Susan Jelegat Chirchir

Status: Available

Education and Experience

Currently: Working on a farm – Part-time, Volunteering/Apprentincing, PART FARM

Main Occupation or Field of Study: PROCUREMENT/FARMING

Years in Occupation or Field of Study: 10 YEARS

Highest Degree (Awarded or Expected): UNIVERSITY DEGREE on 12/14/2018

Highest Education Level: College/University

Highest Degree or Certificate: College/University Degree in Bachelor’s

Contact Information

Home Address

7579

Eldoret, RIFT VALLEY

Kenya

Phone: 254 30100 0711363816

Email: [email protected]

Emergency Contact: ROSEBELLA JEPKOECH SAINA (MOTHER) 0721545232

English Proficiency

Comprehension and Conversation: 100% I am fluent

Plans to Improve English:

N/A

English Instruction Received: 4 YEARS

Driving Experience

Background and Personal Information

Religion: Christian

Religious Observances:

I am a Roman Catholic. A good one and I observe the rules of the Catholic Church.
I am obligated to go to church for mass every Sunday and to do my confessions every month

Placement with Religiously Observant Host: Doesn’t Matter

Experience Living Outside Family Home: None 

Past Visit(s) to United States: None

Visit(s) to Other Countries in Past Five Years: None

Training Objectives and Availability

US Program Applying For: Sustinable Agriculture and Global Exchange (SAGE): First-time participants

Can Start Anytime Within the Next: 1-6 months

Available to Participate for a Maximum Of: 6 months

Briefly describe the type of placement you seek (examples: organic vegetable farm production and marketing, sustainable product sales, biodynamic dairy, small-scale diversified crops, etc.), and also describe your hands-on experience, if any, in your desired placement:

I am looking forward to learning more about organic farming, so I would teach my people on how to keep healthy living styles by providing good food, fresh from the farm.
I am looking forward to seeing people practice agriculture in my community as professional and that is why I am seeking the knowledge.
My objective is to expand my scope and knowledge in learning new culture and new crops that are not practiced in my culture.

Self-Evaluation

I am clear on my training objectives: Yes!
I want a career in agriculture, but not necessarily as a farmer: Yes!
I like to take initiative and start new projects: Yes!
I enjoy routine and consistency in my schedule: Yes
I ask for help if I don’t understand something: Yes!
I like to offer suggestions and share my opinions: Yes!
I welcome critical feedback and use the information to improve myself: Yes!
I prefer working alone/independently: Yes!

I want to be a farmer: Yes!
I like to have clear instructions before doing a task: Yes!
I am flexible and able to adapt to sudden changes: Yes!
I enjoy frequent challenges and new responsibilities: Yes!
I prefer to follow the lead of others: Yes!
I can do and be satisfied with repetitive tasks: No
I prefer working with others: Yes!

Comfortable With…

People of different religious beliefs: Yes
Having an un-married couple as my supervisors: Yes
Sharing a family house with pets: Yes
Cooking for others once or twice each week: Yes 
Living/Training where my native language is not spoken: Yes 
Living/Training where there is no public transportation: Yes 
Living/Training in very rustic living conditions (e.g. uninsulated lodging or tent sleeping, compost toilet, outdoor shower, wood-stove, other): Yes

If you selected “No” for any of the above, please state why you would not be comfortable:

Receiving instruction from a female supervisor: Yes
Sharing a family house with children: Yes
Cooking my own daily meals: Yes
Sharing household chores (including cooking): Yes
Living/Training in a remote, rural location where the Host family is my primary social group: Yes
Training with farm animals: Yes

Agricultural Experience

Years of Agricultural Experience: 6-10

Hands-on Experience Includes: more than 6 hours of manual labor per day. Supervising farm workers, Administrative/office work involving agriculture, Advising farmers about organic methods and/or certification, Hands on farm labor (e.g. planting, weeding, harvesting, livestock care, etc.)

Agriculture Courses Taken:

N/A

Workshops Taken in Organic, Sustainable, or Ecological Farming:

Training with Kalro about registering new farmers
Kenya Seed Company on marketing new product

Employment and Experience

Job #1:

No Employment

Dates: yyyy – yyyy

Primary Responsibilities:

Job #2:

No Employment

Dates: yyyy – yyyy

Primary Responsibilities:

If you are currently employed, do you plan to return to this same job after MESA?: Yes

Please state why or why not:

1. I could like to go and give back to my community
2. To implement what I would have learned from my 6 months of stay

Family Farm: – Middle size farm e.g 4 acres piece which could support mixed farming

Family Farm Products and Sales:

The products through the chicken rearing is eggs
through cattle rearing is milk
Through maize farming, we get maize

Family Farm Responsibilities:

Weeding, Watering young seedling in the seed bed, Spraying, Mulching,

Family Farm Work: Part Time

Skills

Volunteer Activities and Community Groups:

1. Amazing grace Street care initiative, providing food
2. Mother nature care initiative – conserving soil

Farm Machinery, Tractors, and/or Vehicles: 

N/A

Mechanical Repair Skills:

I dont have

Other Specific Work Skills: 

– Crop growing e.g Maize farming
– Horticulture e.g Vegetable
– Rearing of chicken
-Supervision skills

Additional Skills and Specialities: 

– Interpersonal skills like communication

Training Objectives and Preferred Host Placements

Main Training Interests:

– Interpersonal skills like communication

First Choice: Field Crops

Additional Examples for First Choice:

Hands-on Experience in First Choice?: Yes

Other Experience in First Placement Choice: 

Preparing the farm
Ploughing
Spraying
Weeding
Harvesting

Second Choice: Vegetables

Additional Examples for Second Choice:

Hands-on Experience in Second Choice?: Yes

Other Experience in Second Placement Choice:

Mulching
Transplanting
Pest control mechanism
Crop rotation
Watering

Third Choice: Poultry/egg production

Additional Examples for Third Choice:

Hands-on Experience in Third Choice?: Yes

Other Experience in Third Placement Choice:

Vaccination
Feeding
Egg collecting

Choose up to 5 other areas of interest that will help MESA match you with your US Host: Agri-tourism, Bio-intensive (mini) farming, Community & farm education, Soil fertility, Youth & farm education

Attachments

Reference Letter1: https://apply.mesaprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/securepdfs/2023/10/SUSAN-RECOMMENDATION-church.pdf
Reference Letter2:

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