Nkoji M. Randall, M.A., M.S.W

Ms. Nkoji M. Randall is originally from Nairobi , Kenya and is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University in Georgia where she obtained a masters degree in Women Studies with a focus on International Women’s Health and Development. She also holds a masters degree in social work from the same university with a concentration in Health/Mental Health. Her two thesis include: The impact of structural adjustment policies on maternal mortality and morbidity: A case study of Kenya and an Evaluation of the efficacy of legal advocacy of a women’s domestic violence program. Currently, Ms. Randall is working on her dissertation at Catholic University of America in Washington , D.C. based on Evaluation of an Adolescent Health Corner program in the district of Mafeteng in the kingdom of Lesotho .

Ms. Randall joins the Ariel Foundation with fifteen (15) years of national and international experience in the areas of social work, social research and community development. In Nairobi Kenya , she worked with a Nairobi University and World Health Organization collaborated clinical trials study. During this period, Ms. Randall conducted recruitment and rehabilitation of HIV/AIDS clients while providing in home follow-up visitations. She also worked with Child Welfare Kenya as well as the department of Social Services.

While in graduate school in Atlanta , Ms. Randall worked in different settings and with various populations. At Morris Brown College , she worked with the Upward Bound Atlanta program as a counselor for the youth. She also worked as a research assistant at Morehouse School of Public Health where she conducted research via internet to locate resources for doctors practicing in Nairobi , Kenya . At the Southern Center for Public Policy at Clark Atlanta University , she provided services to individuals residing in low income housing in the surrounding communities. Additionally, she facilitated focus groups for ongoing projects at the Policy Center . After completing her masters program, Ms. Randall was awarded a Domestic Violence Training Award which, made it possible for her to do her second masters degree at the Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social work in Clark Atlanta University . While in the program, she interned for two years as a legal advocate in the courthouse for women and performed legal and individual assessment in women’s shelters. She was also an award winner of Who is Who in American Universities and Colleges.

In 2004, Ms. Randall was attached to the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Lesotho . During this period, she assisted in facilitating the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMCTC) HIV workshops in the country. Currently, Ms. Randall is working part time as an assistant program coordinator for International Union of Bricklayers Member Assistance Program where she locates and connects members in United States and Canada to appropriate resources among other responsibilities.