Poverty Relief and Administration Program Offered at Kenya Institute of Social Work and Community Development

This Poverty Relief and Administration Diploma course is a two and a half years course and aims at equipping students with skills in poverty eradication, how to handle various forms of relief, its management and food for work.

• Minimum qualifications are KCSE C- or KCE Div. 2 or the equivalent
• Certificate in Community development, Social development, Social work, Community Health, Counseling and Psychology.

Course open to Beginners, Development workers, Social workers, Project managers and Fresh students

SEMESTER I UNITS

• ENG 999:       English Language
• Communication Skills
• Information Communication Technology
• Poverty & Hunger.
• Rural Development.
• Social Mobilization & Marketing.
• Food For Work
• Poverty In Kenya.
• Office Administration And Management

SEMESTER II UNITS

• Social Research Methods.
• Resource Mobilization And Fundraising
• Participatory Poverty Assessment.
• Basic Mathematics
• Logistics.
• Statistics
• Legal Aspects In Poverty Relief
• Project (Total Supervisory Unit)

The Kenya Institute of Social Work and Community Development (KISWCD) is a  centre of excellence in social work and community development offering diploma and certificate courses. Empowerment of the community through training and management is the basic foundation of the Institute.

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