Name FABIAN SHEMA

Gender, Age Male, 31

Nationality RWANDAN
Contact information +256770585802 fabianshema@gmail.com
Residence Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro, UGANDA
Language skills English, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Luganda, Runyankore
Educational and other CERTIFICATES
qualifications ILO – National Certificate of Financial Education for
Refugees IDPs and Host Communities.

Start and Improve Your Business CERTIFICATE OF

TRAINERS
Workshop organized by UNLEASHED with the
support of ILO-Prospects from 30th September to 9th
October 2022 at Golden Crane Resort Hotel Isingiro,
Uganda.
ILO Financial Education CERTIFICATE OF TRAINERS
Training of Trainers in Financial Education as part of
ILO support to refugees, IDPs and host communities
under PROSPECTS Partnership from 13 th to 17th June
2022 at Lake Victoria Hotel Entebbe, Uganda.
LIFE COACHING
One month of training on community constraint
studies, rapport building, wheel of life, the 4
learning stages, ikigai, conscious design, action
priority matrix, goal setting and empathetic/active
listening from October to November 2021 at
UNLEASHED.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
A two-month Personal Development Program for
Potential discovery, comfort zone expansion,
Personal leadership and the Non-Violent
Communication from July to September 2021 at
UNLEASHED.
FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINER
Awarded for having successfully delivered Six 6-
week training cycles in Financial Literacy to
Refugees in Nakivale from February to September
 2021. A program Implemented by FRC and
supported by WFP and UNCDF.

Gender and Entrepreneurship Together (GET

Ahead) CERTIFICATE OF TRAINERS
I recently (January 2023) became a Trainer for the
GET Ahead program, which emphasizes the Gender
aspect in Entrepreneurship. This program
empowers women and raises their potential and it
helps them to realize the importance of their role in
Business and Entrepreneurship.
EDUCATION HISTORY

Bugema University|
Luwero, Uganda|Degree| Nursing| 2015 to 2019
I Attended 2 years of the Bachelor of Science in
Nursing where I learnt 2 important and relevant
course units in life. First one was COUNSELING and
the Second one was PSYCHOLOGY.
Nganwa High School|
Sheema District| UACE Certificate| February 2013
to November 2014
Mbarara Allied School|
Mbarara, Uganda| UCE| February 2009 to
November 2012
Kashojwa Primary School|
Isingiro, Uganda| From 2002 to 2008

Summary of Experience:

Highly experienced and ILO national certified trainer in financial education with a strong
background in working with groups and institutions. Demonstrated success in establishing
and running Ripple SACCO, a thriving financial cooperative founded in 2021. Additionally,
credited with founding a community school for children, showcasing a commitment to
community development.

Adept at providing training and education on financial education, with a focus on

empowering individuals and groups in Uganda. Currently engaged with Ripple SACCO,
delivering impactful training programs to both groups and individuals, enhancing their
financial knowledge and digital skills.

Possessing an in-depth understanding of the region's socio-economic dynamics, I bring a

wealth of expertise to the role of training Digital and Business skills to refugees in Nakivale
and the host community members.

Relevant experience (from most recent):

Period: from – to Name of Job title and activities
organization/project/activi undertaken/description of
ty, if applicable: actual role performed:
From May 2023 to Present Financial education Trainer at Ripple SACCO
trainer, SIYB trainer and
Digital Skills Trainer
From November 2021 to Ripple SACCO| Nakivale, Chairperson and FOUNDER
February 2023 Isingiro, Uganda

Backyard Academy Nursery Co - FOUNDER

& Primary School|
From January 2017 and the Nakivale, Isingiro, Uganda And Director
School is still running.

From February 2021 to A project supported by Financial Literacy Trainer

November 2021 WFP and UNCD,
implemented by Finish
Refugee Council| Nakivale,
Isingiro, Uganda.
Training individuals and
guiding them in formation
of VSLAs.
Training the VSLAs to help
them set their leadership
and mode of operation.

From June 2017 to December Dream Team| Kampala, Team Leader

2020 Uganda
Speaker’s Bureau Trainer
Digital Marketing trainer

Reference 1 Grace Rwomushana

ILO Uganda
0772 734578 rwomushana@ilo.org
Reference 2 Mark Mutaawe
Settlement Commandant Nakivale
OPM
0776575844 mark.mutaawe@opm.go.ug
Reference 3 Victor Turatsinze
Director
Unleashed PIM
0788180256 vickymat4@gmail.com
Declaration:
I confirm my intention to serve in the stated position and present availability to serve for
the term of the proposed Project. I also understand that any willful misstatement
described above may lead to my disqualification, before or during my engagement.

FABIAN SHEMA
0770585802
fabianshema@gmail.com