Charity Angan-mwine
Summary
A passionate developer with over six years’ progressive experience working with local NGOs space having the aim of being an agent of positive change. I am passionate about working with Organizations’ to improve the lives of people in the country especially the marginalized groups. I am friendly and approachable with strong work ethics. I am a good communicator and enjoys sharing knowledge, have shown initiative in my previous roles.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer
Women’s Integrated Development Organization
10.2020 - Current
- Identified and trained 90 community-based volunteers (CBVs) as facilitators on Gender Equality and Village Savings and Loans Association (Plus) in the Bono East, Ahafo and Bono Regions
- These CBVs cascaded trainings to 6,750 rural women on savings-related skills, on gender equality, sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), prevention of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM), financial literacy and basic business management
- Facilitated the identification and setup of childcare centers in 38 project communities to serve as safe spaces for children to enable their mothers have active economic hours at their enterprises to improve their economic statuses
- Facilitated in the identification and training of caregiver’s on safeguarding principles and proper setup 38 childcare centers, and periodically conducted refresher training for caregivers and negotiated their upkeep with community stakeholders and parents for children at the safe spaces
- Mapped and gathered data on existing organizations working on women's rights in the Bono East, Bono and Ahafo regions and held engagements on collaborative advocacy actions to enhance women economic empowerment
- This has provided an opportunity to build synergies with ongoing women economic empowerment interventions
- Identified 54 existing women entrepreneurs who are serving as mentors for rural women entrepreneurs
- These mentors are providing business guidance to rural women entrepreneurs to enable them start and grow their businesses in green value chain and green skills businesses
- Identified 890 male champions within 90 communities to advocate for men support for women economic empowerment and safeguarding for children in their communities
- This has helped to foster a supportive environment at both the family and community level toward rural women/children empowerment
- Coordinated the development of a second-year project annual work plan for a Global Affairs Canada (GAC) sponsored value chain project (Women’s Innovations for Sustainable Enterprises-WISE) in close partnership with Plan International and project collaborators in the Tano North, Techiman and Sunyani Municipalities (MoFA, Business Advisory Centers and EPA)
- Identified and oriented 179 Community and religious leaders on the need to support women’s economic participation in 90 rural communities
- This has helped to promote positive gender norms, practices and behavior’s that empower rural girls and young women to play active role in the economy in the Bono, Ahafo and Bono East
- Coordinated the conduct of quarterly joint monitoring and learning visits involving project beneficiaries, Plan International, stakeholders from Municipal Assemblies, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agencies under the GAC sponsored WISE project which created good platform for knowledge sharing and development of new strategies for the project
- Facilitated the development of new business and value chains among VSLA participants resulting in good returns on their investment on soya, mushroom, beekeeping and snail rearing value chains in the Bono East, Bono and Ahafo Regions
- Established partnership between rural banks and VSLAs in the Bono Regions resulting in the increased financial support to the tune of One Million Ghana Cedis for VSLA members to start and expand their businesses to the mutual benefit between the rural banks and VSLA participants
- Facilitated agronomic, business and entrepreneurial training for 2,300 women soya production, snail rearing, mushroom production and beekeeping under GAC Funded project in the Bono regions
- To increase women economic rights participation in decision making at household and community levels
- Collaborated with monitoring teams and facilitated in mobilizing participants for baseline, midline and end line evaluation exercises in the Bono Regions
- Promoted and facilitated the registration of 32 individual businesses business’s with the appropriate institution for formalization and recognitions in the various municipalities in the Bono Regions
- Promoted alternative and new business streams for 1,210 VSLA participants through the establishment of income generating activities in green business training and establishment (bee keeping, mushroom, snail rearing and soya beans cultivation/ processing) in the Bono East, Bono and Ahafo Regions
- Contributed in the writing of monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual reports to Plan international, GAC, GIZ, FAO, USAID, Care International, STAR Ghana Foundation, BUSAC Fund on different projects
- Assisted quality assurance team from Plan International Ghana/Global Affairs Canada conducts periodic verification/validations of reports and financial documentations to be in standard of donors specifications
Field Supervisor
Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Walk enumerators through the boundaries using PHC 2 or goggle maps
- Supervise their daily activities
- Interpret system errors and assist enumerator’s effect changes
- Sync data consistently to data servers
- Innovatively address changes faced in the field
Project Officer
ProNet North
05.2014 - 05.2018
- Mobilized over 1,200 women farmers into 30 savings groups
- Oversee the use of organizational machinery
- Developed and created updated register for all beneficiaries both soft and hard copies
- Monitor proper distribution of farmer inputs
- Assist farmers develop crop budgets
- Conducted regularly famer visits and weekly meetings
- Monitored productivity and give feedback
- Ensured proper recoveries are done timely
- Give technical assist to farmers on best agronomic practices
- Trained all 30 groups of women on alternative livelihood activities as soybeans processing, soap making, moringa, gardening etc
- Facilitate linkage between women groups and financial institution for better financial services
- Facilitated in 18 farmer groups and 25 individual have active accounts with financial institutions (MML)
- Facilitate linkages between 6 input dealers and service providers to 30 women groups
- Collected routine data and submit high quality timely reports to coordinators
- Won best field officer of the year 2016 farming season under the GROW project
- Three women under my supervision took awards best soya farmer for Wa East 2015, Best soybean farmer and best conversation agriculture awards also under GROW project 2015, 2016 respectively
Project Volunteer
ProNet North
02.2014 - 05.2014
- Conducted video shows in selected communities on the importance of ANC/PNC
- Support community health personnel’s deliver trainings to expected mothers
- Conducting message delivery sessions for experienced mothers/mother in-laws
- Supported in facilitating 7 community durbars in Jirapa and Lambussie Districts
- Conducted group discussions for 9 communities in the Jirapa District
- Access and evaluate needs of community to improve maternal and child health
- Facilitate 7 benefit communities prioritizes their needs for support
- Conduct project progress with stakeholder (GHS, District Assembly)
Education
B.A - Environment and Resource Management option
University for Development Studies-Wa campus
12.2012
West Africa Certificate Examination -
Saint Francis Girls Senior High School
Jirapa06.2007
Personal Information
Gender: Female
Timeline
Field Supervisor
Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 08.2021
Project Officer
Women’s Integrated Development Organization
10.2020 - Current
Project Officer
ProNet North
05.2014 - 05.2018
Project Volunteer
ProNet North
02.2014 - 05.2014
B.A - Environment and Resource Management option
University for Development Studies-Wa campus
West Africa Certificate Examination -
Saint Francis Girls Senior High School
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