Joshua Oballim was born in 1986 to an Anglican minister and his wife in Gulu, a small city in Northern Uganda.  Orphaned at 9, Josh and his siblings were "adopted" by his Aunt.  Thirty cousins and children in her care, Josh managed to put himself through high school and college in Gulu with the help of an Italian NGO Comboni Samaritan of Gulu. 

A disciplined student, an exceptional volleyball and soccer player, and a dedicated, engaged employee & volunteer, Josh has excelled in Gulu for and is looking forward to getting a graduate degree.
Caption - My daughter, Hilary Morgan Epes, and Joshua Oballim in Gulu.  They've known each other for over 3 years.  

Josh has two Buffalo graduate school acceptance letters in hand.  He needs solid evidence of $25,000 to get a US Student Visa, and to pay his tuition.  Room and board will be on Hilary and my family.

Please consider donating generously to Josh's tuition.  Every donation helps.  

I am certain Josh can make an impact in this world, in our lives, and in the lives of many others in Gulu, Kampala, Uganda, and East Africa.

Thank you-

Charlie Epes 
Buffalo, NY 
Contact

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Josh's CV (resume)

Education
Uganda Management Institute  
Sept 2013-Oct 2014
Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management                                     

Makerere University School of Law  
March to June 2013  Certificate in Administrative Law

Gulu University, Gulu  
July 2007 - July 2010
Bachelor’s Degree, Development Studies                                               

Sir Samuel Baker School , Gulu 
May 2005 - Dec 2006
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)           

Gulu High School , Gulu
Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)  
March 2000 - Dec 2004
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Work Experience
Project Assistant –Bicycles Against Poverty (BAP)                                                              
August 2014-present

•             Monitoring and Evaluation
•             Project implementation
•             Communication and Development
•              Sensitization of beneficiaries on community development and recovery.

Team Leader - SINFA UGANDA (Stitching Internet Now! Foundation (SINF) and Oxfam Novib) 
March 2013 to July 2014
•             Recruiting youths on new business projects
•             Bidding for projects
•             Training staffs on new online Business outsourced projects
•             Coaching, supervision and follow-up of staff performance
•             Tracking attendance and reporting on attrition or other challenges regularly to the super centre manager
•             Writing daily, weekly and monthly reports.          

 Computer and Leadership Trainee Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) through Oxfam Novib
November 2012

Enumerator/Assessment Researcher  - Gulu District Local Government and Action Against Hunger (ACF) 
July 2012 - Sept 2012
•             Nutrition, Food Security and livelihoods in Paicho Sub-county, Gulu District
•             Focus on food security indicators, housing & hygiene, child mortality/morbidity, taking measurements of children                

Case Worker - African Network for the Protection and Prevention of Children Against Neglect (ANNPCAN)
March 2010-2011
•             Participating in Community trainings, workshops and sensitization through dialogues on HIV/AIDs, child protection including child rights to different stakeholders and schools
•             Counselling, Referrals and follow-up of tortured and abused children, HIV/AIDs clients for support from different service providers
•             Networking and coordinating with other service providers
•             Mobilisation of the communities to participate in meetings and workshops         

Research Assistant  2007-2010
•             International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kitgum
•             Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in Kitgum
•             Grassroots Women Association for Development (GWAD) in Gulu
•             Concerned Parents Association (CPA) in Gulu District
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Career Profile
A results-oriented Social Worker and Development Practitioner relating to:
•               Community Development
•               Economic Recovery
•               Peace building
•               Water & sanitation
•               Post-conflict economic, recovery and development of sustainable financial services in Northern Uganda
•               Field experience working in HIV/AIDS prevention, Gender Based Violence, Child Protection, Livelihood-based community development in challenging rural, conflict-affected, and post-conflict environments (i.e. Internally Displaced Persons and refugees)
•                Livelihood-based community development in challenging rural, conflict-affected, and post-conflict environments (i.e. Internally Displaced Persons and refugees)