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Assistant Lecturer
Email: brufo@chuka.ac.ke
Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: Social Sciences
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Sociology (Community Development)
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2021-Present: Assistant Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University
Feb 2021-Feb 2023: Examination Officer, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University
2019-May 2021: Graduate Assistant, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University (Teaching Community Development and Sociology Courses)
2018-2019: Part-time lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University (Teaching Community Development and Sociology Courses)
2017-Present ; Editor at Zhengzhou Menghe Education Technology Corporation in China
2017-2019: Part-time lecturer, Highlands College in collaboration with Maasai Mara University (Teaching Community Development and Sociology Courses)
September 2016-January 2017: Researcher and data analysts at Trocaire Kenya and Spotlight Research Consultancy
EDUCATION
Ongoing : PhD. Sociology (Community Development): Kenyatta University
2019 : M.A. Sociology (Rural Sociology and Community Development): University of Nairobi
2016 : Bsc. Community Development: Chuka University-First class honours
COMMUNITY SERVICE
April 2024 : Facilitator during career and mentorship workshop to form four leavers and university/college students in Tharaka South Sub-County-Organized by UNBOUND Kenya
March 2011-August 2012: Team leader for psycho-social wellbeing sessions offered to primary school pupils in Chiakariga ward, Tharaka- Organized by Shepherds of Life Organization
PROFESSIONAL BODY
International Association for Community development member number 3347
TEACHING
Units
1. Community Development and Social Welfare
2. Rural Sociology and Development
3. Social Policy and Welfare Administration
4. Introduction to sociology
5. MGroup Dynamics
6. Resource Mobilization for Development
7. Qualitative research methods
8. World Food Issues
9. Theories of Development
RESEARCH PROJECTS/OUTPUTS
2022: Impact of Covid-19 and preparedness of service delivery and economic recovery among Counties in Kenya-Funded by Ministry of Devolution in collaboration with Aplus Strategy Consultants Limited
2020-2025:Enhancing women’s labor force participation and child development through the crèche programme in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya-Funded by Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation.
2016: Farmers baseline survey organized: Funded by ETC- East Africa and Trocaire Kenya.
2016: Survey on literacy levels among school-going children in Meru South District. Funded by Uwezo Kenya
2016: Survey on small and micro-enterprise credits: Funded by Equity Bank and Management Net
SCHORLALY PUBLICATIONS
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RESEARCH INTEREST
Social protection and social welfare, food security and resilient livelihoods, community resilience and self-reliance