TakingITGlobal - Member Profiles

Home

Make Connections

Member Profiles

cutekorey19

Member Map

	cutekorey19
	Korey Chisholm


Title and Organization:		Intern- Department of Evidence, Monitoring and Policy (, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Gender and Age:		Male, 21
Location:		Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica
Country of Residence:		Guyana
Country of Birth:		Guyana
Nationalities:		Guyanese
Citizenships:		Guyana
Languages:		English



Instant Messaging:		To protect the privacy of members, Instant Messaging information is only available to logged in members of TakingITGlobal. Login or Sign up now, it's free!

About Me

Bio
Korey Anthony Chisholm has over five (5) years experience in working with In & Out of school Youths, Elderly People, People Living with HIV / AIDS, Commercial Sex Workers and the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Intersexes Community. He has contributed to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention Global AIDS Program Guyana, Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project, Canada International Development Agency, Youth Challenge Guyana, Youth Challenge International, Volunteer Youth Corps, Artistes in Direct Support, National Blood Transfusion Service and many other International and Local Organization in the areas of Youth, Health and community Development and Leadership.

Korey is currently the holder of the Global Youth Service (Volunteer) Award (2006), Big Five Award (2004), Community Service Award (2004), Outstanding Peer Education and Volunteer Work Award (2005), Certificates in STI’s, HIV/AIDS Education, Counselling & Training , Special Educational Needs(Identification of SEN) and Literacy (Phonics), Script Designing & Writing and CSEC’s in Home Economics. Korey’s many achievements come mainly from his enthusiasm and love for volunteerism in Youth Development and Leadership. As part of his experience as a volunteer, Korey functioned in Peer Education, Peer Counseling, Care for Orphan and Vulnerable Children , People Living with HIV/AIDS and Elderly Persons and almost every other department in many of the NGOs in Guyana. Since in September of 2004 as a Volunteer Korey has demonstrated time and again that he is always ready for a challenge “Volunteering has been an experience that I wouldn’t change for anything in the world. It didn’t only fill me with satisfaction but also with happiness and joy, especially for the wonderful people that I meet and the cool friends that I’ll keep forever. I would like to encourage you to try it too.”Korey’s objective is to gain a position where me education skills, knowledge and experience will be optimally utilized as an asset to the organization to promote youth development and create opportunities, involve community members in developing skills, experience and confidence to effect positive change with the Caribbean Community, also to show the world that people living with HIV/AIDS are people and can do amazing things. From the lots that Korey has learnt as a volunteer, he function as the Administrative/Research & Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant with Volunteer Youth Corps since 2006-2007 under there USAID/GHARP Project and now able to function as a Community Facilitator for EveryChild Guyana OneLife Project within Dorothy Bailey Health Centre, and is working as a Volunteer as Peer Educator/Counselor for Youths and People of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender, Intersexes and Questioning Community & Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) for Artist In Direct Support and Youth Challenge Guyana and other local Youth groups lending support in the areas that he can to foster their development an Advocate for Commonwealth Youth Programme for Positive living and with the UNDP on the Youth in Governance Programme and is the National Focal Point for Guyana with the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS.

Written By Quincy Richards Journalist

ACHIEVEMENTS
One of the persons selected to do Youth in Governance Programme UNDP,Working in an Administrative position for a Youth development Organization, Bering: 1. Able to go a Youth Challenge Guyana Project as a Guyanese Challenger. 2. A Role module and a Good influence to young people and an advocated for People Living with HIV/AIDS. 3.Being one of the youngest Volunteer and Peer Educator/Counselor working with more than Four (4) NGO’s in Guyana. 4.youngest male singer in United Voice Choir sitting on the EC for Four (4) years functioning in different Capacity . Most important is being able to see the age 20 and living positively in my community. Being on the Youth in Governance Programme With the UNDP& UWI, Having to become the National Focal Point for Guyana on the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS.

VOLUNTEER HISTORY
Peer Educator for: Artistes in Direct support, Volunteer Youth Corps and Youth Challenge Guyana:
Responsible for Planning and Implementing Programs, Facilitating workshops, educating peers and other person about STI’s, HIV/AIDS, Substance and Drug Abuse and Sexuality.Do Outreach activities and awareness session with Male and female Commercial sex workers and Lesbians, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender and Intersexes (LGBTI) Community.Helping Peer Educator to develop Confidence and communication skills.

Peer Counselor for: Volunteer Youth Corps and Artistes in Direct Support:
Responsible for counseling Youth’s, CSW, and the LGBT community on Health related issues.Teaching Orphans and Vulnerable Children.Responsible for Educating Orphans between the Ages of 3 – 13 teaching them how to read, spell write count and also help them with their home work.

Actor for Artistes in Direct Support and Youth Challenge Guyana:
Acting in dramatic presentations and using Performing Arts to educate youths and the general public about STI’s, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Reproductive Health.

Field Programme Support Unit Assistant and Guyanese Challenger for Youth Challenge Guyana:
Responsible of supporting the staff in this department by providing essential logistic and administrative back up. Doing recruitment of Guyana challengers and group Leaders also being a challengers mentor helping them with fundraising activities Etc.Responsible for Fundraising $45,000 and Getting Personal and Medical Gears for Project.Food Coordinator and Facilitator at a Capacity Building workshop for Mahadia, providing support systems for life skills, establishing a range of youth activities and clubs, setting up a programme for world AIDS Day, writhing the conclusion a the end of our project, training 20 youths form Mahadia to become peer mentors and reporting to Youth C and my Sponsor (Pedal Foot Bicycle Courier Service).

Home Base Care Provider,Human Sexuality Teacher, Acting Administrative Assistant, Care and Support Programme Assistant and GMR Phone Friend Hotline Counseling for Volunteer Youth Corps:
Responsible for Planning programme for people living with HIV/AIDS, giving them care and support with tin their homes, helping them with assistants with washing, cooking, cleaning or giving them a bath also educating the about nutrition and other things that may be of good use to them.
Responsible of providing information to student between ages of 9 to 19 in terminology and personal hygiene, Reproductive health, contraceptives, HIV/AIDS, STI’s, cancer, pap smears, and decision making through role play and group discussions.Responsible for assisting the Admin. Officer with operating the telephone, distributing of stationary, filling in coming and outgoing mails and any other work needed to be down.Assisting the Coordinators, in typing documents, doing home Assessments, distribute food stuff and clothing to person living with HIN/AIDS, serve as the secretary for the support group.Responsible for helping person who with there problems, through counseling and give them information about different issues

National Focal Point for Guyana at Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS:
Keep in regular touch with GYCA Caribbean RFP and update on him on a monthly basis;Conduct research on organizations working in their countries on youth and HIV/AIDS issues, make contact with such organizations, and include them in GYCA’s interactive global directory of youth HIV/AIDS organizations and programmes;Organize local gatherings with youth in resource-constrained areas and inform them about opportunities, events and resources. NFPs will be assisted in this process by our strategic partners, and may be able to use the facilities of UN country offices and local NGOs;Assist GYCA in its ongoing efforts to reach marginalized youth at the grassroots level;Undertake outreach and communication with GYCA members in their countries, to ensure equal focus and representation related to national needs, challenges and activities;Represent GYCA and its objectives of empowering youth working in HIV/AIDS at any relevant national conferences and events;Help the RFP in following-up with adults that made commitments to young people at the XVI International AIDS Conference in August 2006;Contribute material for the bi-monthly newsletter, “Youth Awake!” inform GYCA Caribbean of future travel plans or absence in advance; Submit a brief report and pictures of conferences/important meetings attended;Contribute to capacity building – including partaking in available GYCA e-courses, where possible, translate and/or facilitate the e-courses;Contribute national HIV-related news and relevant resources for the GYCA website.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Administrative and Research Officer for Volunteer Youth Corps (2006-2007):
Ensure smooth functioning of Switchboard System, Maintaining a database of Contact information for Volunteer, Staff, NGO’s ad Funders, Etc.Distribution of stationery to staff, Financial payments to companies and posted and filling of correspondence and letter with in the secretariat.Carry out Research on HIV/AIDS and other relevant updates, best practices of projects and possible funding sources.Manage Volunteers and peer educator and also provide Capacity building for CBO’s FBO’s and NGO’s and also Youth groups. Assistant programme Manager and programme coordinator with Monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes.

Community Facilitator for EveryChild Guyana (2007-2011):
Work to provide the link between families, the community and the OneLife Georgetown Project, support the work of the Child Care Counsellor while supporting the families that access the services provided; Coordination of customer service standards and management of a men support group.Work in participative ways engaging and empowering beneficiaries, while encouraging them to access all of the services and available resources; work at the Community level, meeting and supporting families; Provide support, new information and supervise the management of the men’s support group; Distribute vitamins to families and children who are unable to visit the project site; Make home visits with the Child Care Counsellor as necessary; Cascade training to other community Facilitators; Ensure high standards of customer service are implemented inline with policy and support and utilize referral system

EDUCATION
Winfer Gardens Primary School (1994- 1999) and St John’s College (2000-2005)

Qualifications:
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC/CXC) in: Food & Nutrition, Home economics- Management, English Literature (B)

Skills/ Training and Certificates:
Carnegie School of Home Economics
Front Office Operations Management

University of Guyana (UG)
Certificates in STI’s/HIV/AIDS Educator and Trainer

Artistes in Direct Support (AIDS)
Certificates in Peer Education &Peer Counseling
Training in Performing Arts, Drama and Scriptwritin,Care for Orphan and Vulnerable Children and People living with HIV/AIDS

Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG)
Certificate in Peer Education
Training in Drug and Substance Abuse education, Trainer of Trainers for Life skills Education, PMTCT Counseling, Palliative Care,Sex, Sexuality and Reproductive Health.

CDC Gap Guyana
Certificate in Scriptwriter & Script Designing

Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC)
Training in Human Sexuality Teaching & Home Base Care Provider

GuyberNet and Guyana National Coordinating Committee
Certificate for Voluntary Youth Service

USAID and CIDA
Training in Project Management & Monitoring and Evaluation & Proposal Writing

Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre
Certificate in Commonwealth Youth for Positive Living
Training in Personal Development and Awareness,Youth For Positive Living Educator

Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)
Certificate in Special Educational Needs ( Identification of SEN) and Literacy (Phonics)

American University of Peace Studies
Training in Conflict Resolution and Anger Management

United Nations Development Programme & University West Indies
Certificate in Regional Capacity Building Programme for Youth in Governance

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Music, outdoor activities, camping, community service, youth and health work, arts and crafts, household arts, dancing, educating and teaching, cooking, nutrition, Caring for children and elderly persons, counseling, outreach ministries, reading about health and food, children ministries, fabric printing, creating and designing, youth and outdoor Leadership, hiking, fire building and camp cookery, camp craft, drilling and marching, wilderness living, semi-phone , sign language, and chatting with friends on the computer.

ORGANISATION AND GROUPS AFFILATION Center of Disease Control and Prevention Global AIDS Program Guyana, Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, United States Agency for International Development, United Nation Development Programme, The Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination,Jacinth Youth Ministry, Guyana Rainbow Association (GUYBOW), Guyber Net Youth Club, Guyana Conference of Seventh Day Adventist, Lifeline Counseling Services, Canada International Development Agency, Youth Challenge Guyana,Volunteer Youth Corps, Artistes In direct Support, National Blood Transfusion Service, Guyana Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, President Youth Award Republic of Guyana,
Emerald Youth Clubs, Joshua Children Home'
Let’s Dance Studio, The Further Club,Youth for better Living, Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre (Youths for Positive Living), United Voices Choir, EveryChild Guyana, Youth Development Foundation, National Gender Association
University of the West Indies, UNAIDS, Ministry Of Health, Ministry of Youth, Culture & Sports, Dorothy Bailey Health Centre, UNFPA, Riumvldt Children Aide Centre

ABOUT MY WORK:
“Being a volunteer has been the most rewarding occupation that I have experienced in my life”
All over the world there are young people who currently volunteering in many capacities. Some of them are involved in youth organizations that support people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA’s), others care for children and abused women while there is a great number who join teams and travel to other countries where they help build houses with those in need.I am please to state I am a volunteer living and working in Guyana. My name is Korey Chisholm and I am 20years of age, I feel moved by my current occupation that I would like to share my experiences that I have gained with the different non-government organizations. I started volunteering with Artistes In Direct Support (AIDS) in 2003. I worked in many areas of peer education and counseling. I started experiencing what partnership means, and how important this is with AIDS. My journey with them continues to be great and make me reflect on how this important the fellowship with god made me realize what a real partnership means for me.In 2005 I went t o do work for Habitat for Guyana at their head quarters. Working there with the volunteer coordinator was an interesting experience of coexistence; I was able to bring my previous knowledge to habitat. I was encouraged to choose the volunteer job I like; this made me feel empowered to take responsibility. I got new knowledge form habitat, ranging form hammering nails, to management. The environment facilitated this. As it is said, habitat was a change to partner with other volunteers form all over the world and gain lifelong friendships. After my fulfilling experience with Habitat I was motivated to join Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG). It certainly did not disappoint me, for it was another great adventure in a different way. It was a change to give a part of myself to an organization with a mission in which I could relate to and believe in, at the same time it was a change to learn and experience a different place, a different way of life, meet have fun and develop friendships with diverse people who came form Australia, Canada and even Costa Rica. I currently work with the HIV/AIDS program. I also concentrate my efforts working to support field activities and volunteers through the Program Support Unit (PSU). I have assisted by performing telephoning duties, expediting, expediting, food packaging and general office assisting. Granted that I may be on a keyboard and computer or manipulating a pen on paper at a desk many times, these were my tools were my tools this time around as compared to those of a saw and hammer like with habitat for humanity. I do believe though that I make my own little contribution in a very special way. It may not be evident but I may not see the direct results of my work at the end of the day but I do believe on helping organize the administrative side is as important as laying down the bricks on a new house. But as all journeys we embark on in life it is not just parties, fun, laughter and excursions (which are awesome by the way) that matter but the very contributions that improve standard of living for others. There are some obstacles that have crossed my path once in while, like home sickness or occasional miscommunications, but nevertheless, it is a good adventure worth taking and a time I will look back on in the future. Being able to go on project at the only Guyanese challenger for YCGI‘s 2005 8 weeks Phase C was fascinating, having to train youths to become peer mentor’s helping them to start up youth groups, teaching in the primary and secondary school of Mahadia with there school work, building friendships with the community members and international challenger form Canada and Australia was great working with them to create programme for world AIDS day and planning a workshop on Capacity Building for youths the most memorable of all was having to give a speech on world AIDS day in Micobe and Educating youths of Princeville(villages in Mahadia Region #8 ) , I must say thanks to YCG for that . After this experience, I felt that they were much more work for me to do so I join Volunteer Youth Corps. Working with them was as great as all the other’s. I started to work with the Care and support department, which was what I wanted to do, caring and supporting people living with HIV/AIDS which show me a lot about live, help their were remarkable for me. I also work under the other programs there, like the Big Brother Big Sister, Community Out-reach, and as the Administrative Assistant which I would never forget I got to work very close with the Chairperson and vice- Chairperson getting to see who VYC really operate form day to day doing filing, doing inventory’s requesting patty cash, distributing stationary and lot more. As a Volunteer, it has given me and continues to provide me a lot of experiences, opportunities and familiarity with diverse cultures. It emphasizes to me that God’s people have the same heart everywhere. I have learned so mush through volunteering. Once of the greatest things is if we all put our hands together , we can accomplish so much more than anyone can imagine.

Korey Chisholm
Youth Advocate

Countries Visited

This map requires Flash Player 8 or higher.
Click here to get the latest Flash Player.