LILIAN UWASE
Surrey,BC
Summary
With a decade of professional experience in service coordination and support, specializing in conducting comprehensive assessments, devising tailored care plans, particularly for children, youth, and women, and facilitating referrals. Maintained a positive and motivating approach, emphasizing the importance of modeling and coaching appropriate behaviors and practices.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER
Strive Living Society
02.2024 - Current
- Provide counseling and crisis intervention services
- Motivating individuals to learn new skills Communicating through Sign Language
- Enlisting support of 50 volunteers and collaborates with businesses and community groups.
- Facilitated community outreach to expand participation and support.
- Provided emotional support to over 10 affected residents and victims and assisted in developing long-term recovery plans and goals.
- Conducted thorough assessments to identify areas of need, devising targeted interventions for maximum impact.
Social Worker Religion Coordinator
Save the Children-Rwanda
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Supported over 500 children and families with empathy and compassion during difficult times
- Advocated for over 200 children and youth to assure respected rights and wished are given to them
- Assisted children and youth with navigating and accessing social services such as housing, medical care treatment, and schools
- Helped children and youth with recognizing and managing mental health concerns through evidence based intervention
- Prepared Counseling programs for young adults
- Assisted these young people in developing and setting realistic goals to promote positive change.
Community Manager
Africa New Life Ministries International
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Developing tracking systems and monitoring tools to enhance Sponsorship performance
- Building relationships between sponsors in USA and UK, and sponsored children through Correspondences
- Providing Supervisory role to Community Coordinators to ensure performance of sponsorship standards are adhered to
- Managing KPI (Key Performance Indicators) which includes funds for over 7000 students and to ensure benefits are provided on time.
- Advocating for vulnerable children and youth to achieve dreams through education
- Participating in Planning and Budgeting process After children are in our program, referring children to onsite nurse or to hospitals
- Referring children/women to UN programs, Woman for Woman, program in Churches when we are not providing services or unable to provide services
Fundraiser and Donor Relations
Africa New Life Ministries International
09.2016 - 12.2018
- Fundraised 1millon dollar for vulnerable students to access education in Africa
- Engaged with church to sponsors students in Africa- Rwanda
- Worked with different artiest and musicians to bring in partners
- Fundraised for vulnerable women (Teen mothers to be able to go back to school and get counseling.
- Generated increased revenue by identifying new potential donors and implementing targeted outreach strategies.
- Attended fundraising events and conferences to stay informed on industry developments and network with peers.
- Secured major donations for various programs through donor cultivation and relationship building.
House Manager
Africa New Life -Esther Home Women Program
04.2014 - 08.2016
- Safety of 24+ women in 24-hour operated home
- Intake person, referral to housing resources, to mental health facility, to addiction counseling, medical care, trauma management
- Provided meals, medication, advice, bedding, clothing, hygiene supplies
- Coordinating all staff and giving them leadership.
- Anticipated needs of family members by staying informed about their preferences, schedules, and priorities.
- Managed household budgets, analyzing expenses, and making recommendations for cost-saving measures.
Child Development Officer
Ten Talents International-Rwanda
10.2012 - 03.2014
- Managing over 300 hundred street children
- Reviewing files of children every week
- Connecting with children and their families
- Trauma training and counseling and weekly meetings for new children.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work
Multnomah University
Portland Oregon 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Business Management
St. Lawrence University
Kampala -Uganda 07.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Commerce
Rwanda University
Kigali-Rwanda 05.2014
Skills
- Computer Skills
- Data Entry and Reporting
- Client Advocacy
- Program Planning
- Service Optimization
- Microsoft Office
- Staff Training and Development
- Behavioral support
- Family engagement
- Counseling
Certification
- Certificate in Bible and Theology, Multnomah University-USA, 2015-16
- Certificate in leadership skills, John Maxwell Institute USA, 2015
- Certificate in Training of Management Skills, 2013
- Certificate in food safety, USA, 2017
- Certificate in CPR and First Aid, USA, 2017
References
Available upon request
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Limited Working
Swahili
Limited Working
Timeline
COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER
Strive Living Society
02.2024 - Current
Social Worker Religion Coordinator
Save the Children-Rwanda
01.2023 - 01.2024
Community Manager
Africa New Life Ministries International
01.2019 - 12.2022
Fundraiser and Donor Relations
Africa New Life Ministries International
09.2016 - 12.2018
House Manager
Africa New Life -Esther Home Women Program
04.2014 - 08.2016
Child Development Officer
Ten Talents International-Rwanda
10.2012 - 03.2014
Master of Arts - Social Work
Multnomah University
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Business Management
St. Lawrence University
Bachelor of Arts - Commerce
Rwanda University
- Certificate in Bible and Theology, Multnomah University-USA, 2015-16
- Certificate in leadership skills, John Maxwell Institute USA, 2015
- Certificate in Training of Management Skills, 2013
- Certificate in food safety, USA, 2017
- Certificate in CPR and First Aid, USA, 2017
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