User:Rasel.madaha

Dr. Rasel Mpuya Madaha has a career as an academician, researcher, author, consultant and not-for-profit entrepreneur. As a researcher, academician and author based in Tanzania, Africa, Rasel has spent over 8 years engaging in multidisciplinary action research, social experiments, cross-sectional surveys and ethnography and authors over 9 articles, published in referred international journals and as chapters in books. Rasel holds a PhD in Development Studies of the University of Dar Es Salaam with a focus on community development, social anthropology and development economics. Rasel has served as an adjunct faculty to several higher learning institutions in the past and currently lectures at a public university called Sokoine University of Agriculture located in Morogoro, Tanzania. He has taught more than 5000 undergraduate students in his areas of specialization. He holds membership in reputable professional associations such as CODESRIA and the American Political Science Association (APSA). Additionally, he holds two Masters Degrees to include MA Rural Development of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania and MA Global Gender Studies of the State University of New York, USA. He also holds BSc. in Agricultural Education and Extension of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania and Diploma in Education from Morogoro Teachers’ College, Tanzania. As a consultant and a not-for-profit entrepreneur, Rasel has accumulated over 18 years of experience in the not-for-profit industry in Africa and the United States of America. Specifically, he has worked with several international not-for-profit NGOs such as AFRICARE, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), International Rescue Committee, and World Vision as well as local not-for-profits such as Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP), Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), Village Community Banks (VICOBA) Federation of Tanzania in Tanzania and Jewish Family Services in New York, USA. The not-for-profits are located in both Global South and Global North. Finally, Rasel, with excellent command of both English and Kiswahili languages, is a recipient of several prestigious awards including Fulbright, Champion of Women Economic Development for year 2012 and the American Political Science Professional Development Award (two times). He is also a recipient of several travel grants by several reputable organizations which have enabled him to share his research findings across the globe in North America, South America, West Africa, East Africa, South Africa and North Africa. Rasel is married to Happy Faith Madaha. They have three daughters whose names are Miriam, Mariana and Rachelmaria.