly strategies- Trained the field leadership team on agricultural extension services on a weekly basis. - Recruited and managed a team of 17 field staff.

    • Rainforest Alliance

      Sept 2021 - now

      • Senior GIS Analyst-Climate Change

        Nov 2023 - now

      • GIS Risk Assessment &Certification process support officer

        Sept 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NETAFIM

    • Lead Expert

      NEMA

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Sacred Heart Secondary School_ Kenya on Sept 2010
      Sacred Heart Secondary School_ KenyaAssociated with Virginiah Kamau