User:Shinuna karume

Shinuna Amani Abeid Karume- Robert

Marital Status: Married

Academic background:

1988-1994: High school: International School of Tanganyika- IST, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

1995-1998: Bsc (joint honors) in Environmental Science and Ecology, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom,

2001-2002: Masters in Development and Environment, London School of Economics, London United Kingdom

Short courses:

2011: Training on HIV/AIDs, United Nations Office Nairobi

2011: Peace Mediation course: The facilitation of dialogue processes and mediation efforts in Switzerland by Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Political Affairs

2003: Project Monitoring and Evaluation training at the University of Dar-es-salaam Entrepreneurship Center, Tanzania.

Languages: Kiswahili mother tongue, English and French.

Brief professional background:

2010-2013: Civil Affairs officer, United Nations Office for Somalia, Nairobi,

2008: Special Assistant to the Chair of the African Union Panel of Eminent African Personalities dealing with the reconciliation and mediation process of the Kenyan crisis in 2008,

2005-2006: Liaison officer at the UNESCO office of the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in Paris, France,

2003-2005: Programme Analyst (Development Management, Aid Coordination and Poverty Monitoring) with UNDP in Zanzibar,

1994, 1998-2001: Project manager at the Stone Town Conservation and Development Office. Main areas of restoration of the stone town and inscribing it as a world heritage site, UNESCO.

Lectures and presentations:

2004: Lectured on ‘Sustainable Development’ of the 6th Conservation and Management of Immovable Cultural properties Course organized by Africa 2009 and EPA in association with UNESCO, ICCROM in Porto Novo, Benin. Medium of language, French

2003: Presented a paper on The World Heritage Convention: An African Perspective on Future Challenges, at the World Heritage Conference in Roros, Norway.

2003: Presented a paper on the Strengths and Limitation of the Zanzibar Stone Town Legislation at the 3rd Thematic Seminar on Legal Framework of Immovable Cultural Heritage, Mutare, Zimbabwe

2002: Lectured on ‘Sustainable Development’ of the 2nd Conservation and Management of Immovable Cultural properties Course organized by Africa 2009 and EPA in association with UNESCO, ICCROM in Porto Novo, Benin. Medium of language, French

2001: Presented a paper on ‘sustainable development and conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town’ at the 2nd thematic seminar of immovable sites, Segou, Mali (French Language)

Published:

Article on Zanzibar Stone Town, The ultimate manifestation of Swahili civilization, UNESCO World Heritage Monthly Magazines

University Dissertation:

An evaluation of the impact of small-scale credit schemes on women in underdeveloped societies Zanzibar, Tanzania

Businesses:

Owner of Kasha Boutique Hotel established in 2009, Monsoon Restaurant established in 2001, HIliki House established in 2000 and Zanzibar Gifts established in 2005

Countries lived in: Tanzania, United Kingdom, France, Kenya

Currently living in: India