1. 1. NAME OF STAFF JANET ACHIENG OCHIENG
2. PROPOSED POSITION SOCIAL WORK & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
3. EMPLOYER
4. DATE OF BIRTH 24th October, 1979 5. NATIONALITY: Kenyan
6. CONTACTS +254712418258 Email: janetachieng06@gmail.com
7. EDUCATION 2001 Diploma in Community Development, Kenya Institute of Social
Work and Community Development, Kenya.
Courses covered
 Rural,social and community development
approaches
 Social mobilization and marketing
 Statistics
 Economics and Poverty in Kenya
 Social research method and project paper
 Gender and women empowerment
 Social transformation
 Computer study
1998 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Lokitaung Mixed
Secondary School, Kenya
8. OTHER RELEVANT
TRAINING/SKILLS
2005: Participated in community motivators trainingorganized by Merlin
covering:
 Community mobilization
 Community participation and motivation
 Community water quality and sanitation
 Community hygiene and sanitation promotion
 Malnutrition and food hygiene
 HIV/AIDS
Oct – Nov 2016: Kenya Institute of Business and CounsellingStudies (KIBCo)-
Certificatein Ms-Word, Ms-Excel, Ms-Access,Ms. PowerPoint,
Desktop Publishing,Internet and E-mail and Introduction to
computer and Windows.
9. COUNTRIES OF WORK
EXPERIENCE
Kenya
10. LANGUAGES Languages Speaking Reading Writing
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Swahili Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dholuo Good Good Good
Turkana Good Good Good
Luhya Good Good Good
11. EMPLOYMENT RECORD
From To Employer Position Held
2003 2003 EWOI Centre Social Worker
April 2006 April 2006 International Rescue Committee
(IRC)
Survey Enumerator
August 2006 March 2007 Merlin Community Mobilizer
12. WORK UNDERTAKEN THAT BEST ILLUSTRATES CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THE TASKS ASSIGNED
Project Name Desk Review for Community Development Work
Year Dec 2015 – Feb 2016
Location Nairobi
Client Private
Main Project Features Literature review and report writing on developments and future of community

2. development.
Position Held Consultant
Activities Performed Reviewed literature and wrote a report on the future outlook of community development
in Kenya.
Project Name Merlin – Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme
Year January 2011 – April 2011
Location Turkana, Kenya
Client Merlin
Main Project Features Screening and selecting for nutrition and feeding programme, all lactating/pregnant and
under 5s children, regardless of their nutrition status.
Position Held Screener
Activities Performed Screening and selecting children (under 5s) and women (pregnant & lactating) for the
nutrition programme BSFP – Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme.
Project Name Merlin – Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme
Year September 2010 – December 2010
Location Turkana, Kenya
Client Merlin
Main Project Features Screening and selecting for nutrition and feeding programme, all lactating/pregnant and
under 5s children, regardless of their nutrition status.
Position Held Screener
Activities Performed Screening and selecting children (under 5s) and women (pregnant & lactating) for the
nutrition programme BSFP – Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme
Project Name Nutrition, hygiene and health education, feeding programme
Year 2006 - 2007
Location Kenya
Client Merlin
Main Project Features Nutrition, hygiene and health education, feeding programme, regardless of nutrition status,
poverty alleviation.
Position Held Mobilizer and Health Educator
Activities Performed Mobilizing the community for hygiene and health education, screening and selecting
children (under 5s) and women (pregnant & lactating) for the nutrition programme (OTP-
Outpatient Therapeutic Programme & SFP – Supplementary Feeding Programme.
Project Name Merlin - KAP Survey
Year 2006 - 2007
Location Turkana, Kenya
Client Merlin
Main Project Features Surveys on maternal and child health, maternity services assessment, distance covered to a
health facility.
Position Held Enumerator
Activities Performed Conducting interviews to selected group of people, filling questionnaires.
Project Name Merlin - Anthropology Survey
Year 2006 - 2007
Location Turkana, Kenya
Client Merlin
Main Project Features Health facility interviews, Service Assessment, cost-sharing assessment.
Position Held Enumerator
Activities Performed Conducting interviews on out patients, filling questionnaires.
Project Name Water and Sanitation (WASH) Survey
Year 19th April 2006 – 28th April 2006
Location Turkana, Kenya
Client International Rescue Committee (IRC)

3. Main Project Features Water, sanitation and health survey, House to house interviews
Position Held Enumerator
Activities Performed Conducting surveys by sampling method, conducting house to house interviews, filling
questionnaires. At the end of the survey, won the best overall enumerator.