Godfrey Godfrey, Psychosocial/Child Protection Officer

Godfrey Godfrey

Psychosocial/Child Protection Officer

Passion 4 Community Development Organization

Location
Uganda
Education
Bachelor's degree, Development Studies
Experience
15 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 7 Months

Psychosocial/Child Protection Officer at Passion 4 Community Development Organization
  • Uganda
  • My current job since March 2012

 Counseled Children in conflict with the law, children with special needs, child headed households and HIV/AIDS positively Living children (OVCs)
 Child tracing and reintegration of children in conflict with the Law from detention facilities to their homes
 Supervised 40 Community Peer Educators in Project implementation in 2 districts-Agago and Pader
 Facilitated training in structured diversion Juvenile Justice and Child Protection to community front line workers
 Conducted Cognitive Behavioral Treatment session with Clients at the Center
 Monitored child headed and siblings for protection within in all project implementation areas
 Supported programming of Child protection-structured diversion implementation in Right 2 Change project
 Monitored Livelihood support given to child headed families (Children)
 Ensured respect for child protection policy by both staff and visitors in the Organization
 Conducted community sensitization on child rights and structured diversion juvenile Justice systems
 Writing monthly, Quarterly, Bi-annual report and Annual report

Acting Psychosocial Manager at Passion 4 Community Development Organization
  • Uganda
  • July 2015 to October 2015

(Right 2 Change Project-Youth Policy Reforms and Practice in Northern Uganda)
 Supervised social Workers and Peer educators in executing their duties in the field
 Ensured up to date record keeping of data of cases and follow up of incident cases
 Provided supervision and monitoring of activities, facilitating Focus Groups Discussions and surveys
 Project cycle management in Comic Relief Right 2 Change project
 Financial Management and project budget control cash flow
 Donor coordination and communication in the project implementation
 Represented the Organization in Civil Society Organizations Coordination meetings
 Compiled and submitted timely quarterly report to the donor for analysis and documentations of success

Assistant Protection Officer at ASB) Pader
  • Uganda
  • October 2009 to December 2010

(Return Monitoring of Internally Displaced Persons Project)
 Distribution of constructions tools e.g. axe, spades, wheel barrowers, hoes for the construction of community access roads
 Conduct community mobilization and sensitization on construction and maintenance of community access roads
 Supervised construction of community roads in the project areas
 Sensitized internal displaced person (IDP) in Hygiene and Sanitation
 Supported the implementation of return Monitoring process of Internal Displaced Person Camps
 Trained water Users Committees on Community Total Led Sanitation in internal Displaced Transit sites
 Supported and monitored the construction of Extremely Vulnerable Individuals shelter
 Supported data collection on Internal Displaced Person camps (IDP) returning to transit site

Head of Food Distribution Volunteers at World Vision International Uganda
  • Uganda
  • August 2007 to October 2009

Head of Distribution Volunteers: (General Food Aid Distribution IDP Emergency Project)
 Supervised Volunteers in General Food Aid distribution in the field in partnership with Food Monitors
 Handled and settled conflicts among Volunteers
 Allocated Volunteers with Food Monitors for stacking of Food items packed for distribution
 Followed up payment of allowances of Volunteers with Finance and Administration Officer
 Ensured that all field Kits are taken in the store by Volunteers after distribution in the field
 Coordinated volunteers with Food Monitors and Administration department

Field Project Assistant -Child Protection at War Child UK, International Uganda
  • Uganda
  • November 2008 to March 2009

-Organised meetings with the Child Protection Committees at the sub county
-Facilitated training on Child Protection to the child Protection committees at the sub county
-Formed child Protection school clubs and monitor their performance
-Attended child Protection Coordination meetings at the sub county
-Counseled child victims of abuse and made referral for appropriate action to other front line workers like the police

Education

Bachelor's degree, Development Studies
  • at Gulu University, Gulu
  • December 2006

courses: 2006 Gulu University Bachelor of Development Studies (BDVS) 2002 City Star Secondary School Uganda Advance Certificate of Education (UACE) 2000 Muyenga High School Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)

Specialties & Skills

Client Counseling
General Administration
Child Advocacy
Budget Preparation
Food Distribution
Cognitive behavioral techniques and Trauma therapy
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING
CASH FLOW
COUNSELING
DATA COLLECTION
FINANCE
MICROSOFT ACCESS
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
MONITORS

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Uganda Red Cross Society
  • Life Member
  • August 2013

Training and Certifications

First Aid Treatment (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2006
Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counseling & Testing (Certificate)
Trauma Counseling (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2009
Uganda Certificate of Education (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2000
Public Administration & Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Africa Population Institute Kamapal
Uganda Advance Certificate of Education (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2002

Hobbies

  • Watching News and Football, Reading News paper, Making New Friends, Working with the Community
    -Completed a Bachelor Degree in development Studies in 2006 Developed Monitoring tools for Psychosocial Department -Presented a paper on Structured Diversion Juvenile Justice in Nairobi on 17th -18th August 2016 -Wrote a Concept paper on Juvenile Justice that led to Funding of a 4 Year Right 2 change Project for the P4C Uganda