BIO DATA

A. Personal Particulars
1. Family Name : Kibhuti
2. First Name : Donald
3. Nationality : Tanzanian
4. Civil Status : Married
5. Gender : Male
6. Years of Birth : 1 May, 1983
7. Contact No : +255-812 152
8. E.mail : dkibhuti@gmail.com
9. Skype : dkibhuti
10. Permanent address : Iwambi, Maziwa Street, Block E, No.784 Mbeya, Tanzania
11. Languages skills: : Fluency in reading, writing and speaking; English & Swahili:

B. Education Background:
University Year Degree Obtained
Open University of Tanzania Oct./2015- Sept./2018 Master in Natural Resources Assessment and
(OUT), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Management (MANRAM).
University of Dar es Salaam, Sept 2004-June 2007 Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree in Economics.
Tanzania.
C. Key Qualifications and Skills:
 As INBAR former Project Coordinator and Consultancy, Over eight (8) years had proven experience
and expertise on livelihoods and economic development programs on bamboo and natural resource
management in Tanzania and East Africa. On-farm and off-farm value chain transformations, forests
based micro enterprise and livelihood development, preparation of business plan and country
strategic action plan on bamboo resources, clean energy promotion, microfinance, land restoration
on the national and East Africa levels funded projects of t IFAD-EC, INBAR, private sector and
Tanzanian Governments.
 Well experienced on project cycle, sub-contract management, familiar with the bilateral and multi-
lateral donor’s projects procedures, rules and regulation as a national project coordinator and
evaluator. Coordinated multiple project implemented by INBAR in Tanzania, East Africa as a
technical consultants, produced technical reports, concept notes and consolidated reports for
donors in country level.
 Countries of work experience: Tanzania in East Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

D. Current Work
Team leader of WODGRA Bamboo and Briquetting Company Limited. The company produce bamboo
briquettes charcoal, bamboo furniture and handcraft. Other services provided by company are:
Consultancies in Bamboo Nursery raising and management, Consultancies in Bamboo plantation and
management, Consultancies in bamboo furniture making and production of bamboo furniture,
Consultancies in bamboo handcraft making and production of bamboo handcraft and packaging,
Consultancy in bamboo housing and decoration construction and designing and Consultancies in
using bamboo for land restoration.

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