Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Publications
Training and conferences attended
Voluntary and community service
Affiliations
Certification
Languages
References
Timeline
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HARRIET AWUKU

Winnipeg,Canada

Summary

I am a highly organized and hardworking individual, a ravenous learner with the objective of providing informed Solutions through acquired Skills and Abilities, I am a Team Worker, an active listener and have good Leadership Skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Research Assistance

University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
01.2023 - 03.2024
  • Conducted research interviews.
  • Coding and transcription.
  • Cleaning data.
  • References and citation checks.
  • Conducted searches to update information relevant to our study.

Health and Social Worker

Tuonbo Child and Youth Development Center
, Ghana
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Implement and coordinate activities that promote health and social wellbeing of children
  • Ensure active participation of beneficiaries in project activities
  • Conducts home, hospital and school visits
  • Conducts annual beneficiaries' assessment - child development progress report
  • Writes annual quality letters to sponsor of beneficiaries according to schedule and program field manual (PFM) Standard

National Service Personnel

National Council on Persons with Disability
10.2020 - 08.2021
  • Management of Front desk activities
  • Worked as intermediate to the Executive Secretary
  • Compiled list of beneficiaries to COVID 19 fund to some persons with disability

Internship Roles - Psychiatry Unit

Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Senior High Schools Health Screening in Akwapim South District through the Government of Ghana and Ghana Health Service Project
  • Conducted Monitoring of persons with Mental Health condition
  • Conducted Assessment on Mental Health Patients
  • Gave Health talks on mental health and other disabling condition awareness to pregnant women who access anti natal care

Intern

National Council on Persons with Disability
06.2019 - 09.2017
  • Data entries of reconciliation statements on the District Assemblies 3% common fund to persons with disability
  • Attended sensitization programs on issues concerning Persons with Disability
  • Report writing on Activities taken

Internship - Physiotherapy Unit

Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Field assessment and therapy for patients with named conditions.
  • Two weeks of monitoring on disability issues at the Akropong School for the Blind.
  • Two weeks of monitoring at Mampong School for the Deaf.

Administrative Assistant

Techshelta company limited
  • Company Overview: greenhouse farming company
  • Recorded day to day harvest and sales
  • Attended to customers inquiries
  • Received and recorded letters
  • Greenhouse farming company

Education

Master of Science - Rehabilitation Sciences

University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
01-2023

BSc. - Disability & Rehabilitation Studies

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Kumasi
10.2020

Skills

  • MS Office
  • Research skills
  • Teaching experience
  • Signed language skills
  • Communication Skills
  • SPSS
  • Nvivo
  • Qualitative/ qualitative research skills
  • Literature review

Publications

Supporting Students in Relation to Racism: Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educator Perspectives, Co-author.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00084174251346555

Training and conferences attended

  • Centre on Aging 42nd Annual Spring Research Symposium, Poster presentation, Section Chair, 05/07/25
  • Prairie Collaborative Research Conference, 10/24/24, 10/25/24, University of Manitoba and University of Alberta
  • College of Rehabilitation Science research day, 06/04/24, University of Manitoba
  • Centre on Aging Research conference, 05/08/24, University of Manitoba
  • SAN' YAS; Indigenous Cultural safety training, 12/05/23, 01/12/24, University of Manitoba
  • Prairie Collaborative Research Conference, 11/02/23, 11/03/23, University of Manitoba and University of Alberta
  • Privacy training for researchers and WRHA PHIA, 09/01/23, 12/31/23, University of Manitoba
  • WHO Quality Rights, 04/01/22, Present, Training to advance mental Health, eliminate stigma and promote community inclusion
  • 14th Section on the conference of state parties to the UNCRPD Virtual section, 06/15/21, 06/17/21, Reporter (national council on persons with disability)
  • 8th Annual Disability Right conference, 11/17/20, Successfully learnt on the rights of persons with disabilities and how to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities.
  • 1st intersectoral Engagement on the Government of Ghana's Eight commitments during the Global Disability summit, 12/03/20, Successfully evaluated the eight commitments Ghana made which are to; Inclusive education, Harnessing technology and innovation, Routes to economic empowerment, Accessibility, Eliminate stigma and discrimination, Women and girls with disability, Conflict and humanitarian, Disaggregated data.
  • Ghana's Maiden Disability inclusion Summit, 06/19/19, Training Workshop for trainers on accessibility standards on the built environment.

Voluntary and community service

  • Centre on Aging 42nd Annual Spring Symposuim, Session Chair - 05/07/25
  • Manitoba Students Health Research Forum - 06/10/2024 to 06/19/2024
  • Compassion Canada, Correspondent for sponsors and sponsored children- 07/01/24 to In Progress
  • Brain Injury in Manitoba (BIMb) project, Notes taker - 11/15/23
  • KNUST Peer Counselling (KPC), Peer Counsellor - 03/01/18 to 07/31/20. Served as college of Health Sciences Leader for one year conducting College Visitations., Handled 5 psycho-emotional distress for students., Attended periodic Hall, Hostels visitation, Capacity Building programs and Annual Emotional and Health Awareness week for students.
  • Covid 19 rural communities educator 2019/2020.
  • Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), A Day of Help to Persons with Disability Volunteer - 10/01/19 to 10/31/19, Three days Training on support to persons with Disability., Disability care.
  • Enliven Mama Africa, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Volunteer - 11/01/19 to 02/28/22, Helped in providing social and emotional support to mother of children with Disability in rural areas. Assisted in Donating books and other academic materials to Basic and senior High Schools., Embarked on Community Awareness program on Health and wellbeing of persons with Disability and the general public and Senior High Schools., Advocacy Program on ill treatment by Community Members to Persons with Disability.
  • Assemblies of God Ghana, Sunday School Teacher - 06/01/15 to 12/31/21. District Director., Prepares Sunday Lessons, Sermons and Songs., Annual Donations to Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, Children's Ward.
  • Techshelta company limited, Administrative Assistant, Recorded day to day harvest and sales., Attended to customers inquiries., Received and recorded letters.

Affiliations

  • Current singles ministry coordinator for Encounter Church Assembly of God
  • District director, Assemblies of God Children's Ministry Akuapem South 2020/2022
  • Peer counseling queens hall coordinator, KNUST 2019/2020
  • Research fellow for Okuapeman school 2015/2015 Academic year editorial board

Certification

  • Leadership and Management in Global Health, University of Washington. In-progress
  • Canada's food safety, food handlers certificate
  • Prairie Collaborative Research Conference
  • SAN’ YAS; Indigenous Cultural safety training
  • 1st intersectoral Engagement on the Government of Ghana’s Eight commitments during the Global Disability summit

Languages

English
Professional
Akan
Professional
Signed Language
Limited

References

  • Prof. Wisdom Mprah, Professor Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Public Health. wmprah.chs@knust.edu.gh
  • Dr Enoch Acheampong, Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Public Health. eacheampong.chs@knust.edu.gh
  • Brigitte Kutin Nuamah (Esq), Lawyer & Notary Public, Kuntin Legal services, Winnipeg Manitoba. Brigitte.Kutin@ajefm-infojustice.com

Timeline

Research Assistance

University of Manitoba
01.2023 - 03.2024

Health and Social Worker

Tuonbo Child and Youth Development Center
01.2022 - 12.2022

National Service Personnel

National Council on Persons with Disability
10.2020 - 08.2021

Intern

National Council on Persons with Disability
06.2019 - 09.2017

Internship Roles - Psychiatry Unit

Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital
06.2018 - 08.2018

Internship - Physiotherapy Unit

Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital
06.2017 - 08.2017

Administrative Assistant

Techshelta company limited

Master of Science - Rehabilitation Sciences

University of Manitoba

BSc. - Disability & Rehabilitation Studies

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
HARRIET AWUKU