George Awalla
Business Lead - Horn of Africa
VSO
Kenya, Kenya
Fundraiser, writer, social commentator, MBA, Advocacy, 20 years fundraising experience, NGO leadership, Board chair-SDGs Kenya Forum, member ECW, & VALI Network
About me
George has MBA degree in strategic management, BSc Agriculture Education & Extension; & finalising a Masters degree in Development Studies. George has fundraised for NGOs, delivered effective programmes on youth employability (blue and green economies), resilient Livelihoods, and management of donor funded international development programmes. George is a co-founder and co-chair of the SDGs Kenya Forum; an Executive Committee Member - Education Cannot Wait; Immediate former Chair of Values and Life Skills (VaLi) Network and a current Board member of Viwango - a civil society standards mechanism in Kenya. He has been involved in the development of Women Economic Empowerment Strategy for Kenya; and the National Volunteerism Policy; Youth Policies; Education Sector Policy for Learners and Trainees with disabilities; among others. He is also as a writer on development issues covering volunteerism, governance, and social entrepreneurship. George enjoys writing online, and on traditional media and has been the development and governance writer for The Governor Magazine.
My organisation
Skills
- #Fundraising
- #YouthEmployment
- #NGOs
- #NGOLeadership
- #YouthPolicy
- #StrategicManagement
- #Governance
Interests
- #GreenJobs
- #Fundraising
- #YouthEmployment
- #socialinclusion
- #GreenSKills
- #Governance
- #SocialEnterpreneurship
Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 3 October 2024
09:00 - 10:30