Meet the Team

  • Moses Mkemwa

    HEAD OF GROW

    Myers Briggs:
    ENFJ, Protagonist Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    Making and tasting a strawberry banana smoothie. It was delicious!

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Speaking to people (young people) on their challenges and working on finding solutions together.

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    Reading people's minds and knowing what they are planning to do next.

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    I played a "Finding a Ball" game in a training. In the game we circled around one participant who was supposed to tell us who is having a small ball at the moment. The ball was held around participants in the circle. It was really funny to see the participants turning here and there finding out where the ball was!

  • Catherine Nyenza

    FINANCE OFFICER

    Myers Briggs Type:
    INFJ, Advocate Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    Drinking bamboo juice for the first time; the taste was really awful though.

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Giving fashion advice– dressing my friends! My entire childhood, my friends would come to me for help in choosing an outfit.

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    Super strength and being invisible

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    When my son Kendrick was born and when I first held him in my arms.

  • Kelvin Mveyange

    HEAD OF INNOVATION

    Myers Briggs:
    INFP, Mediator Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time
    Joined DSE Mobile Trading and obtained a share investment advisor.

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Run mind challenging training sessions that empower the community to think differently.

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    First, having the power to enable people to become more resilient with the huge challenges they face, and rather than losing hope, they can start using those challenges to navigate towards success. And second, the ability to change the whole education system so that it helps each learner to realise their individualised potential.

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    I was on a bus traveling and they were playing these Congolese songs that were really famous during my childhood.

  • Maida Aziz

    HEAD OF YOUTH SAVINGS AND LOANS ASSOCIATIONS

    Myers Briggs Type:
    ENTJ, Commander Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    To question and follow up on the budget allocated for the development of our ward.

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    To provide community awareness and education training.

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    To recognize both the reality of the world and what lies in a person’s heart.

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    To share traditional stories and folktales with my children.

  • Mohorya Machera

    SENIOR GROW FACILITATOR

    Myers Briggs Type:
     ENPF-A, Campaigner Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    Knocked on the door of opportunity uninvited

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Help people become a better version of themselves i.e seeing living happy and fulfilled lives

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    Wisdom of knowing every knowledge on earth and beyond, know the hidden intentions of human

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    Caretaking

  • Yusuf Ssessanga

    DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION

    Myers Briggs Type:
     ENTP-A, Debator Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    Painting an art piece

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Ideation to solve a problem or utilise an opportunity

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    Getting great African leaders in charge and reversing old age back to youth

  • Martha Msungu

    IMPACT & FINANCE OFFICER

    Myers Briggs Type:
    ISFJ, Defender Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    Moving out from home and living on my own. It wasn’t easy at first, but now I feel very comfortable living on my own.

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Giving advice to people because I love being helpful.

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    Having the ability to know the future and to be invisible.

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    Going on my first trip to Dar es Salaam when I was with the RLabs Tanzania family. I really enjoyed it; I was up all night thinking about the trip!

  • Tumaini Meena

    IMPACT MANAGER

    Myers Briggs Type:
    ESFJ, Consul Personality

    What’s the last thing you did for the first time?
    I tried prickly pear and it was really tasty and sweet, now I have something to add in my fruit bowl!

    What is the one thing that you would do even if you are not paid for doing it?
    Anything that affects the community in a positive way– anything that improves lives to be specific!

    If you could have 2 superpowers, what would they be?
    To bring positive changes instantly when the world needs it to prosper and having the ability to restore nature so we can always breathe fresh air!

    What was the last thing you did that gave you child-like joy?
    I played basketball with friends and I scored three points five times in a row and that gave me chills!