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Dr. Kennedy Ongaro

PhD, Development Studies
DEAN SAHS

Title and Responsibilities

Dean, School of Applied Human Sciences, Daystar University

Strategic planning, leading and managing the affairs of the school of Human and Social Sciences; working with the HODS for Development Studies, Psychology and Counseling and the Institute of Child Development, to ensure smooth running of the departments in line with the university vision mission and policies. 

Biography

I have over 22 years working experience in various capacities as a lecturer, consultant, a senior lecturer in community development, planning, Research, Gender, Advocacy and Networking, Resource Mobilization and Management, Strategies and  Programmes for  Community Development. I have been consulting and training teams in the areas of Programmes for community development, middle level management of Community Based Organizations (CBOs), NGO management and the church faith based organizational teams. I have offered consultancy on baseline survey and evaluation as feasibility studies, training teams on needs assessment, credit needs assessment, pre-investment evaluation programmes, gender- mainstreaming; strategic planning and organization governance structure in development of long –term plans, programme implementation, scheduling, developing project vision and mission statements, and logical frame work approach, development of policies and procedures for critical development programmes and constitution for CBOs and faith based organizations.

 I have been teaching at the university since the year 2002, when I joined Daystar University as a Lecturer, and later Senior Lecturer in the year 2008.

I have taught on part time basis at Makerere University, Moi University, St. Pauls University and Baraton University between the years 2005 and 2018. Since the year 2008, I have been serving as the curriculum reviewer with the Kenya commission for University Education and the external examiner for: 1. Kenyatta University; 2. Kisii University; and 3. KBN College in India between 2008 and 2017. I have been the Head of Community Development Department from 2012 to 2016, and the Dean of the School of Human and Social Sciences from 2016 to the present.

I have skills in teaching the undergraduate and graduate courses in  Dynamics of Leadership; Planning for Development; Gender and Development; Introduction to Sociology; Introduction to Community

Development; Advocacy and Networking; Social Research Methods Communication for Development; Participatory Rural Appraisal; Approaches and Strategies for Community Development; Project Planning and Management; Economic Development; Urbanization for Development; Basic Principles and Practices of Administration; and Development Ethics.

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD- Development  Studies  2000 1997-2000 (Ghandhigram university)
  • M.A - Development studies 1997 Ghandhigram university ( 19951997)
  • B.A – Development Studies 1995     Shivaji University

Publications (6 Publications)

Journals

  • Association between Anxiety Disorders and Socio-Demographic Characteristics among School Going Children in Nairobi, Kenya; L  Mathenge, J., Ayuya, C., Ongaro, K., Khasakhala; International  Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE) 6 :2019

  • Difference in Anger Expression in Boys and Girls in Secondary School Students in Nakuru County, Kenya; J Menecha, A Munene, K Ongaro; African Journal of Clinical Psychology 

  • Efficacy of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Managing Anger among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya

Book Chapters

  • ‘Corporate social responsibility from the perspective of genderbased development projects in Kenya.’ A book chapter in ‘gender equality & sustainable development in Africa, Eldoret: Bloom Publishers, 2020.

  • ‘Gender dynamics in participatory fish farming in Kisii County, Kenya.’ A book chapter in ‘gender equality & sustainable development in Africa, Eldoret: Bloom Publishers, 2020.

  • ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and its role in youth socialentrepreneurship toward sustainable development in Kenya’ – Presented at the Multimedia University, Kenya Conference, and Published in a book titled ‘Africa Rising: Narrating Success of a Resurgent Continent, 2017.

Conference Paper Presentation

  • Treating Complicated Grief among Orphaned Children in Kenya: Effectiveness of Complicated Grief Therapy; MO Ngesa, S Tuikong,  K Ongaro; Open Journal of Social Sciences 8 (04), 461-2020

  • Prevalence and Correlation of Anxiety Disorders among Primary School Children in Nairobi, Kenya; L Mathenge, J., Ayuya, C., Ongaro, K., Khasakhala; International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE) 6:2019

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Complicated Grief among Parentally Bereaved Children in Siaya County, Kenya.

  • Energy consumption pattern in household sector in rural Kenya a micro level study

  • Youth Social Entrepreneurship: It’s Role In Participatory Community Peace-Keeping toward Sustainable Development – Mount Kenya University, 2017.

  • Prevalence of Conduct Disorder among Adolescents in Secondary Schools: A Case of Kamukunji and Olympic Mixed Sub-County Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya; M Gitonga, S Muriungi, K Ongaro, M Omondi;African Journal of Clinical Psychology; 3- 2017.

  • Teacher-Parent Partnership: Role of Parents’ Support in Children’s Education for Sustainable Development – Multimedia University, 2017

  • Community-Based Participatory Control of Violent Crimes Through Youth Social Entrepreneurship in Meru-Isiolo Boarder – United  States International University (USIU) –Kenya, 2017

  • Gender Equity In School Enrolment:  Its Implications On Participatory Sustainable Community Development In Meru, Kenya – Multimedia University, Kenya; 2017.

  • Promoting Adaptive Participatory Governance of Ecological Resources toward Sustainable Community Development; 2016.

Research Interests

Leadership, sustainable development, entrepreneurship and youth empowerment, corporate social responsibility and poverty reduction, and holistic wellness.

Projects

  1. Analysis of Policy Framework for Mainstreaming Participatory FishFarming Toward Sustainable Protein-Food Security in Kisii and Meru County, Kenya: A project supported by Daystar University in 2017.
  2. Factors Affecting Accountability in Governance of Development Efforts by International Non-Governmental Organizations in Nairobi and Isiolo Counties, supported by Daystar University, 2017.
  3. Gender disparities in institutions of higher learning: A Kenyan study at Daystar University Nairobi Kenya 2010
  4. Research on the Causes and Effects of post-election violence in Kenya funded by NCCK Nairobi 2008.

Teaches

I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in: 

  • Dynamics of Leadership
  • Planning for Development
  • Gender and Development  
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Community Development
  • Advocacy and Networking
  • Social Research Methods
  • Communication for Development
  • Participatory Rural Appraisal
  • Approaches and Strategies for Community Development
  • Project Planning and Management 
  • Economic Development
  • Urbanization for Development
  • Basic Principles and Practices of Administration
  • Development Ethics

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