Experience

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  Kashy-Com Investments

  • Harare, Zimbabwe

  • Business and Economic Development Consultant

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Harare, Zimbabwe

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  Self Employed

  • Harare, Zimbabwe

  • Independent Consultant

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Harare, Zimbabwe

    Business Trainer/Coach and Economic Development consulting with two decades of experience in Micro-enterprise development, savings groups programs, business associations and Agribusiness value chain development

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  Partners Worldwide

  • United States
  • International Trade and Development
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Master Trainer

    • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Business Training Curriculum Coach

    • May 2013 - Jan 2023

    Responsibilities include equipping and coach the affiliate and partnership trainers, innovating and adapting training tools appropriate for the region, and identifying and pursuing opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Partners Worldwide training resources.

  • Business Training Curriculum Coach

    • May 2013 - Jan 2023

    Train the Trainer (TTT) workshops, integration of the training curriculum in business development of micro, small to medium enterprises (MSMEs), savings group, business associations and farmers.

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  AfricaWorks

  • Business Development Consultant

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2023

    Business training, market linkages, business partnerships, appropriate technology, business networking, proposal and business plan writing, economic livelihoods and microfinance consultancy.

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  Kashy-Com Investments

  • Microfinance Consultant

    • May 2011 - Jan 2012

    Institutional assessment, setting up at microfinance institution, formulation of business plan.

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  Vision Fund

  • Zimbabwe

  • Operations Manager

    • Jan 2005 - Apr 2011
    • Zimbabwe

    Development of operations strategy, budget, performance targets, proposal writing, drafting of concept notes and development of MOUs. Coordinating economic development projects for the rural poor households in ten districts and providing in house training of the field staff.

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  World Vision MED Program

  • Credit Supervisor

    • Jun 2003 - Dec 2004

    Successful implementation of pilot projects namely market driven drip irrigation and community managed savings mobilization projects. Proven multi task capabilities with strong ability to plan, prioritize and manage complex projects under aggressive timelines. Formation of commodity associations for market linkages was done under the drip irrigation project. Also supervised 3 officers who mobilised savings through formation of associations. Business training covering record keeping, and project management was part of the economic livelihoods interventions.