Chomba Nyemba
Lusaka
Summary
Chomba Nyemba is a Child, Adolescent, special education and gender specialist Advocate holding a Bachelor of Education degree in Special Education with History from the University of Zambia, BA(hons) in Women and Gender Studies (BA.WGS) from the University of the Western Cape and a Mandela Rhodes scholar class of 2023. She has over 5 years of experience working with marginalised communities, she has developed expertise in addressing the unique challenges faced by individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including people with disabilities. Her expertise involves advocacy, community support and engagement, and programme/project management. Her expertise includes advocacy, youth, adolescents, and gender-related programming. This suggests that she knows community engagement, gender and safeguarding issues, and the intersectionality of identities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer Advocacy Lead
Safety First for Girls (SAFIGI) Foundation
06.2024 - Current
- Develop and lead advocacy efforts on identified priorities, including collaboration and strategy planning with stakeholders such as the Government, donors, community NGOs and Media
- Build and maintain good working relationship management and stakeholder contacts to advance advocacy goals
- Represent SAFIGI in various engagements and advocate on behalf of members, elevating issues of unsafety to responsible authorities
- Identify and pursue funding opportunities to mobilize resources to support advocacy initiatives, including preparing proposals and donor reports
- Produce reports, briefing notes, and other materials on advocacy priorities or related issues for the supervisor.
Program Field Officer Lead
Catalyst Foundation (CF)
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Conducting training sessions and workshops to raise awareness and promote adherence to child protection principles and access to quality education among stakeholders
- Conduct monthly home visits for all beneficiaries to check their physical, emotional and mental well-being and find possible solutions
- Design and implement programme activities with school management according to the organization's strategic objectives and community level
- Support monitoring, evaluation and learning functions for the SHE project
- Preparing and writing reports and updating the Operations Manager and other stakeholders such as DEBs, and DRCC about the affairs of the SHE programme
- Offer regular/ feedback meetings, networking training, and continuous improvement workshops to Teachers and parents of the beneficiaries on the welfare of the girls on the programme
- Conduct community assessments and analysis to identify the needs and problems faced by vulnerable girls in Chibombo, Zambia
- Collaborate and conduct teamwork with community leaders and partners to promote the SHE Programme vision scope and build strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Conduct basic outreach and recruitment activities to identify and engage vulnerable girls on safeguarding issues such as sexual abuse, teen pregnancies, early marriage, safety and hygiene
- Provide ongoing support, security, and guidance to SHE Programme beneficiaries, including regular status check-ins and referrals to other services as needed
- Maintain accurate records of SHE Programme activities and outcomes and share relevant information and statistics with the Programme Manager and other stakeholders
- Collect data regularly to support the measurement of achievement against the performance assessments.
Special Education Specialist
Ministry of Education (GRZ)
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Design and deliver realistic and pragmatic gender strategies and programming interventions that will lead to positive gender equality outcomes among learners with disabilities
- Integrate gender equality recommendations and development in Results-Based Management monitoring and reporting methods
- Conduct gender assessments, reviews, and audits to assess ways to continually target the involvement of hearing-impaired girls in quality education activities
- Identify, assess, and place children with disabilities in respective special units, schools and promote inclusion
- Advise and provide service delivery support programs to partners to integrate safeguarding issues into the co-curricular activities of the school.
Psychosocial Counsellor
JSI
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Provide high-quality HIV Counselling and Testing Services at SAFE-supported facilities and their catchment areas
- Provide professional and confidential one-on-one and group counselling services to individuals with personal and social challenges such as conflict, parenting, sexual and gender-based violence, death/grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure comprehensive care for clients
- Implement evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support clients in coping with self-stress, trauma, and emotional challenges
- Maintain confidentiality and accurate client records, documenting progress and interventions
- Offer crisis intervention and support during emergencies or critical incidents
- Conduct outreach programs and workshops to raise awareness about mental health and reduce stigma in the community.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - B.A in Women And Gender Studies
University of The Western Cape
Western Cape, South Africa04-2024
B Ed - Bachelor in Special Education
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia01-2017
Skills
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
- Excellent leadership and management skills in team involvement and building
- Excellent planning, programming, and organizational skills
- Proactive, problem-solving, budgeting, and analytical skills
- Excellent growth planning
- Strong analytical and critical thinking including resource mobilization skills
- Good innovation, application, and interpersonal skills
- Multitasking, empathy, reliable, and a good team player
Certification
- Psychosocial Counseling & HIV Testing
- e_toolkit for gender equality in Education
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Beyond Response: Better Preparedness for Environment Emergencies
- Mandela Rhodes Scholar class of 2023: Building Exceptional Leadership in Africa
- American Sign Language
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Volunteer Advocacy Lead
Safety First for Girls (SAFIGI) Foundation
06.2024 - Current
Program Field Officer Lead
Catalyst Foundation (CF)
03.2023 - 02.2024
Special Education Specialist
Ministry of Education (GRZ)
01.2019 - 01.2022
Psychosocial Counsellor
JSI
01.2017 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - B.A in Women And Gender Studies
University of The Western Cape
B Ed - Bachelor in Special Education
University of Zambia
- Psychosocial Counseling & HIV Testing
- e_toolkit for gender equality in Education
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Beyond Response: Better Preparedness for Environment Emergencies
- Mandela Rhodes Scholar class of 2023: Building Exceptional Leadership in Africa
- American Sign Language
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