Silas Onyango

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Silas Onyango

Research Officer

ABOUT Silas Onyango

Silas is a Research Officer in the Health Challenges and Systems program working on early child development projects. He is currently working on PATH-supported Early Childhood Development (ECD) intervention project that is evaluating operational feasibility of integrating ECD services into the health care system in Kenya. The project is being implemented in Siaya county, Kenya.

Silas holds a Master’s degree in early childhood development from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway and a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development from Kenyatta University, Kenya. Prior to joining APHRC, he worked at Free Pentecostal Fellowship in Kenya (FPFK) as a Training Officer in the health department.

Silas is driven by the belief that all human beings irrespective of their cultural orientation, race or economic status can fulfill their potential in dignity and equality and that protecting, promoting and supporting early childhood development through effective research is essential to enable everyone to reach their full human potential.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Briefing Papers
The Potential of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative to Improve Early Child Development Outcomes…

April 30, 2019

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Briefing Papers
The Potential of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative to Improve Early Child Development Outcomes and the Feasibility of Integrating Care for Child Development into the Package: Lessons from Koibatek County, Kenya

July 30, 2019

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Technical Reports
Evaluation of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Health Facility-Based and Home-Based Early Childhood Development (ECD) Intervention in Siaya County, Kenya

August 16, 2020

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Technical Reports
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a community-led parenting empowerment program to improve nurturing care of young children in Kenya and Zambia

August 16, 2020

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