William Babumba

Christian Aid
Head of Programmes - Africa
wbabumba@aol.com

Programme development and Management Specialist with 12 years experience of working in sub-Saharan Africa. I have been involved in HIV, Secure Livelihood, Accountable Governance and Economic Justice programmes working at various levels. My career goal is to help make a world a better place.

University(s) Attended

University of Westminster
University of East London
London Guildhall University

Professional Affiliation(s)

Associate member of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Member of the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)

Language(s)

Nyankole
Nyoro
Swahili

Representative Publication(s)

Co-Editor of the Great Lakes Positive Handbook - A Guide to Antiretroviral Therapy

Citizenship(s)

Uganda
United Kingdom

	What I Do
	I have an MBA qualification in programme development and capacity building. I have also done several realted short courses in program management. Over the last 12 years, I have engaged in providing technical assistance to governments, civil society organisations and the pharmaceutical companies. My current job role as Head of Programmes involves providing strategic leadership and support to all our country programmes in Africa and I am also responsible for all Monitoring and Evaluation and quality control. I have been working in the HIV field since 1995 and built a sound track record in good service development and delivery. I have empathy for HIV Positive people and coming from an ethnic minority background and also having vast knowlege and cultural understanding will be beneficial to the organisations working in International development. I also have excellent comunication, inter personal skills, negotiation, leadership, project management, personnel and team building experience which will be beneficial to this post. Relevant Links and Downloads Community Health And Information Network (CHAIN) International NGO which I helped to set up. www.chainproject.org.ug Christian Aid British International developnment organisation which I currently work for as Head of programmes for Africa www.christianaid.org.uk Commonwealth Foundation I have developed strong partnership with The Commonwealth Foundation on development programme initiatives i.e. Climate Change www.commonwealthfoundation.com European AIDS Treatment Group EATG is a group of treatment advocates promoting treatment adherence, inceased access of ARVs and drugs for OIs. The group also advocates for good HIV clinical trials across Europe. www.eatg.org Merck & Co Inc Merck is one of the leading Pharmaceutical drug development companies in the world. Merck also invests heavily in patient care support organisations especially in the developing countries like Uganda and South Africa. www.merck.com		Personal commitment: I have strong work ethics and passion for international development work in particular HIV. I love playing golf and tennis. My biggest achivement has been playing a leading role in advocating for increased availability and affordability of ARVs in developing countries especially Africa. This required working closely with the pharmaceutical industry, policy makers and civil society organisations. I have also been instrumental in promoting the rights of people Living With HIV. Career Level: Senior-level Employment Status: Holding a full-time staff position Job Functions: Write proposals or grant requests Provide technical advice on projects Regional Experience Eastern Africa South Africa Western Europe Available Start Date: 01 Sep 2008

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Employers/Clients

Project Name:	Civil Society HIV Workshop during the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting - Uganda
Project Client:	Community Health And Information Network (CHAIN)
Duration of Project:	Less than 1 year
Value:	US $90,000.00

Project Name:	Community Based Care For Orphans & Vulnerable Children (CBCO)
Project Client:	Christian Aid
Duration of Project:	5 years
Value:	US $7,000,000.00

Project Name:	HIV Treatment Adherence Project
Project Client:	Community Health And Information Network (CHAIN)
Duration of Project:	5 years
Value:	US $150,000.00

Contact Me

Email:	wbabumba@aol.com