It is December already and I’ve only a few days left in Rwanda! Prior to this assignment I was unfamiliar with the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) and Jhpiego. During the last six months I’ve seen and learnt so much about the amazing work the program does and the impact it has on maternal […]
Category Archives: Jhpiego
November
22
PULSE projects and my achievements:
posted by nazir
December is coming and all of my projects are also going to accomplish . Initially I was working on a coaching project. At the end of August during a meeting with my manager of Jhpiego (NGO partner) ,she has given me four other projects which make me too busy. In the remaining page you can […]
October
21
Rwanda’s rainy season has arrived..
posted by bridinamccaugheygskcom
Rainy season has arrived! The rain storms are crazy, thunder and lightning but thankfully they are usually fairly short with some blue skies and sunshine in between. Temperatures are a little cooler and Rwanda is looking lush and green. My assignment is coming together. I’ve been working with the M&E team at Jhpiego on the […]
August
26
ADP (Diagnose) Mukesh and Baba Allah Rakha.
posted by nazir
When I reached in Tabora city, I came to know that there is no person in the office because a campaign is going on in Nzega district. All Jpiego’s team of Tabora is now in Nzega district. Then I decided to go to Nzega. On July 8, I reached in Nzega and then I have […]
August
17
August, Kigali
posted by bridinamccaugheygskcom
Hello everyone, I am into the 8th week of my assignment in Rwanda and time is moving very quickly! Working on the MCSP (Maternal and Child Survival Programme) within the Monitoring and Evaluation Team has been going well. The team are working on two […]
August
03
Multan to Tabora:
posted by nazir
I’ve reached in Dar es salaam Tanzania on July 29, 2016.I spend a week in the head office of the NGO partner Jhpiego in Dar es salaam. On Eid day I’ve a flight from Dar Es Salaam to Tabora. This was the first Eid which I spent without my family. Tabora is the place where […]
July
11
three weeks in Kigali
posted by bridinamccaugheygskcom
I’ve been here in Kigali for 3 weeks and am beginning to feel more settled. I’m getting to know everyone at work, I’ve moved into an apartment, found a yoga class and started running! My apartment is very conveniently situated 5 minutes walk to the office. It is in Kacyiru, a nice part of town […]
June
22
Bridin’s blog- first days in Kigali
posted by bridinamccaugheygskcom
I have just begun a real adventure on a PULSE assignment in Kigali, Rwanda. The PULSE Volunteer Partnership is GSK’s skills-based volunteering initiative. Employees are matched to a non-profit organisation for 3 or 6 months full-time, contributing their skills to solve healthcare challenges at home and abroad. I have been assigned to work with an […]
May
18
Countdown Begin!
posted by nazir
Hi everyone! This is Nazir Ahmad and I work as a Sales Manager in GSK Pakistan.I have selected as PULSE Volunteer for year 2016.I’ll work with partner organization Jhpeigo in Tabora region of Tanzania.I’ll closely work with Jhpeigo VMMC and communication team and the Ministry of health and social welfare of Tanzania for the prevention […]
March
18
I am Experiencing My Pulse Every Moment – Kindling Hope ♣ & Happiness Around ♥
posted by neerajgarg1
“Hands Raised to Serve are More Blissful then Hands Raised to Pray”.
December
19
It’s Christmas!!!
posted by nicoleasamson
Today, Friday 18 December 2015 is my last day with my NGO, Jhpiego, Nigeria. My 6 month PULSE assignment is at its end – wow, where did those 6months go?? I am ending on a high though. I am very pleased with my ‘students’, the programme teams with the four national professional associations I worked […]
November
27
The Harmattan is here!
posted by nicoleasamson
Gosh this last month has been a busy one! We received an extremely warm welcome from the GSK office in Lagos as well as manufacturing site in Agbara. We returned back to Abuja in time to celebrate Halloween, Nigerian style. Then finishing off a final round of training on project management and effective communication to […]
October
14
Home pleasures
posted by nicoleasamson
It’s just over 2 weeks since returning from my holiday at home. I did get my BLT sandwich as requested when I arrived at Heathrow – needless to say it was heavenly. Thank you Mark!! The 2 weeks at home flew by in a flurry of catching up with family and friends over lots of […]
September
11
Doing the ‘Hokey-kokey’ in Nigeria
posted by nicoleasamson
I have now been working in Nigeria with the NGO, Jhpiego for two months and have recently returned from a two week training stint in two states south of the capital city of Abuja. We worked with 29 attendees in a town called Abakaliki in the state of Ebonyi and with another 33 attendees in […]
