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KCA Appoints Shuaib Adam HSC OLY as International Relief & Development Program Director

Tuesday, March 1 2022 – Toronto, Ontario.

Kenyan Canadian Association - KCA, a federal not-for-profit based in Canada has appointed Mr. Shuaib Adam as International Relief & Development (IRD) Program Director. The IRD Program aims to provide emergency relief, economic rehabilitation, development assistance, and other services to vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan African Countries.

Shuaib is a Kenyan Canadian now based in Nairobi since October 2021. He will be Global Head of the IRD program mainly which in the foreseeable future will be focusing on Sub-Sahara Africa.

While still in Canada he joined Kenyan Canadian Association in May 2021 and has been a very active member of the Sports & Recreation Program.

He is both a veteran security and intelligence professional and a Kenyan Sports personality having represented Kenyan in Olympics and other international competitions. He was awarded a Head of State Commendation by the President of Kenya for his achievements.

Shuaib is currently the President of International Police Organization (IPO) - Africa Command and Secretary General of Kenya Olympians Association (KOA) and holds other prominent positions in Sports, Security and Intelligence Agencies across the globe.

Below is a summary of his profile:

1. Sports

  • Secretary General of Kenya Olympians Association (KOA)
  • A three-time Kenyan Olympian (1984 Los Angeles, USA; 1988 Seoul South, Korea; and 1992 Barcelona, Spain) in shooting. Best Olympic performance in Los Angeles 29th out of 75 World’s best.
  • 4th position in the Brisbane Commonwealth Games and holder of 5 Kenya National Records in 5 separate shooting disciplines.
  • Gold medalist in 3 shooting events in Tunisia at the All Africa Shooting Championships and Games.
  • Winner of the Balito Challenge Trophy at the UK Bisley National Smallbore Rifle Championships in Surrey UK with over 600 participants.
  • Winner of various medals and trophies at the Bisley National Pistol Championships.
  • Bronze medalist at the World Police and Military Games in Switzerland and at the International Police and Firefighters Games in Dubai.

2. Sececurity & Intelligen

  • President International Police Organization(IPO) Africa Command
  • IPO HQs - Director Supervisory Coordinator for International Relations & Development.
  • Counter Crime Intelligence Organization(CCIO) Africa Command and Kenya Section.
  • Presently Security Consultant and Advisor, holding Canadian Security Guard and Private Investigator and Firearms Licences.
  • The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) active member and shooter.
  • Steering Committee Member of NARPOK National Association of Retired Police Officers of Kenya.
  • Retired SSP Kenya Police.
  • Captain of the Swiss Rifle Club Kenya.
  • Former Secretary General International Police Association (IPA) Kenya Section, Committee member IPA Canada Region 2.

THE IRD PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
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IRD Program will plan and implement short-term humanitarian projects as well as provide long-term innovative solutions that empower and achieve self-sufficiency to program beneficiaries and communities in Sub-Saharan African Countries.

The program focus areas include

  1. Emergency Response
  2. Women and Gender Equality
  3. Health, Nutrition & Wellness
  4. Education
  5. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  6. Security, Peace & Conflict Resolution
  7. Democracy & Governance
  8. Environment & Climate Change

You can directly contact Shuaib through email at ird@kcacanada.org. His LinkedIn profile page is https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuaib-adam-hsc-oly-3165aa15/.

Wikipedia Reference is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuaib_Adam

Contact details for other KCA officials, can be found at www.kcacanada.org/index.php/contact-us 

For more information on how to be part of the KCA Team please contact us at info@kcacanada.org