Mary Rwegasira (July - October 2009)

Mary was trained in clinical medicine where she obtained her diploma and later worked as a clinical officer with the Tanzanian government. Subsequently, Mary spent time working worked for organizations including the Tanzania Red Cross Society and a national family-planning NGO called UMATI. She is currently working at Concern Worldwide in Tanzania. Mary’s areas of specialization include reproductive health, adolescent sexual reproductive health, STIs & HIV/ AIDS and gender. While in Ireland, Mary will be trained in social science research design, data analysis and qualitative and quantitative research methods. Her training will aid her both with her immediate goal of completing a research paper necessary for the achievement of her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, which she is completing through Open University (Dar-es-Salaam), and will also help her in her work with Concern Tanzania in the longer term.

The CDPC hosted Mary between July and October 2009.