Abdilah Manafi Lugome a young Tanzanian youth worker, 28 ... · Work Interests: Human rights,...
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Name: Abdilah Manafi Lugome
Country: TANZANIA
Name of Organization: Youth Empowerment and Mindset Change Organization (YEMCO)
Role/Position: Program Manager/ Aggt HR
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Business Administration
Work Interests:
Human rights, social media, Policy analysis, activism etc.
Section 3: Summary Bio:
Abdilah Manafi Lugome a young Tanzanian youth worker, 28 years of age, communication and youth
development specialist works at Youth Empowerment and Mind Set Change Organization (YEMCO) . I
have attended several trainings on media management and communication skills as well as Project
Planning and Management & Resource Mobilization under Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Organization
Review and Smart Advocacy on SRH under Advance Family Planning, Tax Power Training, Gender and
Governance, Social Accountability at MS TCDC in Arusha under Action Aid Tanzania International
Hobbies:
Travelling, Volleyball, Networking
Ahmed Moh’d Omar, Tanzania
Biography:
Ahmed Moh’d Omar has two months’ experience in the field of networking, programming and
maintenance from august to September at Ministry of infrastructure and communication
Zanzibar. He currently serves as the part-time staff of Zanzbit Company that works with other
company on issues of providing network and maintenances. He also is Chairman of East Africa
youth club at State University of Zanzibar and Coordinator of United Nation Chapter at State
University of Zanzibar.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Information Technology Application and Management.
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: The State University
of Zanzibar
Role/Position: Student
Work Interests: Cyber security, information systems, network administrator, database
administrator, computer maintenances and programming
Hobbies: Football, basketball, swimming, reading and watching movies.
Alice S. Thomas, Tanzania
Biography:
Alice S. Thomas is over 3 years experience in field of legal carrier in private and Public
Organizations. Alice S. Thomas is now working as State Attorney in the Office of Attorney
General, which deals with representing and advice the Government in all legal matter in
Tanzania.
Main qualification:
Post graduate diploma in legal practice, Bachelor degree in laws, LL.B
Organization: Attorney General’s Chambers
Position: State Attorney
Working interest: Legal practice and administration
Hobbies: Reading, music, movies and sports.
Anande Andrew Mbise, Tanzania
Biography:
I am a young and eager to learn, been working with developments and
financial partners for a year and half. Currently am working as a
consultant engine is growing very fast in the Business world.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Procurement and Supply
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Business Consultants
Role/Position: Development Personnel
Work Interests: Policy analysis, Developmental write-ups and Activism etc.
Hobbies: Movies, Reading, Travel.
Ayanna Albert, Tanzania
Biography:
Ayanna Albert has one-year experience in leadership working with Institute of accountancy
Student Organisation from November 2016 to early December 2017. I also have two years’
experience doing community work with NGO named ‘Mimi Na Wewe Tuongee’.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Economics and Finance, Diploma in Business management, Certificate in Sales
and Marketing management
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: INSTITUTE OF
ACCOUNTACY ARUSHA
Role/Position: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF
ACCOUNTACY STUDENTS ORGANISATION(IAASO)
Work Interests: Leadership, sexual reproductive health, food security
Hobbies: Inspiring, exchanging ideas and having fun with kids, Swimming, engaging in
exposure chats groups, debating with fellow youth and reading.
Catherine Kunambi, Tanzania
Biography:
Catherine Joseph is a social entrepreneur and a student at Institute of accountancy Arusha (IAA
) in the final stages of finalizing her BA Business Management. In the past, she has worked as a
sales officer for Meru Community Bank, MS Training Center for Development Cooperation. In a
ddition, also as a fashion designer and model with various independent companies in Tanzania.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors of Business Management, Diploma Business Administration
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: MS TCDC
Role/Position: Sales Officer
Work Interests: Human rights, social media engagement, Activism, Business and entrepreneur
ship
Hobbies: Modelling, Netball, swimming,
Catherine Nchimbi, Tanzania
Biography:
Catherine has over 3 years of experience working with different people including youth.
Beginning as a volunteer she has worked on youth employability skills, Self-employment,
Women’s rights, youth accountability in local governance and is currently working at
Swisscontact while being self-employed part time. The organization has a number of projects
but she is working on a project entitled Taka ni Mali (waste is wealth).
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Health Systems Management
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Swisscontact
Role/Position: Field Facilitator
Work Interests: Human rights, promoting women equality, promoting youth self employment
Hobbies: Swimming, reading, writing, travelling etc.
Christina Habakuki, Tanzania
Biography:
I am a recent graduate from Mbeya University of science and technology, Tanzania. Where I
took a four year course of Architectural technology as my major. A course which will allow me to
work hand in hand with architects in the future and play a role as one of the leaders in a design
team.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Architectural technology.
Role/Position: University Graduate
Work Interests: Architectural technologist, architectural drafting, estate officer.
Hobbies: Poetry, reading, fashion, sketching.
Eliewaha Mdee, Tanzania
Biography:
I have four years’ experience in the field of Teaching Hotel course based on Food Production
and Food & Beverage service and sales. I currently work with YMCA as Hotel school Instructor
and an assistant Youth Coordinator.
Main Qualifications:
Certificate in Teaching
Name of Organization: Tanzania YMCA
Role/Position: Hotel School Instructor.
Work Interests: Teaching and Advising
Hobbies: Football, Volleyball, Listening Music and reading books.
Ephata Nanyaro, Tanzania
Biography:
I am a human rights activist with an experience of over 10 years in the field of child protection in
Tanzania.I serve as lobbist in putting in place policies and laws for protecting children and the
right to land.
Main Qualification:
Bachelor in Tourism Hospitality
Name of Organization: Arusha city Council
Role: Ward Councilor
Work Interests: Human rights activist, Child Protection activist, Social media and land rights
activist
Hobbies: Football, Reading, Swimming, Storytelling, Sharing knowledge.
Felister Naftali Ayo, Tanzania
Biography:
Felister Naftali Ayo holds a diploma in Accountant, and I have 1 year of experience in the field of
accountant work at Leki as a school bursar. Current I take Bachelor of Accountant at Institute of
Accountant Arusha (IAA).
Main Qualifications:
Diploma in Accountant.
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Institute of
accountancy Arusha (IAA)
Role/Position: Students.
Work Interests: Accountant.
Hobbies: Reading (books, news paper and social networks), music, and watching movies.
Geofrey Julius, Tanzania
Biography:
A Tanzanian young entrepreneur. Geofrey Julius is the president of Africa’s Youth First
Network. He supervises strategy and its implementation.
Geofrey Julius started his first business venture at a young age of 29 years where he started
feeling like he could wish to help youth to transform their own ideas. Since he has attained
different youth platform he gained a lot of experiences on how youth can change their nations.
His understanding of risk drives him to continue advancing in youth innovations, ’One of the
most leading problem to African Youths is unemployment that has been due to the insufficient
skills available for self-employment to youths. An innovative and motivated mind has to be
created to youths so as to make technological advancement’’.
Main Qualifications:
Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Africa’s Youth First
Network - A.Y.F.N
Role/Position: CEO & Chairperson.
Work Interests: Youth in Innovations, Climate Change and its solutions, Agriculture and food
security, Training, and Youth engagements.
Hobbies: Leading Books, watching news & movies, Football etc.
Geofrey Onesmo Metili, Tanzania
Biography:
Geofrey Onesmo Metili has over 3 years experience in teaching economics in universities in
India and Russia, moved back to Arusha for studies and working part time with the trade policy
center in Africa. He is currently, for the past two year involved in distribution of construction
solutions in Arusha through a company called Nabaki Afrika ltd. He advocated for the “trade not
aid” agenda as a support mechanism to develop LDC’s.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors of Science in Economics - Economic policy and planning, Masters of Science in
International trade policy and trade law.
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Trade Policy Training
Center in Africa
Role/Position: Student/ Coordinator
Work Interests: Product distribution, trade in services, information systems, Policy analysis.
Hobbies: Swimming, chess, basketball etc.
Godrich Izack, Tanzania
Biography:
Godrich is the motivational speaker, social consultant, trainer and facilitator, experiencing working with the youth from all walks of life as the founder of Freemind and as the project & event manager at Okoa Mtaa based in Arusha. I believe in knowledge sharing, motivation and searching for wisdom as the means of transform individuals living rightness life and helping the society reaching their full potential through right knowledge and purposeful actions. Main Qualifications:
Bachelors of Art in Statistics
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Freemind Company
Limited
Role/Position: Director
Work Interests: Social consultation, Facilitation, Trainer, Counselling, Mentoring, Motivational
speaker, Activism.
Hobbies: Reading, Events, Public speaking, Workout, Bicycle, Music, movie, Comedy
Goodluck R. Mathew, Tanzania
Biography:
Goodluck R. Mathew hold a bachelor degree in the field of education and I have average of 3
years’ in the field of education specialized in science subjects teaching activities, work with
Faraja-Siha Seminary High School as a volunteering teacher.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors of Education in Science.
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Faraja-Siha Seminary
High School
Role/Position: Teacher.
Work Interests: Teaching activities and Human rights.
Hobbies: Football, riding bicycle and reading from different sources of information.
Humphrey Nganyanyuka, Tanzania
Biography:
Humphrey Nganyanyuka has over 3 years’ experience in the field of education, leadership,
youths and vulnerable children. He currently serves as the National peer educator of Restless
development Tanzania an NGO; a youthful, dynamic and innovative national agency which
carries the banner for youth led development in Tanzania and globally, placing young people at
the forefront of change, empowering them to take leadership roles addressing the most urgent
issues facing their communities.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts with Education
Name of Organization; Non-Government Organisation / Restless Development Tanzania
Role/Position: National peer educator
Work Interests: Teaching and learning, facilitations, field works and community outreach,
events planning, farming & fishing etc.
Hobbies: Networking, volleyball, playing piano and guitar, gospel music etc.
Innocent Willie Mrema, Tanzania
Biography:
Innocent Willie Mrema, the winner of the LabCitoyen 2017 competition, is a Swahili, English and
French speaking lawyer and champion of human rights. Apart from being a freelance translator,
he is a legal officer volunteer at the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) – Arusha Legal Aid
Clinic, the Clinic that offers legal aid to the indigenous population, that being in addition to legal
education offered to the community in a number of ways such as through the Centre’s written
publications on legal education.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelor in Laws, 2016, Translation Theory and Practice, 2016, Certificate of Participation:
Human Rights in Urban Areas, 2017 – The Seminar was held in Paris, France.
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Legal and Human
Rights Centre
Role/Position: Legal Officer Volunteer
Work Interests: Advocacy, cultural integration, diplomacy, journalism, social work, translation
and interpretation
Hobbies: Reading, swimming, tennis, running and physical exercises
Japheth Majula Kurwa, Tanzania
Biography:
I have five years working with youth, in Leadership, governance and community development
activities. Currently I am working with Arusha Regional Commissioners office as Youth
Development Officer. I am coordinating youth activities towards development, networking
various stakeholders especially youth development stakeholders to save youth and initiate
programs, events, and projects that address the youth challenges.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Community Development
Name of Organization or Department: Arusha Regional Commissioners Office
Role/Position: Youth Development Officer
Work Interests: Leadership, governance and community development activities
Hobbies: Physical Exercises, football, Music, entrepreneurship, Reading, community works,
Partnership and Networking
Johansein L. Rutaihwa, Tanzania
Biography:
Johansein Rutaihwa has more than 10 years’ experience in the fields of policy formulation,
design and implementation as well as research works. Johansein is currently working as
Regional Project Coordinator for EAC-UNIDO Industrial Policy Capacity Building Programme.
He has extensive knowledge of industrial policy and trade development in Tanzania and EAC
regional as well as SADC with experience in policy formulation and analysis. He is particularly
familiar with the national and regional business and investment environment and has
extensively published research in these fields. In fact, he has conducted various manufacturing,
trade consultancies and research encompassing national strategy plans, market analysis and
policy development covering Tanzania’s private sector and industrialisation, FDI flows,
competitiveness and productivity in various sectors.
Main Qualifications:
MSc. International Trade
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: EAC Secretariat
Role/Position: REAC-UNIDO Regional Project Coordinator
Work Interests: research, policy analysis, management and trainings
Hobbies: Music, playing football and travel
John Eddy, Tanzania
Biography:
John Eddy is a Child, Youth and development activist, mobilizer, facilitator and media
campaigner on children and youth development affairs, human rights and social justice. He
participated on various forums prepared by national and international platforms on youth
development, human rights, child’s development and youth and civic participation. Currently, he
is volunteering with Young Women’s Christian Association of Tanzania as a Project Officer.
Main Qualifications:
BA in Political Science and a Language majoring in International Relations
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Young Women’s
Christian Association (YWCA-Tanzania)
Role/Position: Project Officer
Work Interests: Child and Youth Protection, Youth and civic participation and livelihood, human
rights and addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Hobbies: Composing short plays and educational films, acting, reading novels, philosophical
and academic books, participating on political and social forums, playing football and listening to
music
Kamala Dickson, Tanzania
Biography:
Kamala is a coordinator at East African Community Youth Ambassador’s Platform (EAC-YAP)
Tanzania Chapter, Kamala is a social activist on Tax Justice and Climate justice, He is global
goals champion in advocating Sustainable Development Goals, Kamala has served in different
youth organization and initiatives in Africa Europe and Asia, He believes in investing in youth as
a solution to challenges facing our community to day.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Politics and Management of Social Development, Masters, Advanced Diploma in
Economic Diplomacy
Name of Organization: East Africa Community Youth Ambassador’s Platform (EACYAP)
Role/Position: Coordinator
Work Interests: Climate & Tax Justice Activist, Human rights, social media, Policy analysis,
Social activism
Hobbies: Reading Novel, Football, Travelling and basketball
Lovililo Caroline, Tanzania
Biography:
Currently working as a Training recruitment manager/Trainer at Rigor international. I am deeply
passionate about capacity building and skill development, a cause I have devoted most of the
four years of my professional life towards. Before starting Rigor international, I worked for The
School of St Jude’s as a Communications Manager for a year where my job entailed
correspondence with VIP donors.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Human Resource Management
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Rigor International
Role/Position: Training and recruitment manager /Trainer
Work Interests:Training, facilitation and capacity building
Hobbies: Reading books, writing articles, telling people about Jesus, working out.
Neema Mduma, Tanzania
Biography:
Neema Mduma is a Tanzanian academic and computer engineering professional, she is
currently a PhD candidate in the school of Computational and Communication Science and
Engineering at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology. Her focus is
on supporting education and presently she is conducting a study on developing a data-driven
approach for predicting student dropout in secondary schools.
Main Qualifications:
PhD in Information and Communication Science and Engineering
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: The Nelson Mandela
African Institution of Science and Technology
Role/Position: PhD candidate
Work Interests: Machine learning and Artificial intelligence
Hobbies: Reading and travelling the world.
Noris Justine, Tanzania
Biography:
I have three-year experience in working with geographical information system(GIS). I have
worked as a support analyst and currently as a solution engineer. In my work I serve different
organisations in helping them make use GIS technology in their day to day activities. This
includes using GPS, mapping software, remote sensing and satellite imagery.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in GeoInformatics
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Esri Eastern Africa
Role/Position: Solution Engineer
Work Interests: Geographical information systems, land surveying
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, travelling
Pamela Silas Kipande, Tanzania
Biography:
Pamela Silas has been a Youth of United Nation Association for10 years with a leadership
experience of 2 years as United Nations Chapters Treasurer. Has an experience in organizing
international conference events such as The International Model United Nations Conference
(TIMUN). Pamela has also experience in in Environmental health related issues such as in
epidemic outbreak prevention and control, environmental sanitation and hygiene and health
education provision. Pamela is currently taking Bachelor of Science in Food Science and
Technology at Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Main qualification:
Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences, Bsc. of Food Science and Technology (currently)
Name of organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Youth of United
Nations Association (YUNA)
Role/ Position: Former UNC Treasurer & SDGs Champion
Work interests: Public health (disease prevention and control), Health education, Food safety
and quality control, Food quality insurance, standard control & maintenance)
Hobbies: Networking, travelling and site seeing, Fashion and eating
Pateli Ngereza, Tanzania
Biography:
Pateli Ngereza is over 9 years’ of experience in administration, logistics, Transport Planning,
Development & Management and ICT in multi-disciplinary institutions ranging from Local &
International, Private and Public Organizations. Pateli currently serves as SUMATRA Iringa
Regional Officer In-Charge. A government agency responsible for Surface and Marine
Transport regulation in the United Republic of Tanzania-Mainland
Main Qualifications:
Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Bachelor’s degree in
Logistics and Transport Management, Diploma in Transport Planning, Development and
Management, and Diploma in General Management Skills, certificate in Rural Travel and
Transport Planning and Management etc.
Name of Organization: Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA)
Role/Position: Regional Officer In-charge
Work Interests: Administration, Logistics, Transport Planning, Development & Management,
Hobbies: Reading, Travelling, Football, music, etc
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Section 2: Personal details
Name: Patrick Tilito
Country: Tanzania
Name of Organization: DSW and EACS
Role/Position: Peer Educator in DSW and intern in EACS
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in International Relations
Diploma in Community Development
Work Interests:
Youth development, information systems, Human rights, social media,
Section 3: Summary Bio:
Patrick has over 2 years in voluntary as peer educator in DSW Arusha during weekends and event. And 1
year internship in EACS and EACJ Headquarter in Arusha DSW has promoting availability of Youth
Friendly Services (YFS) since it was established in Tanzania. Through capacity building for services
providers, mentoring and availing health centers with youth corner DSW has contributed to increase
access and utilization of Family Planning (FP) Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services, and
entrepreneurship information and education among youth in the targeted districts
Hobbies: chess , basketball
Reginald Saria, Tanzania
Biography:
Reginald Saria has sevral years’ experience in the field of regional intagration, good
governance, policy analysis, human rights, Enviromental protection, youth philanthropist and
other issues such as peace and security. He is currently serves as Youth Ambassodor of Pan
African movement and EAC YAP are platforms that; works with young leaders around East
African Community and engaging youths on issues of regional intagration, good governance,
peace and security, policy analysis, human rights, activism and youth involvement in
development young entrepreneurship
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Procurment and Logistics Management
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department:( EAC - YAP) East
African Community Youth Ambassadors Platform
Role/Position: Youth Ambassodor
Work Interests: Youth Activist, Human rights and Womens rights defender, Enviroment
Activist, social media expert, Policy analysis, activism, African youth philantropist, Pan African
Movement Ambassador and procurment and Logistics Management.
Hobbies: Music, Movie , basketball , cycling and Marathon
Upendo John Nanyaro, Tanzania
Biography
Upendo Nanyaro has over 3 years’ experience in the fields of training, management,
accounting, human resources and concept development. Upendo Nanyaro is currently working
as one of the youngest Department Managers in Mobisol, a leading provider of decentralized
solar electrification that offers a clean and affordable alternative to fossil fuels for lower income
households and small businesses in rural Sub-Saharan Africa.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors in Business Management
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: Mobisol UK ltd
Role/Position: Department Manger Tanzania
Work Interests: Training, Human Resources, Accounting, Digital Learning, Management.
Hobbies: Music, Fashion, Reading, Networking and Innovation.
Wilson J Shang’a, Tanzania
Biography:
Wilson J. Shang’ a has over 4 years’ experience in the field of organization development
training and community practitioner, he currently served as a Project facilitator and organization
development trainer at Neumann Foundation that work with small holder coffee farmers and
community leaders to improve their livelihood by ensuring they access of better price, good
governance, Youth and women engage on coffee business, and food security.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts in Community and Economic Development
Name of Organization: NEUMANN FOUNDATION
Role/Position: Project Facilitator
Work interest: Community practitioner, organization development training, change agent, training farmers and Project monitoring & evaluation
Hobbies: Reading motivational books, swimming, watching Film, Adventures and music
Yoeza Mbonea Mnzava, Tanzania
Biography:
Yoeza, Mbonea Mnzava has over 3 years experiences in the field of Activism, policy analysis
and Lobbing & Advocacy. He currently serves as the Education Programs coordinator an NGO
that; works with leaders and citizens on issues of Health, Education and Development. Currently
He is an activist on Ant Teenage Pregnancy Campaign in SAME DISTRICT. Succeeded to bring
back 12 married girls to their respectively schools.
Main Qualification:
BAEd (Bachelor of Arts with Education), MA. Community Economic Development-The Open
University of Tanzania (Current).
NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION: Empower Tanzania Incorporated. (ETI)
ROLE/POSITION: Education Programs Coordinator.
WORK INTERESTS: Lobbing and Advocacy, Policy analysis, activism.
HOBBIES: Travelling, Music and politics!
Yonas Masay Laiser, Tanzania
Biography:
Yonas Masay Laiser has more than four years working on areas of human rights and advocacy
before indulging into national politics by exercising constitutional rights. He is now working with
PALU and and as ward representative at Monduli district Council where he perform a number of
duties including discussing and passing budgets and ensuring development plans. With PALU,
he work in the Human Rights Litigation department where he litigate human rights cases at
EACJ and African Court of Human and People’s Rights.
Main Qualifications:
Bachelors of Laws
Name of Organization/Business/Government Agency or Department: PAN AFRICAN
LAWYERS UNION (PALU), MONDULI DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Role/Position: Litigation Department, Counselor- Monduli
Work Interests: Human rights, Advocacy, Management, Civic education and Politics.
Hobbies: Reading, Networking and Safari.