Olivia A. Opere, Isabella Kamere, Violet Wawire (2020) Transformative Pedagogy as a Way of Mitigating School Violence in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya.DOI: 10.4236/jss.2020.87004
Olivia Opere (2012) The Implications Of Sexual Abuse For the Health of Women in Kisumu District,Kenya, Gender Issues Research Report Series No. 25, OSSREA, Ethiopia
Olivia Opere et al ( 2011 ) Home Science Revision book 1, Moran Publishers, Nairobi Kenya
Olivia Opere et al ( 2012 ) Home Science Revision book 2, Moran Publishers, Nairobi , Kenya
Olivia opere ( 2012) Socio- economic Implications of Child Labour on Tobacco Farms in Kuria District in Kenya , paper presented at the 15th world Conference on Tobacco or Health , Singapore
Olivia Opere (2007)The Impact of The FPE Programme on Education for Street Children in Kenya ,Thesis, Kenyatta University, Nairobi , Kenya
Conferences Attended
2020- Art in Peace and Reconciliation: A Transitional Perspective by Commonwealth Peace & Reconciliation Network (The Association of Commonwealth Universities) (9-12 June) -Stellenbosch University
2020- The Fifty Fourth Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 54) 27 - 30 Jan 2019, Mombasa Kenya
2019-Peace Building Policy Dialogue Forum held at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to discuss Teacher Training and Development for Peace-Building in the Horn of Africa and Surrounding Countries- Presented a Paper on the training programme at Kenyatta University
2018 - 15th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH)- Awarded a scholarship for an oral presentation on Realization of Modern Health Promotion Practices in Secondary Schools in Nairobi City - Kampala Uganda
2018- International Centre For Evaluation and Development (ICED) - Evidence to Action Conference held at United States International University-Africa, Nairobi-Kenya
2018-Kenya National Commission for UNESCO-KNATCOM – Teacher Training and Development for Peace Building in the Horn of Africa and Surrounding countries – Machakos University, Kenya
2016 -Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR): Courses on: Advanced Research Design and Survey Design Methods. Nairobi
2016-Kenyatta University School of Education: 3rd International Annual Conference on Education and Lifelong Learning- Nairobi
2015- Kenya Library Association: International Conference |on Re- Engineering the Information Profession in the Knowledge Paradigm and Beyond
2012 -WCTOH – World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore - Presented a paper on the Socio- economic implication of child labor in tobacco farms in Kuria District, Kenya
Consultancy Services and Research Projects
Lead Consultant-An Evaluation of the Integration of Peace Education into Teaching and Learning in 10 African Countries (Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Mali, DRC, Cameroon, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria) – Funded by Africa Development Bank- 2021
Trainer of Trainers- An Online workshop on peace and resilience through education for Southern African Countries (Malawi, (Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe) by Arigatou International Geneva - 2020
Lead Consultant - Monitoring and Evaluation of Promoting Child Safety and Non-Violence Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic In Lamu County Project – Funded by UNESCO IICBA- 2020
Lead Consultant – End line Study on Let’s Play, Spaces for Kids to be Kids Project in Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE0 Centres in Isiolo and Samburu. Funded by UNICEF - 2020
Lead Consultant – Learning to Live Together (LTLT). Monitoring and Evaluation of the LTLT project primary schools in Baringo County – Funded by ARIGATOU International Geneva – 2020
Rapporteur - Kenya National Commission for UNESCO dissemination workshop for research report on the impact of FGM/C and child marriage on girls transitioning from primary to secondary school education in selected counties in Kenya (Kajiado & Narok) – February, 2020
Co-Lead Consultant – School Based Teacher Support System (SBTSS) for the Teachers Service Commission. A five-year Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQIP) to enhance the capacity of teachers of English in Kenya- Funded by World Bank- 2019-2024
Curriculum Expert – Participated as a curriculum expert in a workshop for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management & Climate Change Adaptation to the School Curriculum – Held in Entebbe, Uganda. Funded by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) - December 2019
Qualitative researcher – Education for Life Project. An Evaluation by Women Education Researchers of Kenya (WERK) focusing on 5000 out-of-school girls and 500 boys across 5 counties namely: Garissa, Isiolo, Kilifi, Migori and Kisumu - 2019
Co- Lead Consultant- Development of curriculum guidelines on mainstreaming of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Universities in Kenya – Funded by Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) – 2019 https://unesco.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GUIDELINES-FOR-ESD-AND-GCE.pdf
Expert Panelist - Education for Justice (E4J) initiative National Youth Workshop - The workshop discussed the role of educators in strengthening the next generation’s ability to counter corruption and organized crime. - 5th-7th December 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Rapporteur - Medical Women International Association (MWIA) Near East and Regional Conference held in Nairobi Kenya. - 2018
Committee Member – Workshop held In Paris, France to develop a curriculum / toolkit for secondary level educators on how to educate for the rule of law – Funded by UNESCO and UNODC – 2018 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/ pf0000244676 pp. 19-34. 44 Empowering students for just societies:
Trainer of Trainers (TOT) for the Teacher Training and Development for Peace Building in the Horn of Africa and Surrounding Countries- Funded by UNESCO- IICBA - 2018
Principal Investigator - Baseline study conducted by Africa Community Development and Research Centre (ACDRC) on youth participation in elections and governance in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco - Funded by Mandela Institute of Development studies (MINDS) - 2017
Consultant- Ministry of Education Science & Technology (MOEST) Kenya, Primary Education Development Project (PRIEDE) implemented by WERK in Meru County Kenya - Funded by World Bank -2016
Principal Investigator -Evaluation of Phase II of the HIV/AIDS, Malaria, STIs and TB (HAMSET) Project. Ministry of Health. Program Management Unit – Eritrea, 2010
Co- lead Consultant at Africa Community Development Research Centre (ACDRC)- Evaluated three Area Development Programs of World Vision International in Mozambique - Funded by World Vision Mozambique
Principal researcher and coordinator of the National Working Group (NWG): Research on “Assessing national policy implications of prevailing social constructions of street children, using aspirations and viewpoint of street in Kenya’s cities as benchmarks” - Funded by Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)- 2009
National Working Group (NWG) Member- for a study conducted in Zimbabwe on socioeconomic and cognitive determinants of one’s “Willingness to take an HIV test” Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa- Funded by (CODESRIA)- 2008
Principal Investigator in a study carried out to establish The Effect of Sexual Abuse on the Reproductive Health of Women in Nyanza province Kenya - Organization for Social Science Research in East/Southern Africa. Funded by (OSSREA) Ethiopia- 2007
Research Assistant- A study carried out to establish the distribution of female teachers in Tharaka District of Kenya to determine associated gender dynamics – Women Education Researchers of Kenya (WERK)- 2006
Curriculum Developer - Primary Teacher Education (PTE) curriculum for Home Science – Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development - 2008
Primary Teacher Education Examiner (PTE)- Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) – 2002
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) Examiner – Home Science paper 1,2 and 3 (1995- 2008)
A Member of
Earth Charter Affiliates and Partners from Africa and Middle East
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)
Women Education Researchers of Kenya (WERK)
Kenyatta University School of Education International Annual October Conference on Education and Lifelong Learning
National Education Women Initiative (NEWI)
Shadrack Kimalel High School, Nairobi- Board of Management - A member of the Academic Committee
St. Teresa’s Boys High School, Nairobi -Board of Management – Deputy Board Chairperson
Ushirika High School, Nairobi- Board of Management- Deputy Chairperson and Chairperson Academic Committee
