Wilson Masaka

Wilson Masaka

Nairobi County, Kenya
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    Life Coaching, Brand Design, Graphic Design, Sports Photography, Blogging, and Content Strategy

About

I have more than 18 years of experience mentoring and teaching young people how to create…

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Experience

  • Self Employed Graphic

    Self Employed

    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Nairobi Kenya Headquarters

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    Eastlands - Nairobi -Kenya

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Karen, Nairobi

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Nairobits

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    Arusha - Tanzania

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    Hamburg Area, Germany

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    Nairobi

Education

  • Amani Institute

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    Activities and Societies: This unique, field-based program brings together a group of competitively selected, highly talented individuals from around the world. You receive a holistic, future-oriented training endorsed by leaders across the social, business, education, and government sectors. Your 5-months in Nairobi will possess the depth and pace necessary to train for effective social change making - the intensity is equivalent to a 2-year traditional master's degree.

    Project Management, Bio-empathy, Tech for change, Storytelling, Design Thinking, Financial Administration etc.

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    • InfoTech Training Centre: Attained certificate in programming, designing and implementation of database with MS SQL server 2000, PHP and Visual basic 6.0.
    • Attained certificates in web design using active server pages and Microsoft access
    • Attained certificate in advance web development at NairoBits by Outdare Internet service BV (www.outdare.nl)

    • 2000 - 2002 attained certificate in web design: NairoBits is a youth organization…

    • InfoTech Training Centre: Attained certificate in programming, designing and implementation of database with MS SQL server 2000, PHP and Visual basic 6.0.
    • Attained certificates in web design using active server pages and Microsoft access
    • Attained certificate in advance web development at NairoBits by Outdare Internet service BV (www.outdare.nl)

    • 2000 - 2002 attained certificate in web design: NairoBits is a youth organization that teaches young Africans from the slums areas or disadvantage backgrounds of Nairobi both technical and creative skills in web design and development.

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    Activities and Societies: Take a business online - Find out which digital opportunities can most benefit your business and learn how to build your online presence Make it easy for people to find a business on the web - Learn how to improve your ranking in search engines and improve brand awareness and sales with online advertising Reach more people locally, on social media, or on mobile - Learn how to grow your presence and increase engagement with customers locally, over mobile and social media.

    Online Marketing fundamentals.

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Facilitator

    MYSA - ANGAZA - CMETrust

    - 3 years

    Education

    MYSA Youth Governance & Leadership Workshop

    The Youth Leadership workshop for elected Zonal chairmen/women and Community Service representatives kick off on Wednesday the 28th August to Saturday the 31st of August. I facilitated on the 31st of August and the main agendas for the day were as follows;
    • Role of youth leaders (Role models)
    • Personal branding and Unique Selling Point (USP)
    • Inspirational leadership
    • Team work and…

    MYSA Youth Governance & Leadership Workshop

    The Youth Leadership workshop for elected Zonal chairmen/women and Community Service representatives kick off on Wednesday the 28th August to Saturday the 31st of August. I facilitated on the 31st of August and the main agendas for the day were as follows;
    • Role of youth leaders (Role models)
    • Personal branding and Unique Selling Point (USP)
    • Inspirational leadership
    • Team work and spirit

    http://wilsenx.blogspot.com/2013/09/mysa-youth-governance-leadership.html

    Guest Lectures at CMETrust – Discover Your Youthful Potential.

    On 23rd April 2013 I had the pleasure to be invited by the Canada Mathare Education Trust (CMETrust) to give lectures to youth who are on school break after the first term. The mission of CMETrust is to advance education in Kenya by providing secondary school scholarships through funds raised annually, to students from Mathare Valley Slum, Nairobi; and, to raise awareness in Canada about education and poverty in urban Kenya. During school holiday’s CMETrust organizes lessons in multiple fields for example life skills, entrepreneurship, leadership among others and for more details kindly visit http://cmetrust.orgCMETrust is a youth friendly organization.

    http://wilsenx.blogspot.com/2013/04/guest-lectures-at-cmetrust-discover.html

    Our Lives Are Inter-Linked

    This weekend I had a fantastic time with kids at Angaza http://www.angazakenya.org. Angaza Sports & development center is a community and youth driven Non-Governmental organization (NGO) based in Thika town 40km from the capital city, Nairobi. Founded and started its operations in 2008 and registered in 2009 as an NGO, the organization intervenes on youth and children's rights, HIV/Aids awareness and life skills, economic development, education, girls child empowerment and peace building and reconciliation.

    http://wilsenx.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-lives-are-inter-linked.html

Publications

  • SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHAMPION BY DEFINITION @wilsenx

    Wilson Masaka

    1. The ability to create and live your own reality.
    2. The ability to Inspire, Connect and Educate SELF & OTHERS.
    3. The ability to wear more than one HAT, talent and skills exploration for prosperity
    4. The ability to lead SELF & OTHERS.
    5. The ability to focus on the center of influence to achieve optimum success.
    6. The ability to persevere and be determined to achieve set goals.
    7. The ability to turn dreams, ideas into reality

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Projects

  • Wilsen initiative (Nairobi, Kenya)

    - Present

    Mission: Develop young change-makers in informal settlement in Kenya.
    Vision: Self-confident young people who inspires change in the society using their talents and skills.

    Slogan / Tagline: The champion in you…
    Shared Values: Sharing, Leadership, Creativity, Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Peer Education, Volunteering, Role modeling, Team work, Diversity, Determination, Success, Passion, Talent, Skills , Personal Brand and Self-belief.

    Wilsen Initiative operates under…

    Mission: Develop young change-makers in informal settlement in Kenya.
    Vision: Self-confident young people who inspires change in the society using their talents and skills.

    Slogan / Tagline: The champion in you…
    Shared Values: Sharing, Leadership, Creativity, Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Peer Education, Volunteering, Role modeling, Team work, Diversity, Determination, Success, Passion, Talent, Skills , Personal Brand and Self-belief.

    Wilsen Initiative operates under the three pillars as follows; Project – ICE;

    INSPIRE: We shall organize and attend motivational sessions at location that shall help the youth improve their self esteem for example attending sessions at renowned places which many youths from informal settlement dread to visit or even hardly get a chance to visit such places.

    CONNECT: Currently we have Mathare North Rangers F.C which was established in 2011 with the view of nurturing talents and provide leadership skills using the platform to get the youth from indulging in vices that hinders them from developing their talents. The unique aspiration of the club isn’t to play in the premier league but to use the team as a torch for hope in connecting all the tribes in Kenya staring with younger generation. We shall connect with schools, institutions, organization around Kenya especially connecting the urban youth with youth in the rural set ups and also urban to urban connection through exchange programs which will involve football friendly matches and other activities.

    EDUCATE: We intend to share skills and transfer knowledge from generations through a curriculum developed by experts from diverse backgrounds especially from the informal settlements who have made it to greener pasture in life, the idea is into tap local solutions and understanding from people who live or used to live in the community that faces challenges that we shall work towards uplifting.

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  • www.wilsen-initiative,org

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    About Wilsen Initiative (Wi)

    We are a team of young professionals, role models and change makers who inspire and educate our peers to use their talents and skills for positive social change.

    Mission: Our mission is to develop positive young change-makers in informal settlement in Kenya.
    Vision: Our vision is to have a society of self-confident young people who inspires positive change by using their talents and skills.
    Wilsen Initiative spots talents and nurture it to the…

    About Wilsen Initiative (Wi)

    We are a team of young professionals, role models and change makers who inspire and educate our peers to use their talents and skills for positive social change.

    Mission: Our mission is to develop positive young change-makers in informal settlement in Kenya.
    Vision: Our vision is to have a society of self-confident young people who inspires positive change by using their talents and skills.
    Wilsen Initiative spots talents and nurture it to the right direction by providing the much needed platforms for a young person to grow and express themselves starting with Mathare slums in Nairobi and later all over Kenya.

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Honors & Awards

  • DreamMaker Award

    D&F academy Hamburg, Germany

    Completed successfully 12 months fellowship program. Two months in Hamburg, Germany and ten months online training and implementation in the home country. Some of the modules covered are inspiration and creativity, budgeting, teamwork, strategic project planning, leadership etc.

Languages

  • English

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  • Kiswahili

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Organizations

  • Wilsen Initiative (Wi)

    Founder

    - Present

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