Mwegelo Kapinga

Advancement Officer at UWC East Africa
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Tanzania, TZ
Languages
  • Swahili Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency

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Experience

    • Tanzania
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Advancement Officer
      • Aug 2018 - Present

      Fundraising, Communications and Engagement. Fundraising, Communications and Engagement.

  • Code for Tanzania
    • Dar es Salaam
    • Program Manager
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

      Managed day to day implementation of Code for Tanzania StoryLab projects with newsrooms, grantees, and affiliate programs.Managed the Pesa-Check in-country news desk as senior Tanzania contributor and coordinated local fact-checking teams.Facilitated local skills development through the StoryLab Academy and the local digital journalism community through Hacks/Hackers. Managed day to day implementation of Code for Tanzania StoryLab projects with newsrooms, grantees, and affiliate programs.Managed the Pesa-Check in-country news desk as senior Tanzania contributor and coordinated local fact-checking teams.Facilitated local skills development through the StoryLab Academy and the local digital journalism community through Hacks/Hackers.

    • South Africa
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pesacheck Fellow
      • Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

      Writes fact checking pieces on current issues. Writes fact checking pieces on current issues.

    • Assistant Program Officer, Uwezo Tanzania
      • Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

      Supported the planning and implementation of the Annual Uwezo Learning assessment. Engaged and trained District, Regional and National trainers and volunteers. Engaged various stakeholders in developing survey tools. Contributed to writing annual and quarterly plans and reports.

    • Program Assistant
      • May 2013 - Dec 2014

      Monitored Program partner contracts, budgets, and expenditure reports.

    • Program officer
      • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

      Designed and launched a result-based Cash on Delivery (CoD) program for Bumbuli Secondary Schools. Designed and launched a result-based Cash on Delivery (CoD) program for Bumbuli Secondary Schools.

    • Tanzania
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

      Research: Partnership identification,assessment and documentation. Communications: reviewing and commenting on draft materials, Swahili-English translations. Administration: preparing payment vouchers, asset records, setting-up interviews, minute-taking and document organization. Research: Partnership identification,assessment and documentation. Communications: reviewing and commenting on draft materials, Swahili-English translations. Administration: preparing payment vouchers, asset records, setting-up interviews, minute-taking and document organization.

    • Intern
      • Jan 2009 - Feb 2009

      Planning and organising assistant for SNV Multi-Stakeholder Conference- 30.January.2009 at the Protea Courtyard Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Planning and organising assistant for SNV Multi-Stakeholder Conference- 30.January.2009 at the Protea Courtyard Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Education

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Master of Arts - MA, Social Sciences
    2017 - 2018
  • University of Sussex
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Relations and Development Studies
    2009 - 2012
  • Waterford Kamhlaba UWC
    International Baccalaureate Diploma
    2007 - 2008

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