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Rehema Khimulu is a goal oriented, determined and motivated professional who is enthusiastic about sustainable development and poverty alleviation. Her previous engagegements, including her volunteer experiences, in the fields of environment, corporate governance and related subjects nurtured in her a growing interest in Clean Energy Technologies. Her administration, lobbying and advocacy skills are evidenced in the teams she built and the timely results she delivered. She has had a stint with 'Kaizen' related systems including SA8000, ISO9001:2008, ISO14000:2008 and ISO5000 serving over ten (10) clients, both government and corporate; as well as spatial toolkits using ArcGISDesktop, ERDAS Imagine and ENVI. When she is not carving cracks on the professional ceiling, she is enjoying interesting children and youth in Africa in the game of Chess and offering support to the Inuka Leadership (Kenya), start up.
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PostgraduatePan African University of Water and Energy Sciences (Including climate change). -
Graduate StudentPan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate Change) -
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Energy Advisor InternThe Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) -
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Summary
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Experience
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Programme AssistantAfrican Union CommissionApr 2014Jul 2015(1 year 4 months ) Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAssist in the design and dissemination of the African Space Policy and Strategy; Internal & External Communication and other Administrative duties at the Human Resources Science and Technology {HRST} Department.
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(Volunteer) Member & Liaison to the AU/ECAAfrica Youth Initiative on Climate Change {AYICC}Apr 2008Jan 2015(6 years 10 months ) Nairobi, Kenya & Addis Ababa, EthiopiaLobbying and Advocacy for Climate Change mitigation actions towards sustainable development; Tree planting; Green action initiatives; We Have Faith campaign; CAHOSCC; WomenFoodClimate campaign
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ConsultantMMCAFRICAApr 2012Apr 2014(2 years 1 month ) Nairobi, KenyaCompliance with Performance Contracts (PCs) via Administration of surveys (Employee Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction, Work Environment, etc); Tendering; Auditing ISO standards incl. SA8000, ISO9001:2008, ISO14000:2008, ISO5000, etc.
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InternESRI Eastern africaNov 2011Mar 2012(5 months) Nairobi, KenyaPerformed ArcGIS10 Desktop 1, 2, 3 and Performing Analysis Skills; and prepared a pre-automated workflow using ENVI.
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Volunteer - Office AdministratorYouth AssemblyMay 2011Sep 2011(5 months) Nairobi, KenyaOffice administration; Workshop Rapporteur; Training on Entrepreneurship, Gender Mainstreaming, Democracy, Lobbying and Advocacy; Establishment of the County Assembly Chapters
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Education
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Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences (Including Climate Change)Energy Policy20152017Degree Master DegreeActivities & Societies Community Of PracticePolicy analysis on energy for sustainable development, with focus on Renewable Energy
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Kenyatta UniversityEnvironmental Planning and Management20072011Degree Bachelor DegreeGrade 2nd Class Upper (Hons)Activities & Societies Organizing Secretary - Kenyatta University Environmental Club(KUNEC); Member - Kenyatta University Beautification Committee; Member - AIESEC; Presenter 99.9KU FM; Member - The Journey; Captain - CHESS CLUB; Volunteer - Kenyatta University Career Placement and ServicesWhereas the laws governing planning and environmental management are sectoral and implemented by different agencies, environmental planning and management as envisaged in this course blends physical planning and environmental management for sustainable urban, rural and regional development.
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Certifications
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LEAD AUDITOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ISO 9001:2008Mar 2014Dec 2024
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LEAD AUDITOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ISO 14000:2008Apr 2013Jan 2000
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ArcGIS DESKTOP: [1]- Getting Started with GIS, [2] - Tools and Functionality, [3] - Workflows and AnalysisNov 2011Jan 2000
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[1] FIDE Arbiter & [2] FIDE National InstructorLicense Number 10800808Certification URL https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=10800808Dec 2013Dec 2024
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SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SA 8000:2008 [Awareness]Oct 2012Dec 2024
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Language
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EnglishProficiency Professional Working
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SwahiliProficiency Native or Bilingual
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AmharicProficiency Limited Working
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FrenchProficiency Limited Working
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KambaProficiency Native or Bilingual
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Publications
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KENYA YOUTH SCENARIOS {KEYS}Publication/Publisher INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRSPublication Date May 2012A scenario build up of what the youth of Kenya would like to see and how they would like to live by 2030.
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Projects
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CHESS FOR PEACEApr 2012May 2012Begun the first series of 'Chess for Peace' tournaments in conjunction with Universal Peace Federation, Nairobi Branch. This was ahead of the presidential elections that were coming up in Kenya, following the outcomes of the 2007 elections.
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The Women Food Climate Campaign was carried out by a group of various organizations including AYICC where I was the COP21 Coordinator. Our role was to sensitize the youth especially young women on the effects of Climate Change on food production and to promote smart agriculture.
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Africa ClimDev Youth Platform - ACLYPOccupation (Volunteer) Member & Liaison to the AU/ECAJan 2015Dec 2024African Union leaders solidified their commitment to Africa‟s youth participation in addressing climate change in 2014. At the 23rd African Union Summit of Heads of State, under the Malabo Declaration decision number Assembly/AU/Dec. 538(XXII), African Member States requested the following: “Elaborate on the implementation of the Coordinator of the committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) Youth Programme on Climate Change (CYPCC) including Youth participation in climate change negotiations; and continental wide youth competition on climate change aspects to enhance youth engagement in climate change actions”.
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