Behailu Solomon has over 8 years of experience working in WASH and public health projects in both emergency and development contexts in Ethiopia and South Sudan. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health Science and has worked for organizations such as IRC, ARC, PIN, Water Action, and UNICEF in roles including Hygiene Promotion Specialist, Sanitation and Hygiene Program Officer, and WASH Project Coordinator. Currently he is a Hygiene Promotion Specialist for TDC PLC based in Hawassa, Ethiopia and is seeking a new position to contribute his knowledge and experience in WASH and public health.

1. BEHAILU SOLOMON
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+251 911904494
Email; baye.sol06@gmail.com
behacool@yahoo.com
P.O.BOX:-1320
Hawassa, Ethiopia
To: To whom it may concern
Position: In the area of WASH Project
Cover letter/Letter of motivation
Dear Sir/Madam
My interst in the area of WASH and Public health project has promoted me to forward my resume for your
review and considration. I posses Bacheler of science degree in Environmental heath science from
Haromaya Universty faculity of health science.
I have over eight years progressive professional experiences in WASH and public health projects in both
emergency and development programs; working with different international NGOs such as, TDC PLC, American
Refugee Committee(ARC) in South Sudan Equatorial state Kapoita South, International Rescue Committee(IRC),
People In need(PIN), Water Acton and UNICEF as a Hygiene Promotion Specialist, International consultant on
Hygiene Promotion trainer, Sanitation and Hygiene program Officer, assistance Wash program coordinator ,
Health and Sanitation Project Officer and WASH project coordinator respectively. Currently I am working with a
private company, Tabor Development Consultancy (TDC)PLC, as a Hygiene Promotion Specialist based in Hawassa,
Ethiopia.
In the posted posetion I have remarkable experiences working in communities with different geographical, economical,
cultural, social backgrounds such as Somali pastoralist, refugees, highlanders, agrarians etc During my stay with the
above mentioned organizations and communities, I expanded my professional experiences, knowledge and skills on
WASH and Public health intervention such as assessment, data collection and analysis methodologies, Conducting
different training on Hygiene promotion and sanitation tools and approach(PHAST,CHAST, CLTS, SLTS, AND PLA)
program design and implementation or project management cycle, human resource management, finance and budget
control, monitoring and evaluation(SMART indicators),community development, capacity building and training,
emergency humanitarian response (SPHERE), advocacy and partnership building, coordination with different
stakeholders, organizing and conducting different workshops for different level stakeholders. Besides, I passed
through different challenges which helped me to develop my psychological and professional fitness to work in any
difficult environment.
Currently I am looking for a work to contribute the world wide effort to the improvement of health of the poor
people living in developing countries by sharing my professional knowledge, experience and skills in WASH
and public health through working with different international NGOs.
In all the above mentioned projects with different international NGOs, WASH is one of the main components
integrated with them. Therefore, I was responsible for the overall proper implementation of the WASH
components including preparing detail implementation/action plan for respective projects, budget controlling, managing
human and material resources, monitoring and evaluation, preparing and submitting donor reports of respective
projects to program manager, and different stakeholders.
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2. The accompanying resume can serve to provide you with greater details of my accomplishments and what I
have to offer.
Above all, I am very dedicated to my responsibility and fully exert my potentials without reservation and
committed to achieve the program goal as a whole. For further consideration, please refer my curriculum vita (CV)
attached herewith. I would wellcome the apportunity for personal interview with you at your covenience. I am
eager to apply my energy ,experience and enthusiasm to work on your organization and look forward hearing
from you soon. I can generally be reached at + 251-911818808
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Behailu Solomon
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3. BEHAILU SOLOMON
CURRICULUM VITAE
A. Employment History
Behailu Solomon
Mobile: -+251 911818808/
913670626/
0938973707
Email: -behacool@yaho.com
Baye.sol06@gmail.com
Personal Information
Date of Birth 1982
Sex Male
Nationality Ethiopian
Marital Status Single
Permanent home Dilla
1. Education
• Bachelor of Science Degree In Environmental health Science from Haromaya University Harer Ethiopia in
2006
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I have more than 8 years of experience of working on both Humanitarian response/emergency and
long-term development programs, including experience of working in unsecured environment.
My vision is to contribute to the world wide effort to the improvement of health of poor people
living in developing countries by sharing my knowledge, experience and skills in community
WASH.

4. 2. Professional Experience
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5. American
Refugee
Commit
tee
International Consultant
of Hygiene
Promotion
Trainer
August, 2014
to
Oct
obe
r,
201
4
• Conduct assessments, planning, organizing,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the
community hygiene promotion and school hygiene
education programs in the project areas
• A production of training materials and sourcing of
equipment
• Staff Training and Program Implementation
• Implement the Global WASH Cluster's 3-day
Community Hygiene Promoter training Implement
the two-day training in WHOs Cholera Response
and Prevention Practices, Based on the WHO
Cholera Response Task Force materials (2004)
• Participate in design of the HHP activity plans in
collaboration with the WASH Managers and their
rapid response teams at the county level and with
the health professionals at the health institutions
(PHCs and hospitals)
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6. International
Rescue
Commit
tee
(IRC)
Hygiene
promotion/Pa
rticipatory
learning and
action (PLA)
Officer
Since
October,
2011 to
August 10,
2013
• Serve as the focal point for all activities related to
Environmental Health (EH) hygiene promotion in
the field office;
• Conduct a community assessment; establish PLA
Groups using the community entering guideline
developed by the Participation Unit. Take an
active role in the formation of the PLA groups at
community level and ensure diversity in terms of
age, gender, clan composition, vulnerability etc.
• Conduct assessments, planning, organizing,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
the community hygiene promotion and school
hygiene education programs in the project areas;
• Assist the Participation Manager in organizing
PLA trainings and replicate series of trainings
conducted by the Participation Unit Staff to the
PLA Facilitators of their respective Woredas
• Directly supervise and provide support to the
PLA Assistants, EH Agents and PLA facilitators.
• Conduct/participate the appropriate
Environmental Health (EH) Knowledge, Practice
and coverage (KPC) surveys during survey
design, data collection, data entry, analysis and
reporting in order to monitor and evaluate the
impact of EH and hygiene promotion activities
• Facilitate in the selection, designing, pre-testing,
developing, dissemination and evaluation of
appropriate hygiene educational materials for
effective hygiene promotion program;
• Support in promoting field tested and practical
community participatory approaches and
effective hygiene promotion techniques for
enhancing hygienic behavior, sanitation
improvements, and community management of
water and sanitation facilities;
• Facilitate periodic meetings and integrating PLA
groups with WMCs on regular bases.
• Provide information on technical problems of
water systems & feedbacks to the technical team
on time.
• Ensure community participation in various
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8. International
Rescue
Commit
tee
(IRC)
Sanitation and
Hygiene
Promotion
program
Officer
Since January
15, 2010
• Serve as the focal point person for all activities
related to Refugee camp sanitation, hygiene
promotion, vector control and food hygiene;
• Recruit, train, manage and supervise Refugee
camp Environmental Health Agents, latrine
attendants in the camp and follow the
provision of necessary support with the
assistant Hygiene promotion officer
• Conduct needs assessments, planning,
organizing, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the refugee sanitation and
hygiene promotion programs in the camp;
• Ensure sanitation and vector control activities
comply with appropriate national and
international standards;
• Coordinate in site location, mobilizing and
educating the refugee to build latrines and
waste management alternatives and promoting
appropriate sanitation options at household,
communal, and school settings in the camp;
• Supervise installation and start-up operations
of new sanitation infrastructure (latrines, solid
waste disposal site, Intermediate solid waste
collection center, etc);
• Monitor latrine construction in the camp and
supervise activities related to household and
communal latrines;
• Supervise the handling, collection, removal and
disposal of solid and liquid waste;
• Supervise activities related to food hygienic
management in the camp;
• Ensure vector control activities are properly
targeted;
• Initiate procurement to ensure adequate
supplies for sanitation activities;
• Ensure in conducting the appropriate
Environmental Health (EH) Knowledge,
Attitude and Practice (KAP) surveys during
survey design, data collection, data entry,
analysis and reporting in order to monitor and
evaluate the impact of sanitation and hygiene
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9. International
Rescue
Commit
tee
(IRC)
Sanitation and
Hygiene
Promotion
program
Officer
Since January
15, 2010
• Serve as the focal point person for all activities
related to Refugee camp sanitation, hygiene
promotion, vector control and food hygiene;
• Recruit, train, manage and supervise Refugee
camp Environmental Health Agents, latrine
attendants in the camp and follow the
provision of necessary support with the
assistant Hygiene promotion officer
• Conduct needs assessments, planning,
organizing, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the refugee sanitation and
hygiene promotion programs in the camp;
• Ensure sanitation and vector control activities
comply with appropriate national and
international standards;
• Coordinate in site location, mobilizing and
educating the refugee to build latrines and
waste management alternatives and promoting
appropriate sanitation options at household,
communal, and school settings in the camp;
• Supervise installation and start-up operations
of new sanitation infrastructure (latrines, solid
waste disposal site, Intermediate solid waste
collection center, etc);
• Monitor latrine construction in the camp and
supervise activities related to household and
communal latrines;
• Supervise the handling, collection, removal and
disposal of solid and liquid waste;
• Supervise activities related to food hygienic
management in the camp;
• Ensure vector control activities are properly
targeted;
• Initiate procurement to ensure adequate
supplies for sanitation activities;
• Ensure in conducting the appropriate
Environmental Health (EH) Knowledge,
Attitude and Practice (KAP) surveys during
survey design, data collection, data entry,
analysis and reporting in order to monitor and
evaluate the impact of sanitation and hygiene
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10. People in Need Wash Assistant
coordinator
September
14, 2009 to
December
30,2009
• Ensure the Emergency Prevention and Control of
Acute Watery Diarrhea project in Afar Region is
implemented according to the approved donor and
government agreements
• Design and implement public health promotion
activities in conjunction with other Public Health
sectors ensuring that the links are made with the
provision of public health facilities
• Organize training of health professionals, health
extension workers, hygiene promotion agents,
Community volunteers, religious leaders, and other
members of Community Based Organizations
(CBOs)
• Take part in project studies regarding health and
sanitation activities of projects to undertake by
people in need.
• Reviews and verifies annual work program and
financial budgets of assigned program
• Make field trips and gives technical support
assigned project staff
• Take part in evaluation and assessment of health and
sanitation activities of the assigned program
• Report on constraints and barriers encountered by
the program
• Take part in baseline surveys of assigned project
• Take part in developing strategy guidelines designs
and standards concerning health and sanitation
related activities
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11. Water action Health and
Sanitation
Project
Officer
July 22, 2009
– October 10,
2009
• Take part in project studies regarding health and
sanitation activities of projects to undertake by
Water Action
• . To lead the hygiene and sanitation activities
taking place in the targeted kebele
• Takes part in the identification and feasibility
study of new project
• Take part in evaluation and assessment of health
and sanitation activities of the assigned program
• Report on constraints and barriers encountered by
the program
• Makes close collaboration with the senior officer
test trial of new and improved technological inputs
and idea or method before their dissemination and
application at the program.
• Make field trips and gives technical support
assigned project staff
• Reviews and verifies annual work program and
financial budgets of assigned program
• Take part in the production of technical manual
for use by heath and sanitation staff of the
program.
• Preparation of accurate and timely progress
weekly, monthly and quarterly activity reports
Clear Impact
Consult
Master trainer
July 6-29,
2009 • Conduct Community Based Nutrition and
Outreach therapeutic program (OTP) TOT
Training for Health extension workers and
health professionals in Gurage zone Mareko
woreda
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12. Halaba town
admini
stration
capacit
y
buildin
g and
social
main
office
Environmental
hygiene
and
sanitation
Expert Sep 2007
• Management and supervision of resources
allocated to public health promotion activities,
including personnel, finances, assets and
community related inputs in order to efficiently
achieve the town public health targets
• The implementation of the town planned activities
and achievement of the objectives by working
with different NGOs and line departments and
local partners to ensure a co-ordinate response and
adherence to standards.
• Ensure the quality of the strategic plan of the town
through close monitoring that will lead to making
recommendations to town regarding any unmet
needs and enable adequate response to gaps.
• Participating actively in AWD epidemic
management task force and others
• Design and implement public health promotion
activities in conjunction with other Public Health
sectors ensuring that the links are made with the
provision of public health facilities
• Ensure sustainability of interventions through
capacity building of community members and
health professionals in collaboration with GNOs
and woreda health office
• Coordinating WASH project which is donated by
UNICEF
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13. Halaba
S/wore
da
Kulito
health
Center
Public Health Officer Oct 2006 to
• Coordinator of Environmental health and Sanitation,
expanded program of immunization (EPI), integrated
disease surveillance (IDS) and health education
• To lead the hygiene and sanitation activities taking
place in the 21 kebeles of the woreda under the Halaba
coordination site
• To participate in health and other health related
surveys, and operational researches.
• To be responsible in planning and coordinating all the
hygiene and sanitation activities of the project in the
woredas in coordination with other field staffs
• Organizing, conducting and Supervising different
campaigns like enhanced outreached strategy for child
survival, polio eradication etc
• To assess the training needs of the sanitarians and
other health professionals, organizing and conducting
technical and management capacity building as
required, ensuring that all proposed training is in line
with project proposals approved by the donor
• Running and supervising OTP site in different health
post and preparing reports
• Preparing training manuals, organizing and conducting
trainings for community water management
committees and water care takers related to water and
sanitation activities coordinating with water office and
NGOs
• Preparing training manuals, organizing and conducting
trainings for community water management
committees and water care takers related to water and
sanitation activities.
• Participating actively in AWD epidemic management
task force and others
• Preparation of accurate and timely progress weekly,
monthly and quarterly activity report
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14. 3. Key work shop /seminars /training attended
• Project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation training organized by Ethiopian
management institute for twelve days.
• Community development training organized by IRC(International Rescue Committee)
• Behavioral change and communication(BCC)training organized by international rescue committee
for five days
• First Aide training organized by Red Crosse for five days
• Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies training organized by RedR and IRC
 Water quality control training organized by Water aid
 Master TOT on Community based nutrition and OTP organized by UNICEF
 Training of trainers (TOT) on Community Led Total sanitation (CLTS)
 Participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST)
 Integrated management of newborn and child illness (IMNCI) with demonstrated skills
 Epidemic preparedness and response through participatory program development
 Management for severe and acute malnutrition
 Training of management and leader ship course for six months organized by Mission for change and
Development In Ethiopia (MCDAE)
 Training of community capacity enhancement community conversation (CC) for seven days by
federal ministry of health extension education center and UNICEF
 Training of trainer on community based nutrition (CBN) for 10 days organized by Federal ministry
of health and UNICEF
 Introduction to additional health theme to community health promoters organized by essential
service for health In Ethiopia (ESHE)
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15.  Peer education training strategy plan and development organized by save your generation Ethiopia
and UNICEF
 Training of OTP for 8 days organized by Samaritans’ purse and UNICEF
4. Research and Publication
• Assessment of accessibility, availability and acceptability of water supply system In Diredawa town,
Goro locality, 2006( Unpublished )
5. Technical skill
• Basic computer skill like MS word, MS excel, Power point and internet
• SPSS, EPinfo data analysispackage
• Able to manipulate GPS (Global Positioning System)
• First and Second grade driving license
6. Communication / language
 Read, Write and Spoken Fluently English,
 Read, Write and Spoken Fluently Amharic
7. References
Deneke Demebo: TDC plc. Wash Manager
Tabor Developmental Consultancy Plc. Hawassa Ethiopia
Email: denekmdbo@yahoo.com
Mobil: +25116824908
Hennery Omara:- WASH Program Manager, Kapoeta South
American Refugee Committee (ARC) | South Sudan Program
Email: henomara@gmail.com
Mobil: +211 (0) 955 414 874
+256 (0) 772 440 557
Skype: omara.henry
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16. Asres Geda: - IRC Environmental health program manager in Hawassa field office
Mobil:-+251916828270
Email:-asresgeda@rescue.org
Mengistu Gebre:- IRC Environmental Health Assistant coordinator Ethiopia Hade office
Mobil: - +251911177113
Email:-mengistugebre@rescue.org
Getasew Ayalew : - People in need Wash program manager
PIN Hawassa Field Office Ethiopia
Email: Getasew.ayalew@peopleinneed.cz
Mobile:- 215 911673240/0913731563
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