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Dr. Shawa works as Regional Manager for the African continent and holds a PhD (HE), an MSS (Development Studies), and an MEd (Education Policy Studies). He has more than 17 years of work experience in university teaching, research, and management. His rare combination of expertise in higher education studies (policy, governance, management, curriculum, pedagogy, and quality discourses); international development; policy discourses, and teacher education gives him great technical insight into how education systems can be utilized in furtherance of development. As part of LEARN Logistics, Dr. Lester works with universities in East- and West-Africa to support the development of supply chain education in the Sub-Saharan region.

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Beatrice holds a MSc in International Transport and Logistics form University of Dar Es Salaam Business School (UDBS) and acquired a number of advanced local and International certificates in the area of logistics and supply chain management. Prior to joining Kühne Foundation in 2018 as Country Education Coordinator, Beatrice hold various positions with the International Maritime Agency Tanzania (IMA), ORYX Energies, RURU Logistics, Red Cross Tanzania, and the World Food Program (UNWFP). Besides her current managerial role for the logistics education program, Beatrice currently pursues her PhD in logistics and supply chain management.

Thomas Mugassa is the Head of Finance and HR with the Kühne-Foundation Tanzania based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is a Certified Public Accountant CPA(T) and currently pursues his Master of Business Administration in Corporate Management at Mzumbe University, Dar es Salam Campus, Tanzania. Prior to joining the Kühne-Foundation Tanzania, Thomas gained further work experience in all areas of finance and administration activities. He provides strategic analyses for senior management to determine a project and company profitability, and as the custodian of all financial resources of the organization, he also develops policies and procedures including writing and maintaining the financial manual to ensure compliance with regulations and tax laws. In his current role, Thomas is the Custodian of the organization’s financial resources and HR activities, and also assists the Senior Management on administrative and operational tasks.

Florah Michael is a Project Manager at Kühne Foundation Tanzania. She pursued a Bachelor degree in procurement and supply chain management (BSc) from St John’s university of Tanzania. Prior to joining the Kühne Foundation Tanzania , Florah gained further operational work experience in logistics and supply chain management with different organization, and also had the role of assistant project coordinator on KIZAZI KIPYA project, which was prepared by Chalinze district council and funded by USAID. Further, Florah worked closely with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate, and execute technical strategies of the program. Her current activities with Kühne Foundation Tanzania comprise the training of Tanzanian youth in logistics, supply chain management, entrepreneurship, and job readiness related to agro- and health logistics. Florah also delivers consultancy services to improve agro-logistics at a farm level and strategic and operational improvement of food supply chains.

Mathayo holds a bachelor’s degree in Tax Management from the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in Tanzania. Before joining Kühne Foundation Tanzania, he accumulated extensive experience in people management and human resource coordination in different offices where he took on the role of an administrative officer. His responsibilities included overseeing administrative operations, managing staffs, and ensuring the efficient functioning of the office. Additionally, Mathayo played an important role as a government representative, where he was responsible for collecting and verifying residential address information from communities. This task involved working closely with local populations to gather accurate data, a role that demanded excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of community dynamics. His diverse professional background has equipped him with a solid foundation in both operational and human resource management currently he works as Administrative Officer at Kühne Foundation Tanzania.

Simon Kawonga works as Project Manager with Kühne Foundation Tanzania. He holds a Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (AEA) from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). For more than three years, Simon has been engaged working with the community as an experienced natural and social scientist. His main activities focused on supporting farmers in areas of production and marketing of farm produced, environmental conservation, value chain development, climate smart, establishment and strengthening farmer platforms, and conducting research on situation analysis. In his current role, he contributes to the SAFA-project to support the Tanzanian youth and assists to establish and manage profitable and sustainable activities along agriculture value chains. Particularly, Simon focuses on the use of agricultural practices as well as improved post-harvest handling and improved marketing and logistics operations.

Ever Mtaki holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Dar es Salaam. After graduating, Ever gained valuable experience working in various roles including as a Social Welfare Officer at Mkuranga Hospital, an Education Officer focusing on gender at HUHESO, and a Medical Attendant and Psychological Assistant at Bethesda Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under UEM. Currently, Ever works as Project Manager at Kühne Foundation Tanzania, where she is engaged to enhance youth engagement in logistics and supply chain management to improve livelihoods in Tanzania. Her career reflects a commitment to social welfare, education, healthcare, and logistics, with a focus on community development and youth empowerment.

Joyce Rutatina is a Project Manager at Kühne Foundation Tanzania. She holds a Master's in Project Management and Evaluation, and a Bachelor's in Rural Development from Sokoine University of Agriculture. Before joining Kühne Foundation Tanzania, Joyce gained experience in project monitoring and evaluation with a Dutch NGO in Tanzania, where she also facilitated supply chain linkages between rural and urban beneficiaries. Her expertise spans in supply chain management, monitoring and evaluation, research development, gender, and environmental assessment. Currently, Joyce manages a project focused on improving livelihood prospects for young people in Tanzania and supports M&E activities to track project progress and ensure goal achievement.

Upendo Marenge works as Project Manager with Kühne-Foundation Tanzania and is based at the Usa River office. She is an Agronomist and holds a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from Sokoine University, Morogoro, Tanzania. Prior to joining the Kühne-Foundation Tanzania, Upendo gained work experience in the agriculture sector with International and a local NGO and worked as a zonal project officer for a European Union funded VIUNGO project. This project unlocked the potential of horticulture value chains, increased value and volume of high-quality products to market, and promoted inclusive economic growth in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Upendo has been training farmers from different regions of Tanzania on Agro-ecological farming, Climate smart agriculture and Organic farming practices through demonstration plots and farmer field school approaches. In her current role, Upendo designs and creates food supply chain content and delivers trainings to farmers.

Asende Justin M. is Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at the Kühne-Foundation Tanzania. He holds a Master’s degree in Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and a Bachelor's degree in Project Planning, Management and Community Development. Additionally, Asende obtained experience as an M&E professional with 6+ years of experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and learning, Project Planning and Management and Research. His expertise includes developing M&E frameworks, methodologies, and data collection tools to assess and improve programs, conducting data quality assessment, analysis & visualization and reporting. Passionate about designing and implementing impact evaluation methodologies such as RCTs and field experiments, He won the Impact Evaluation Research Grant at the ESRF under the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Prior to joining Kühne Foundation Tanzania, he worked with different local organizations, including USAID-funded partners. In his current role at KF Tanzania, Asende Justin foresees the implementation of the SAfA project activities, monitoring the progress and measuring results towards program effectiveness and impact.

Grace Nifasha Rusasa is a Project Manager at the Kühne Foundation Tanzania. She holds a BSc. in ComputerScience, and completed additional professional short courses including Monitoring and Evaluation Fundamentals; Data use for Program Management; and Data Quality Management. Prior to joining Kühne Foundation Tanzania, Grace gained further work experience as a monitoring and evaluation officer with a progressive five years of experience in the field at different national and international organizations in Tanzania. Grace also worked with PEPFER and USAID-funded partners implementing community-based and facility-based HIV prevention care and treatment, vulnerable children (OVC), and TB care and prevention. In her current role, Grace implements M&E activities at Kühne Foundation Tanzania, as well as coordinates project activities in gender and communication issues.