Mwegelo Kapinga
Advancement Officer at UWC East Africa- Claim this Profile
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Swahili Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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UWC East Africa
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Tanzania
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advancement Officer
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Aug 2018 - Present
Fundraising, Communications and Engagement. Fundraising, Communications and Engagement.
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Code for Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam
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Program Manager
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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.
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Code For Africa (CfA)
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South Africa
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pesacheck Fellow
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Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
Writes fact checking pieces on current issues. Writes fact checking pieces on current issues.
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Assistant Program Officer, Uwezo Tanzania
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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.
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Program Assistant
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May 2013 - Dec 2014
Monitored Program partner contracts, budgets, and expenditure reports.
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Program officer
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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.
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Uwezo East Africa
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Tanzania
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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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.
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Intern
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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.
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Education
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Master of Arts - MA, Social Sciences -
University of Sussex
Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Relations and Development Studies -
Waterford Kamhlaba UWC
International Baccalaureate Diploma