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Kenya: Development, Health, and Society

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Odoch Pido, Academic Director

Odoch Pido, a native of Uganda who has been living and working in Kenya for over thirty-five years, conducted research on Culture, Design and Development while earning an MA and PhD in Design at the University of Nairobi. Odoch has not only given lectures on Design but has also served as Chair of Department and various committees of the University. He has written several papers and chapters in books, presented at conferences, and published in journals. Odoch has consulted on alternative communication techniques for controlling HIV-AIDS, especially for orphans and vulnerable children in rural Kenya and for jua-kali (small-scale) businesses. He has served as co-Academic Director for the Kenya: Development, Health and Society program in Nairobi since fall 2005.

Jamal Omar Awadh, Academic Director

Jamal Omar Awadh is a Kenyan national who received his Bachelor of Education from the University of Nairobi and his M.A. in Museology from Reinwardt Academy in Amsterdam. He taught in in Mombasa for six years before joining the National Museums of Kenya as an Education and Conservation Officer. Currently studying Human Resource Management, he has been working with SIT since 2001 as home stay coordinator, ISP advisor, and lecturer. In Fall 2002 he was appointed the Academic Director for the Kenya: Coastal Cultures program. He has served as co-Academic Director for the Kenya: Development, Health and Society program in Nairobi since fall 2005.