Title/Qualifications: Ph D,  Department/Unit/Section: Educational Foundations  Contact Address:43844-00100-Nairobi Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Position:Lecturer Download Full CV

Publications

• 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, I Kamere, Wawire Violet (2019) School Violence as a Cause of Non-Peaceful Coexistence in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya DOI: 10.4236/jss.2019.79010 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=95131
• Joseph Obosi & Olivia Opere (2018) Public Private Partnerships as a Redistributive Strategy in University Education in Kenya https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328570806
• 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 ( 2009 ) Social Constructions Of Street Children and National Policies Using the Free Primary Education ( FPE) Policy in Kenya to assess national policy implications of prevailing social constructions of street children, CODESRIA, Dakar https://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/NWG_Kenya.pdf?399/908ae40d5feda071debf8cd79e31f6308631af01
• 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 - 15^th 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: 3^rd 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 labour 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)

Professional Membership:

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