
Timeline
About me
Social Impact Community Manager | 6+ Years of experience building engaged communities in East Africa | Passionate about building communities and Networks
Education
Mandela institute for development studies
2015 - 2015Certificate elections, civic education and good governanceRegional training on elections, civic education and good governance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The network university
2015 - 2015Certificate global education: the human rights dimensionIntroduction to Global Education: Reflecting on the intercultural dimension.Understanding human rights education in your glocal context.Developing strategies for action.Developing human rights education activities.
The network university
2015 - 2015Certificate global education: the intercultural dimensionIntroduction to global education: Reflecting on the intercultural Dimension.Intercultural learning as an educational practise.Intercultural dialogue and policy making.Intercultural global education and social and political action.
Kenya institute of management
2010 - 2010Certificate business administrationBusiness Administration
Kenyatta university
2011 - 2015Bachelor's degree gender and development studiesActivities and Societies: The Kenya Red Cross- Kenyatta University Chapter Major in Gender Studies and minor in SociologyParticipated in Gender week in March 2014Participated in The Amazing Woman Dialogues Training programOral Presentation at the Green Arid International Conference."The Gendered Impact of the African Green Revolution: A Case of Kenya." 15th-17th April, Dakar, Senegal.Modules:Gender and human rights.Gender and education.Gender and climate change.Gender and agriculture.Gender and population health.Gender and… Show more Major in Gender Studies and minor in SociologyParticipated in Gender week in March 2014Participated in The Amazing Woman Dialogues Training programOral Presentation at the Green Arid International Conference."The Gendered Impact of the African Green Revolution: A Case of Kenya." 15th-17th April, Dakar, Senegal.Modules:Gender and human rights.Gender and education.Gender and climate change.Gender and agriculture.Gender and population health.Gender and democracy.Gender and conflict.Human rights based approaches to development.Gender Mainstreaming. Show less
Experience
The norwegian peoples aid- somalia
Aug 2013 - Dec 2013Gender programs internIn cooperation with other international organizations in Somalia, Norwegian People's Aid is responsible for monitoring the humanitarian situation in Sool, Sanaag and Cayne. At the present NPA is the only international organization that operates continually in this area.Norwegian People's Aid has in recent years concentrated its efforts on humanitarian assistance in cooperation with local partners. We focus on safe water supply to vulnerable households while contributing to rebuild infrastructure and wells through the "cash for work"-program. We also work with local organizations to empower women and to engage youth. The largest part of the population in this area is under 30 years of age and many of the tensions in the area for instance Al-Shabaab and piracy is rooted in youth.Achievements:1. Assisted the programme manager in developing assessment forms for NPA’s WASH projects in Las Anod- Somalia.2. Liaised with field officers in Las Anod- Somalia on gender mainstreaming in projects. 3.Provided administrative support to Nairobi’s Coordinating office.4.Drafted relevant Public Relations items such as newsletters, the organization’s Magazine and blog articles.5. Drafted a gender policy to enhance the organizations support and field offices operations.6.Edited and compiled project progress reports on a monthly basis. Show less
Amazing woman dialogues
Sept 2014 - Dec 2020Co-founderAmazing Woman Dialogues is working to reduce the under representation of women in leadership positions in their communities, politics and the corporate sector through tailor made training workshops done over a five week period and a regional campaign dubbed “The Amazing African Woman Forum” in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. We hope to build the capacity of women to challenge existing gender norms and break glass ceilings while at the same time creating a powerful network of like minded change agents from all over Eastern Africa. This will lead to an empowered woman with unmasked potential ready to model future generations. Show less
Half the sky movement- kenya
Feb 2015 - Feb 2016Campus ambassadorAs a campus Ambassador my main role is to champion the cause of Half The Sky Movement which is to empower young women in Universities. Half the Sky Movement champions for the empowerment of women worldwide through the use of transmedia tools such as videos, websites, games, blogs and other educational tools to not only raise awareness of women's issues, but to also provide concrete steps to fight these problems and empower women.
East africa cup 2015
Jun 2015 - Sept 2015Consultant- monitoring and evaluation‘Much more than only football’ The East Africa Cup (EAC) is a youth football tournament for both boys and girls between and including the ages 12–16 held annually in the last week of June in Moshi, Kilimanjaro-Tanzania. The tournament is organized by four partner organizations namely; Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA), KRIK Norway, CHRISC East Africa, Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA). EAC is inspired by Norway cup which has had a similar event running for the last 30 years, only on a much larger scale of over 1500 teams from all around the world. Show less
Livity africa
May 2016 - Sept 2016Google digital skills trainerDigify Bytes is an intensive training experience aimed at giving thousands of young learners and job-seekers a short, sharp shot of digital skills. Delivered by passionate young digital professionals, Digify Bytes will open up a whole new world where digital skills will give you an advantage. The program is facilitated by Livity Africa and sponsored by Google.In this role, I conducted 22 trainings with a total of 1,500 participants.
Go gaga experiential company
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017Sponsorship and events consultantEstablished in 2013, Go Gaga Exp is an agency committed to providing digital training brand management, conferencing & event management.My main responsibilities included:• Organizing Digital Marketing Trainings• Designing a digital marketing training curriculum• Generating partnership and sponsorship leads.• Organizing and coordinating different events such as Social Media Week Independent Nairobi and Zuri Awards. • Leading digital marketing campaigns for different customers and brands.Achievements:• Organized a digital marketing training with a total of 20 participants.• Deigned a training curriculum to meet the needs of different businesses owners.• Conceptualized and led the Social media campaign of Zuri Awards 2017; an Award celebrating individuals and organizations changing the lives of women.• Led a successful social media campaign for Epicenter Africa between May and August 2017 reaching 800,000 impressions on Facebook and 131,600 impressions on Twitter. Show less
Constitution and reform education consortium (creco)
Oct 2017 - May 2018Digital marketing consultantThe Constitution and Reform Education Consortium (CRECO) is a network of civil society organizations that belong to the broad human rights, governance and democracy category of NGOs. CRECO was founded in 1998, as a culmination of a networking history dating as far back as 1992 with the exponential increase in NGOs involved in governance. CRECO’s membership comprises 23 CSOs implementing diverse human rights, democracy and governance activities in various parts of Kenya. CRECO’s membership is drawn from both urban and rural-based NGOs working in 47 counties of Kenya.Responsibilities:• Community management of Facebook and Twitter social media platforms which includes paid advertising and content creation. • Visibility creation of all CRECO events on Social Media platforms.• Designing monthly email newsletters.• Creating digital marketing strategies for CRECO. Show less
Acumen
May 2021 - Dec 2023Community manager, east africaMy role serves to:Make sure the community is thriving against set community health metrics. Advocate for the community by collecting insights and designing interventions based on needs.Support the career and entrepreneurship journeys of the Fellows that graduate from Acumen Academy Fellowship and Accelerator Programs.Provide Acumen Academy's community with connections to financial and non-financial resources.Collaboratively develop programs, events, and projects that address their needs, andbuild a robust, organically growing society of moral leaders in the region. Show less
The roddenberry foundation
Jan 2024 - nowAfrica network lead, the +1 global fund
Licenses & Certifications
Online marketing fundamentals
Google
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Vaida OdongoFellow Acumen Jan 2017 Acumen's Regional Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to build the next generation of social leaders with the audacity to transform society and create a better, more inclusive world.
- Awarded to Vaida OdongoGeneration Change Fellow United States Institute of Peace Feb 2016 The United States Institute of Peace's Generation Change Program is dedicated to empowering and building the capacity of civically engaged youth as they emerge as leaders in their communities. The program provides these civic leaders with a range of skills and experiences in the hopes that if they are equipped with these skills and a more dynamic community of peers, they will be able to sustain their social change efforts, ensure their work is effective and increase their resilience as leaders.… Show more The United States Institute of Peace's Generation Change Program is dedicated to empowering and building the capacity of civically engaged youth as they emerge as leaders in their communities. The program provides these civic leaders with a range of skills and experiences in the hopes that if they are equipped with these skills and a more dynamic community of peers, they will be able to sustain their social change efforts, ensure their work is effective and increase their resilience as leaders. The content of the program is designed to provide these civic leaders with the following: Effective Leadership Skills and conflict Management Skills. Show less
Volunteer Experience
Communications and Digital Content Assistant
Issued by Progressive Volunteers -Kenya on Jun 2014Associated with Vaida Odongo
Volunteer
Issued by Regional ShareFair on Gender Equality in the Mining and Extractive Industries on Oct 2015Associated with Vaida Odongo
Languages
- enEnglish
- kiKiswahili
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