James M

Gichohi

Male

EDUCATION.

O-Level,
Kenya certificate of Education 1985

Professional Training.

Management course:
African Institute for Economics and
Social Development.

Youth Work and development Course
Commonwealth Secretariat, The St Philip
Institute of Science and Technology Australia 1989 to
1990.

Agriculture and Animal husbandry Course
African Institute for Economics and Social
Development.

Crisis Intervention Course: Alberta Canada.

Understanding Anger Management Course: Canada.

Victims Assistance Course: Canada

Multiculturalism Course: Alberta multiculturalism
Commission Canada

Suicide Intervention Course: Canada.

Scout Woodbage Course for Adult Leaders: Canada.

Action for youth HIV (Aids) workshop: Uganda.

Family Life Education Course: Kenya Institute of
special Education.

Family Planning Course:
Family Planning Association of
Kenya.

Adolescent Health Workshop:
World Health Org,
Ministry of Health Kenya.

Fundraising Workshop,
world scout bureau: Embu scouts
Center.

First Aid Course:
St Johns Ambulance.

Customers Care Course,
Hostelling international:
France

History and Philosophy Course ,
Hostelling
International : France.
Train The Trainers course.
Hostelling
International: France

Effective Customer Care Course:
Development and
Associates.

Professional Development Workshop for businesses:
Covey Leadership Center and The Grande Prairie
District Chamber of Commerce conducted by Dr Stephen R
Covey, Canada.

English

Swahili

I work for a non-profit

Professionals

VOLUNTARY INVOLVEMENT.

German Society for International Meetings (GIB)

Position:Kenya Country Representative From 1992 to
1998.

Responsibilities:
>Link between youth from Kenya, Tanzania and Germany
by organizing for youth exchange programs, work camps,
training workshops and study programs on youth
development, environment and rural programs on
sustainable development.
>Selecting interviewees and interviewing the youth
from Kenya for participation.

Canadian Crossroads International.

Position: To Canada Co-coordinator.

Responsibilities;
>Organizing exchange programs for Kenyans and
Canadians wishing to volunteer their services in areas
of Health, Education, Agriculture, Environment and
Community Development both in Canada and Kenya.
>Conducting Orientation programs for local and
overseas volunteers.
> Conducting interviews for Kenyan volunteers to
Canada.
>Organizing for Canadian volunteers work placements
and home hosts in Kenya.

Friends of Scouting and guiding societies of East
Africa.

Position: Secretary General, and founder member from
1998 to 2002

Responsibilities:
>Custodian of membership particular for East African
scouts
>Convening executive and Bi- Annual General meetings,
writing minutes, correspondences, liaising with
individual country’s Friends of scouts movement,
Contact with international members from world scouts
fellowship bodies, organizing for international
gatherings and
>Planning for fund raising activities.

Still an active member to date.

Friends Of Scouts and Guides society (Kenya).

Position: National Treasurer from 1994 to 1997,
Secretary General 1998 to 2003.

Responsibilities:
>Monitoring finances, fundraising, membership
recruitment
>Lobbying for donor support and linkage with other
scout fellowships internationally.
>Custodian of membership particular for members from
the Kenyan society.
>Convening Executive and Annual general meetings for
members.

Kenya Ringo Sports Association.

Position:Vice Chairman (Founder Member)

Responsibilities:
>Introduced and promoted the Ringo Sport in Kenya.
>Organized for training and recruitment of new
members.
>Organizing for local and international tournaments.
>Training club leaders.
>Running demonstration camps.
>Represented Kenya as a player, won silver and gold
medals for the world championship held in Modlin
fortress Warsaw, Poland.

Kenya Youth Hostels Association, Nairobi International
Youth Hostel.

Deputy Manager In charge of Information, Training
&Marketing.

Responsibilities,
>Receiving incoming hostellers, cashiering,
bookkeeping, banking.
> preparing training programme for
staff and volunteers, preparing promotional and
marketing materials for the Association e.g.
brochures, posters and website development.
>Drawing up budgets, strategic planning for the
Association program for the years ahead.
>Purchasing of foodstuff, house keeping and sanitary
equipments, provision of touristic information on
Kenya and beyond, General management.

VOICE OF KENYA. (KBC).

Programme Assistant.
Responsibilities.
Scheduling of interviews,
>production and presentation of youth programs in
particular ‘Pamoja Twajenga’ and ‘Together we build’
in Kiswahili and English.
>Script writing, archiving finished programs for
future retrieval.


Recognition Award 2001:
Awarded by the Canadian House of Commons through
ministry of International Co-operation, in recognition
of elevating human experience, outstanding
contribution and service as a volunteer member with
Canadian Crossroads International.

Dr James Robinson Award 2000:
Awarded by the Canadian crossroads International in
recognition and appreciation of commitment to
International Development, Education, promoting
international peace and cross-cultural understanding
among world Nations.

Seruice Award 1995:
Awarded by Harry Balfour School, Canada, in
recognition of outstanding contribution to school life
and cross cultural understanding.


Long Service Award 2003:Kenya Youth Hostels
Association.
Presented by the Association’s Patron Hon Stephen
Kalonzo Musyoka, in recognition of outstanding long
service and commitment towards the growth of Kenya
Youth Hostels Association.

5 Baden Powell Award 1989:
Awarded by the Chief Commissioner Boy scouts of
Nippon (Japan) In recognition of outstanding volunteer
contributions towards the Scouting Movement and the
International Community of Youth.

Children and Youth, Community Service and Volunteering, Economic Development, Education and Academia, Environment and Ecology, Family and Parenting, Farming and Agriculture, Health and Medicine, International Cooperation, International Relations, Job Training and workplace Issues, Men`s Issues, Peace, War, and Conflict Resolution, Poverty and Hunger, Religion, Spiritual, and Metaphysical Issues, Rural issues, Social Enterprise and Economic Development, Sports, Recreation, and Leisure, Travel and Transportation, Wildlife and Animal Welfare, Women`s Issues

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T S Eliots
"We shall never cease from exploring and the end of all of our explorition will be to arrive where we began and know the place for the first time."

James Muraguri Gichohi Was Born on 21 st March 1966 in Nyeri District,Kenya.Early Education Musingu Primary school 1971 Kakamega thereafter Nyeri Kiarithaini Primary school. High school attended Mweru high school in Mukurweini Nyeri and Kiarithaini High School in Karatina, Nyeri. Joined St Philips Institute of Science and Technology of Australia for distance learning course in Youth Work and Development ,later joined The African Institute for Economic and Social Development for courses in Agriculture and Management,trained in other field of youth Guidance &Councelling and development. Later in 1988 Secured a job with Kenya Youth Hostels Association,A distinguished Volunteer with the Scouting movement in Kenya and East Africa,The Canadian Crossroads International,GIB-German society for international meetings among others. My interests are in development issues and a focus in politics as a way to build the society music,writing,reading,meeting and sharing with people,to serve the less fortunate and especially the Youth in focus to Development as my key concern.