Washikala Malango
Baraka, South Kivu, DR Congo
washikala.malango@gmail.com
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EDUCATION
MA Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam
2010
BA Education (Honors), University of Dar es Salaam
2008
DALF C1, Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP)
2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Co-founder & Projects Coordinator, IED, Baraka, South Kivu, DR Congo
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Coordinated IED’s human, financial, and logistical affairs.
Researched funding possibilities and developed and submitted grant proposals.
Developed training programs on entrepreneurship, team building & time management.
Created partnerships locally and internationally.
Managed IED’s website and social network pages.
Co-manager, COOPAC-FIZI, Baraka, South Kivu, DR Congo
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2011 - Present
Managed UNHCR reintegration projects in South Kivu’s Fizi territory.
Promoted local ownership of projects and carried out field trips for M&E purposes.
Coordinated with partners including UNHCR, ADRA, GIZ, and local government.
Supervised COOPAC-FIZI’s human, financial and logistical matters.
Field Coordinator, REACT Project, Dar es Salaam & Mbeya, Tanzania
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2007 - Present
Feb - Dec 2010
Trained District health officials on bottom-up priority setting/planning.
Evaluated demand-side stakeholders’ participation in District health planning.
Supervised strategies to promote transparency and accountability in health systems.
Conducted sensitization meetings at village level on bottom-up planning.
Collected data and submitted 11 research reports to Project National Director.
Project Associate, WILMA (USA), Dar es Salaam & Bukoba, Tanzania
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Studied the feasibility of WILMA business ecosystem model in Tanzania.
Led the University of Dar es Salaam team of researchers.
Evaluated projects funded by WILMA in Dar es Salaam and Kagera regions.
Collaborated with researchers from New York University (NYU).
Public Relations Officer, AC-AF, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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2009 - 2010
2009 - 2010
Recruited local businesses to support AC-AF programming in Tanzania.
Researched and identified funding opportunities.
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Built, maintained and strengthened media relations.
Organized events and assisted in the production marketing materials.
Teaching Assistant, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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2008 - 2009
Assisted in the Institute of Development Studies (IDS)’s teaching programs.
Facilitated in IDS capacity building programs to CSOs, government institutions etc.
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SHORT COURSES
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, IDS, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2010
Leadership in Sustainable Development, LEAD, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2010
Leadership and Management, UDEC1, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2008
Entrepreneurship, UDEC, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2007
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SEMINARS & CONFERENCES
Rethinking Eastern Congo’s Mining Sector: Roles and Responsibilities of Actors,
CEGEMI/Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, South Kivu, DR Congo
2012
Root Causes of Conflicts in the Kivus, International Conference for the Great Lakes
Region (ICGLR) and University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2010
Women in Armed Conflicts: The Cases of Eastern DRC and Northern Uganda,
University of Dar es Salaam Gender Unit, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2009
New Scramble for African Natural Resources, University of Dar es Salaam Political
Science Department, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2008
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LANGUAGE & COMPUTER SKILLS
English (Fluent), French (Fluent), Swahili (Fluent)
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, and Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS)
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University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Center (UDEC)
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