29/05/2025
Model Benjamin Njanji
After, graduated from the Catholic University of Malawi in September 2022 with strong credit in bachelor's degree in Social Sciences with social work major. I started internship in October at the Office of the Ombudsman, headquarters for 4 months and I had to resign since I got another opportunity at Malawi Red Cross Society headquarters where I was working as a youth leader volunteer under Danish Project, Community Resilience Project where my focus was carrying out and coordinating youth activities and youth leaders in Mangochi, Chikwawa, Mwanza and Lilongwe and also opening, revamping both in school and out of school youth clubs where I was conducting Life Skills session and Sexual Reproductive health and Rights facilitation.
Furthermore In may 2023 I had an opportunity to travel to Europe in Denmark for the youth leadership academy together with other youths from Europe, Asia and Africa. During the academy I liked most of having the topic of Psychological First Aid (PFA) Which is one of my inspiration fields as a social worker and of cause meeting with youth from different parts of the world and also experiencing Danish way of living food and the city. As a youth leader in Malawi I was also helping the Malawi Red Cross National Youth president with planning and implementation of National youth activities in Malawi as well as supporting the Branch and Volunteer Specialist, this was from February 2023 to February 2024. But after my 1 year completion of the contract period I had to search for the other opportunities and jobs but I couldn't find any so it was stressing me and I was depressed at home, on the other side I could relive my stress on other activities that I love to do like continuing my leadership and volunteering with Red Cross at Lilongwe Division/ brunch where I was involved in different projects and activities like door to door sensitisation on health issues.
I have also been doing fashion modeling and attending Club meetings and activities for the Rotaract Club. Most importantly I have been going to Church, by the way I am a Catholic and I joined the Young Christian Workers where I associate with my fellow youths. So from March till August 2024 I have been home till I got the interviews and Employed by Malawi Red Cross Society. So in September 2024 I relocated to Blantyre City where I am at Red Cross Blantyre City up-to-date. I am working under the project of DRIMIAA which enables Effective Disaster Risk Management through systems of Interagency Anticipatory Action using a multi-hazard and multi sectoral Approach. And I am working as a Group Cash Transfer Facilitator. And it has been exciting and also challenging as some of the concepts were new to me since they are more of Disaster Risk Management which are a bit different from what I studied, but I love it since it's an opportunity for me to come out of my comfort zone and learn new skills and experiences.
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