Executive Master, Development Policies and Practices

Graduate Diploma in Refugee and Migration Studies

Master in Environmental Studies

Bachelor in Theology (Equivalent)

Senior Programs Management Associate (Part-Time)

 Lead strategic initiatives to advocate for sustainable mining practices and ensure compliance with environmental policies.  Conduct research and analysis to inform policy recommendations.

Founder and CEO

 Developed and implemented strategic plans to enhance stakeholder collaboration among government, private sector, and civil society.  Executed advocacy programs that influence policy regarding artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM/ASGM) sustainability.  Advised the Ministry of Health on ASM/ASGM engagement to prevent occupational lung diseases, enhancing community health outcomes.  Contributed to strategic planning for the Tanzanian Vice President’s Office on communications regarding environmental issues in gold mining.

Founding Member, and Manager for Programs and Research

 Developed and implemented strategic plans to enhance stakeholder collaboration among government, private sector, and civil society.  Executed advocacy programs that influence policy regarding artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM/ASGM) sustainability.  Advised the Ministry of Health on ASM/ASGM engagement to prevent occupational lung diseases, enhancing community health outcomes.  Contributed to strategic planning for the Tanzanian Vice President’s Office on communications regarding environmental issues in gold mining.

Head of Section, Public and Community Engagement (Leave Cover)

 In this role, I was the interface between the client – EACOP and the community members. I managed to build a solid understanding of the project among project affected communities along the pipeline construction areas, on their rights with respect to land and other amenities on the surface.  Advised top management on the challenges and advanced strategies that should be employed to ensure smooth negotiations between affected community members, which would in return ensure security of the pipeline once the construction is done and oil transportation commences.

Graduate Research Assistant

 I conducted an exploratory research on historical and contemporary political economies of resource-based trade relations between the global north and south environments, with a focus on the relationship between Canada and Tanzania.  I engaged in community learning events, contributed to research activities and symposiums.

Sessional Lecturer, International Development Studies

Through critical international development comparative research, I conducted lectures and facilitated discussions among students aiming at preparing global development practitioners with a multicultural understanding, especially from the developing countries’ perspectives.

Policy & Advocacy Advisor

In this role I had the privilege to conceptualize and lead a team in developing an advocacy program at the Council of Churches in Zambia. This included coordination of well researched, yet human-faced research reports, and developing public/user friendly influencing tools for further public awareness.

Programme Officer, Communications and Advocacy

 I led the development and establishment stakeholder influencing program and coordinated research activities highlighting socioeconomic and environmental woes at community and national levels. This was accompanied by a documentary report, among other stakeholder influencing tools.  Worked with leaders of faith bodies (Catholic, Protestant and Muslim) in establishing communications and advocacy program component, and the Interfaith Standing Committee on Economic Justices and Integrity of Creation (ISCEJIC).

Investigative Journalist/Reporter

This was a defining moment in my career, I had the opportunity to work with different stakeholders – mostly community members on issues related to land, public services (social, water, electricity, health and environmental issues), resource accountability, understanding their situation, consolidating the information in article forms for publication to inform the public and policymakers on the situations on the ground.

Development Induced Displacements

Due to my work with communities in mining areas and contribution towards social, economic and environmental Justice in the Extractive Industry in East and Southern Africa and Internationally, I was granted a full scholarship to deepen my knowledge on Natural Resource Management, Communities and Sustainability at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (FE & UC), York University, Toronto. Here I earned Master in Environmental Studies (Interdisciplinary)

Norec

I was awarded a Norec fellowship for spearheading a stakeholder influence program and coordinating research that exposed socioeconomic and environmental challenges at community and national levels, complemented by a documentary and advocacy tools. I also collaborated with Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim faith leaders to establish a communications and advocacy initiative, including the Interfaith Standing Committee on Economic Justice and Integrity of Creation (ISCEJIC). This work honed my intercultural skills, preparing me to develop similar program components with the Norwegian Church Aid Partnership in Zambia.

Development Policies and Practices

Having co-founded Foundation for ASM Development, an non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working with Artisanal and Small-scale Miners in Tanzania and establishing strong networking with partners in Switzerland, I was awarded a scholarship to undertake the Development Policies and Practices (DPP) programme, a period which I used to deepen my knowledge on the economies of the ASM sector with a special focus on the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sub-sector. My research looked at the Awareness structures on Health and Environmental impacts of Mercury use in ASGM operations.