Profile of Jane C. Kositany-Cheruiyot

1. Name:

• JANE C. KOSITANY-CHERUIYOT • LECTURER – DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY • LECTURER, DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

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3. Job Title and Responsibilities: • Lecturer – Daystar University in the School of Human and Social Sciences, Development Studies Department. • Lecturing and Teaching Community Development Courses as well as Social Work Courses. Testing and Evaluations (examination), Guiding and supervising postgraduate students in thesis writing (Thesis Supervision), Curriculum development and review, Developing linkages with other stakeholders for industrial placement and any other relevant assignments in the school. • School of Human and Social Sciences Development Studies Department

4. Biography (About I began my career as a P1 teacher after training at Machakos Teachers Me): College under Teachers Service Commission. Later on after completing my Master of Arts Degree program and satisfactorily completing my fieled attachment I was employed by Child Welfare Society of where I rose in ranks from a social worker position to a program officer. I have also worked with Compassion International- Kenya Office as program facilitator Western Kenya Region and later posted to Coast Region planting projects and monitoring and evaluating field activities. Administratively I have supervised and managed over 165 (one hundred and sixty five) field workers both social workers and office administrators. I also coordinated several partners meetings between Compassion International and other stakeholders where I provided leadership in a number of areas which involved problem solving, decision making, organizing meetings, organizing and carrying out workshops, conferences and seminars and other programmes. I have also been involved in planting projects, training Compassion partners and stake holders as well as providing empowering skills for project and programme implementation. I have worked on part-time basis teaching development related courses at Main Campus, Baraton University Campus, Nairobi Campus and Kenya Institute of Management Nairobi Campus. In the year 2004 December till now, I joined Daystar University as a Lecturer in the School of Human and Social Sciences, Development Studies Department. I have been Lecturing and teaching Social Work and Development courses. Supervised postgraduate students and I have also supervised students on field attachment (practicum supervision). I have skills in the following areas:- teaching, training of trainers, programme and project capacity building, project implementation, community development work, monitoring and evaluating project work for sustainability, decision making, problem solving, proposal writing, project management, report writing, research, computer literacy and use of projectors and other appliances in teaching. I am an associate member of Kenya Institute of Management and a member of social workers council of Kenya. I have been a chairlady women’s fellowship at Bethany Community Church and a member for over 9 years. 5. Academic Qualifications: Academic Year of Award Institution Thesis Title Qualifications PhD in ON GOING Kisii University Development Studies MA in Child 2016 Daystar An assessment Development University of church 2011-2016 Sunday school Programmes in addressing spiritual needs of children: a case of selected churches in , Kenya

MA in Social 1993 Rajasthan An Worker Vidyapeeth investigation on University the challenges (INDIA). faced by foreign 1991-1993 female students in India Universities. A case of selected Universities in Udaipur city. BA Degree in 1991 Ajmer Economics, University, Sociology and India Home Science 1988-1991

Advanced 1993 Institute of Postgraduate Computer Diploma in Training- Computer Udaipur- India Science and 1992-1993 Application

Diploma in 1990 Sophia College Textile Education Designing Society – Ajmer (India) 1989-1990

Teaching P1 1986 Machakos Certificate Teachers College 1984-1986

6. Research Interests: • My research interests is in the following; Gender and development issues, Children’s’ issues, Climate change, Community development and social issues

7. Publications: Refereed Journal Articles

Jane Kositany-Cheruiyot (2018); An Assessment of the Challenges of Children in Prison with their Mothers: A Case of Langata Women Maximum Prison, Nairobi-Kenya. Published December 2018. https://www.daystar.ac.ke/ijac/index.html

 Peter Kimutai Cheruiyot, K, S. K. Kipchumba and J. K. Cheruiyot (2015); A Survey on Operations and Impact of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations. A Case Study of Middle Income Earners in , Nairobi, Kenya’’ http://ijecm.co.uk/

 Peter Kimutai Cheruiyot, J. K. Cheruiyot, and S. K. Kipchumba, (2015); Development of FOREX BUREAUS in Kenya and their impact on Exchange Rate against the U S dollar; http://ijecm.co.uk/

Conferences and lectures  Participated in Theology of Work seminar at Daystar University from 24th to 28th September, 2018.  Presented paper and chaired session and participated in the International Child Protection Conference 8th to 10th August 2018, Daystar University, Kenya  Presented paper and participated in the Best Interest of the Child in Justice System 17th – 19th August, 2016, Daystar University Kenya  Participated in a child Symposium organized by Daystar University 2013  Time management by British Council 1998  Training of Trainers’ course on HIV/AIDS management by Compassion International, 2001  Report writing by British Council, 2000  Strategic Planning Seminar organized by SNV-Netherlands Development Organizations Development 28th to 31st March 1995 at Eldorado Lodge Nakuru.  Counseling Skills Training organized by Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children (KAACR) on 25th to 27th April 1997  Retraining of Social workers seminar organized by Child Welfare Society of Kenya  Training Workshop on Child Rights and Child Protection in Kenya by ANPPCAN Regional Office 14th to 16th September, 1998 at Sagret Hotel Milimani, Nairobi

Professional Development Activities

• Attended and presented a paper in a seminar on Integration of faith and Learning, Daystar University- Brackenhurst, July, 2005. • Nominated to represent Kenya at the International Conference on the plight of street Children, Zimbwabwe 1998. •

8. Classes you teach: - Introduction to Development Studies - Introduction to Sociology - Communication for Development - Gender and Development - Participatory Development Techniques and Methodology - Social Work - Transformational Development - Managing Change for Development

9. Other relevant links: Google scholar

10. Official Contact • Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Details: • Telephone number(s) 0722805558