Curriculum Vitae

Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)
Address(es) Mobile: E-mail Nationality Date of birth Gender

Salma Hussein Ahmed

P. O. Box 15459, Dar es Salaam. +255 716 844 581 sallbad@yahoo.com Tanzanian 13th May 1978 Female

Desired employment / Community Service & Marketing Occupational field Work experience
Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities March 2010 To date Research Assistant 1. 2. 3. Data collection by interviewing the target groups Compile collected data and prepare reports Participate in path finding process in identifying groups to be interviewed

Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities

Data Vision International Quantitative/Qualitative research December 2008 to June 2009 Research Executive The Steadman Group of Tanzania 1. 2. 3. 4. Proposal writing Client service and management Report writing : word and Top line Presentation Moderation

Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities

The Steadman Group Tanzania Marketing Research & Media Monitoring March 2008 July 2008 Administrator 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. To assist Office Manager in following up workshops Organize the Country Directors meetings and traveling schedules. Diary management, travel itinerary, scheduling and event co-ordination Deal with any queries via phone, email and general correspondence Set up systems and procedures as required Manage procurement of all office supplies of stationery, supplies, equipment and furniture Manage accounts payable including writing receipts Personal administration duties for directors

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CONSTELLA FUTURES Health Policy Initiative Health Policy Initiative

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Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities

Jan 2006 Jan 2007 Assistant Program Officer, 1. Work with Youth Adult Partnership coordinator and other YouthNet team members to document and update program progress towards increase youth participation in SRH programs. (Documenting achievements through involvement of YAGs and YECs). Work with program Officer to coordinate implementation of the Y-PEER program in Tanzania. Represent YN/T in National and other youth focused forum. Coordinate Youth participation in grants applications review meetings, CCYP, ABY, document and share comments and ideas/ concerns from youth. Co-facilitate Youth Adult Partnership training of TOT, planning and monitoring its implementation. Participate in program supportive supervision visits, assess and propose ways to strengthen youth participation in sub grantee activities. Perform other project related duties as assigned.

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FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL (FHI) YouthNet Project NGO: HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative April Dec 2005 Internship Capacity building, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Youth Adult Partnership (YAP). FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL (FHI) YouthNet Tanzania under Program Units. NGO: HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative May 2004 Dec 2005 Volunteering Coordinator Youth involvement and partnership in (ASRH) Desk (YIP desk. AYA project under UNFPA, PATH, and PATHFINDER. International Organisations Dec 2003- Dec 2004 Youth Adolescent Reproductive Health Promoter training officer and facilitator. Project titles: Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) in Behavioral Change Communication BCC/LPS funded by AYA Under Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Tanzania Youth Awareness Trust Fund (TAYOA) International NGOs Dec 2003- Dec 2004 Counsellor in Nutrition for People Living with HIV and AIDS Toll Free National Aids/Helpline- on-the-phone counselling. TAYOA NGO

Other Experiences
Dates Event/Activity Dates Event/Activity Dec 2005 Attended 14th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Abuja Nigeria. April 2004 Conducted five days Workshop dealing with Youth Adult Partnership in different activity of the organization with TAYOA staff and Youth Funded by Family Health International Tanzania (FHI TZ) YouthNet.

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Feb- June 2004 Guest presenter of HIV/AIDS helpline Radio talk show. program with Clouds FM Dar es Salaam conducting health and balance diet for People Living with HIV/AIDS. March- April 2003 Field practical at VETA catering and Hotel Services Training Unit deals with food and beverage services, kitchen, housekeeping, front desk and Administration.

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Educational background
Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Advanced studies in Physics, Chemistry & Biology Jangwani Secondary School - Dar es Salaam. Sept 2000- June 2003 Bachelor of Science Home Economics and Human Nutrition (B.Sc. HE&HN),. GPA: 3.6 Upper Second Class Home Economics and Human Nutrition. Sokoine University of Agricultures (SUA), Morogoro.

July 1997 - May 1999

Jan 1993 Nov 1996 Certificate of Secondary Education (CSEE), O-Level Science subjects Zanaki Secondary School Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Jan 1986 - Sept 1992 Certificate of Primary education (CPE), Primary School subjects Jamhuri Primary School, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Short Courses/Trainings
Dates Training attended March 2006 Trained in Advance TOT for Theater based Peer Education(Y-PEER) - Marrakech, Morocco organized by UNFPA HQ. August 2005 Trained in Advance TOT for Youth peer education (Y-PEER)-Istanbul, Turkey organized by UNFPA HQ. March 2005 Trained in Facilitation Skills on Youth Adult Partnership Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) Namibia under FHI by UNFPA HQ.

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Dates Training attended

December 2004 Trained in Governance Programme for Civil Society Organizations by WEB Consult in collaboration with TACAIDS and Action Aid Tanzania. May 2004 Trained in life planning skills (SPS) on Behavioral Change and Communication (BCC) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) education for two weeks by AYA. March 2004 Trained in facilitation skills in youth Adults partnership for one week by Family Health International (FHI) Tanzania YouthNet. Feb. 2004 Trained in leadership and Management and Communication Skills for one week by African Youth Alliance (AYA) Tanzania. Jan-May 2003 Attended a computer course in Introduction, Internet, Ms-Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point at Sokoine University of Agriculture.

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Leadership Experience
Dates June 2004 to-date: Secretary of Youth Executive Committee (YEC) of Family Health International Tanzania (FHI YouthNet) Dates 2002-2003 Student leadership at SUA. Deputy Minister Ministry of Health, Student Welfare and Accommodation.

Research Experience and Publication

1. 2. 3. RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL SURVEY FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF SSMP INSTALATION FOR SIX DISTRICTS PROFILES (2010) CHILD LABOUR IN TANZANIA; A CASE STUDY OF MOROGORO AND ILALA MUNICIPALITIES MAY 2005. Research assistance on the further analysis of the childrens photographs of poverty with Research for Poverty Alleviation (REPOA)in July 2007this include: I. Sorting out the photographs II. Explore areas of convergence and/ or divergence between the photographs and conventional definitions of poverty as shown in documents and policy frameworks such as National Strategy on Poverty Reduction (MKUKUTA) and MDGs III. Explore regional, gender, rural and urban differences and/ or similarities in terms of perceptions of poverty as depicted by the photographs.

Consultancy
Participated in the evaluation exercise on the contribution of Youth Involvement and Participation (YIP) to African Youth Alliance (AYA - Tanzania) achievements in Behavioral Change Communication component sponsored by United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), A Case study of Arusha, Tarime, Karagwe and Zanzibar March 2005.

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Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s) Language(s) Self-assessment English Kiswahili Understanding
Listening Proficient Proficient Reading Proficient Proficient Proficient Proficient

Kiswahili

Speaking
Spoken interaction Spoken production Proficient Proficient

Writing
Proficient Proficient

Social skills and competences

Socialising in the work environment and an excellent team player. Very charismatic personality, and a demonstrated willingness and enthusiasm in the work environment. Ability to work in a multi-culture/multi-ethnic environment, which I gained throughout my career in international NGOs. Proficient organisational competence, improved by multi-tasking activities in my roles. Good administrative competence, gained through working at CONSTELLA FUTURES. Operating Systems: Excellent ability with y Windows 7 and previous versions Software Excellent ability with y Microsoft Office 2007 y Internet Explorer y Mozilla Firefox

Organisational skills and competences Technical and Computer skills and competences

Referees
1. Dr. Abeid Gasper, Lecturer, Institute of Financial Management. Cell: +255 786 40100. Email:
abeidg@hotmail.com

2. Dr. Juma Lungo, Lecturer, Faculty of Science, University of Dar es Salaam. Cell: + 255 787 065 098.
Email: jlungo@zalongwa.com

3. Abdulrazak Badru, Marketing Specialist, Water and Sanitation Program. Cell: + 255 754 280048. Email:
abadru@worldbank.org

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