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Zimbabwe Management Staff
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Finance and Administration Manager Mary Dzvifu joined ASAP Africa in September 2001 as an Office Assistant and Bookkeeper. She was subsequently promoted to the position of Office Manager. Mary was further promoted to the post of Administration Manager in April 2005. In February 2006 she was promoted to become the Finance and Administration Manager. Mary holds a Pitman diploma in Administration and Secretarial Studies. Currently she is studying for a diploma in Personnel Management through the Institute of Personnel Management, Zimbabwe (IPMZ) as well as for a BSc (Psychology) degree with the Zimbabwe Open University. Mary is an affiliate member of the Institute of Personnel Management of Zimbabwe. She is married with one son. |
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Field Operations Manager, Village Savings and Lending Joseph holds a Diploma in Education from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Diploma in Training Management and Personnel Management from the Institute of Personnel Management of Zimbabwe (IPMZ). Joseph joined ASAP Africa as a field officer in 2002. In May 2005 Joseph was promoted to Village Savings & Lending Project Manager. In Sept. 2007 he was promoted once again to oversee and coordinate all rural project activities. He is currently studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Sports with Zimbabwe Open University. He is married with two children named Praise and Peace.
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, Bridge the Gap Project Collins holds a Bachelor of Science General degree in Mathematics and Chemistry as well as a Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Zimbabwe. He taught Mathematics at Zimbabwe Junior Certificate (ZJC), ‘0’ and ‘A’ levels for 5 years after completing his degree program. Collins joined ASAP Africa in January 2004 as Bridge the Gap Program Coordinator. In April 2005, he was promoted to the position of BTG Project Manager. In September 2007 he was promoted again to oversee the integrity of data collection, analysis and reporting for all ASAP projects as well as for implementation of BTG project activities in the project areas (Nyanga and Chibuwe). He is married with two children, Ngonidzashe and Keith. Field Officers and Nyanga Office |
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Kufusa Mari Field Officer
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Kufusa Mari Field Officer Kudzayi was born in Mutare. He earned his Bachelor of Sciences degree from Masvingo State University. After graduation, he worked for a non-governmental organization called Shape Zimbabwe. He joined the ASAP team to help implement the expansion of the popular Kufusa Mari project. He is currently single.
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Kufusa Mari Field Officer Ian was a teacher in secondary schools in Mutasa District for fourteen years before coming to work at ASAP. He taught secondary school science. Here at ASAP, Ian works with out of school adolescents in the Kufusa Mari program. He is married and has three sons.
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Kufusa Mari Field Officer Joseph was a primary school teacher at Imbeza Primary before joining ASAP in June of 2007. He will be working with out of school adolescents in the Kufusa Mari program. He is married with one child.
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Kufusa Mari Field Officer Lazarus joined ASAP's team in 2007 to help expand the existing Kufusa Mari rural savings clubs into an urban environment. Prior to his work with ASAP, Lazarus served as a teacher at Rutsate Primary School. He is married with three children.
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Kufusa Mari Junior Field Officer Herbert taught grades six and seven at Nyatate Primary School before joining ASAP in 2007. He works with ASAP's new Kufusa Mari Junior project, which teaches students to save money for their school fees. Herbert is married and has three children.
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Data Capture Clerk
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Beauty Kadzu Bookkeeper Beauty (29) holds the Pitman certificate in secretarial studies. As bookkeeper, her current duties involve writing checks, filing, preparing and balancing petty cash, recording invoices in the computer and preparing the payroll each month among other things. Currently, Beauty is studying towards an accounting diploma with the Southern Africa Association of Accountants (SAA). She has previously worked as an intern at Mutare Provincial Hospital (2002) where she was responsible for data capture. Beauty also had a brief teaching stint in 2003 and taught computers to primary school pupils. Beauty is single.
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Turai Mandiambira Personal assistant to CD Turai joined ASAP as the Personal Assistant to the Country Director on 1st October, 2007. Born on 3 December 1979 in a family of nine children, Turai holds an Honors degree in Information Systems from the Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. Prior to joining ASAP, Turai worked as a college lecturer at Mutare Polytechnic in the IT department. He is currently studying for CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking Associate) with Africa University. Turai is married and the couple is expecting a child soon.
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Assistant Accountant Jolomia earned a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from Mutare Polytechnic. Currently, he is studying for a diploma with the Institute for Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. He has worked as an accountant for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, the Ministry of Education, and Pump Aid Zimbabwe. Jolomia is married and has one child.
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Michael Nemaunga Driver Michael is forty years old. He is married with three children. After completing ‘O’ level, Michael joined the Ministry of Education and served as a temporary untrained teacher up to 1992. Michael then got employed as a driver at Solar Electrical Engineering in Mutare where served this company for six years and gained some knowledge of domestic wiring and maintenance. In 2003 Michael joined ASAP Africa as a driver up to the present moment. Michael also does some routine motorbike maintenance of the ASAP Africa motorbike fleet. |
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Driver After completing his O levels, Charles worked as a driver for the Ministry of Education from 1981 to 2001. In 2001, Charles was transferred to the accounting department where he worked until 2007 when he joined the ASAP team. Charles is married to his wife Sheile. They have four children, the oldest of whom is currently in college.
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David Tatenda Nyakatawa Stores Clerk David is 26 years old. He completed his ‘O’ levels in 1999. After school, he became employed at Hakuna Matata Lodge in Mutare as a housekeeper up to September 2003. In November 2003, David joined ASAP Africa as a general hand and office assistant. He was subsequently appointed stores clerk in April 2005. David also does some routine motorbike maintenance of the ASAP Africa motorbike fleet. He is single.
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Junior Gwitirwa Office Assistant Junior joined ASAP Africa as an Office Assistant in 2003. She has obtained an elementary certificate in computer studies and a secretarial certificate from Mutare Polytechnic College. She is currently studying for a National Diploma in Secretarial Studies. Junior also assists with receptionist duties when need arises. Junior is 27 years old, is married, and is a mother of one daughter.
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General Hand Farai was born in 1969 in a family of 8. He could not complete ‘O’ level as his parents could not afford the school fees. As a result Farai started working as a gardener. He moved to join the ASAP Africa Mutare office in April 2005 as a general hand. He is married with one daughter and one son. |
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Malawi office
Program Coordinator- Malawi Jeanette Batiste is the Program Coordinator for ASAP operations in Malawi. Jeanette graduated from University of New Hampshire in 2002 and joined the US Peace Corps. She served as a volunteer in Chikwawa, Malawi for two years from 2003-2005. Following her assignment with the Peace Corps, she accepted a position with the African Parks Foundation as Extension Coordinator for Majete Wildlife Reserve. In this capacity she coordinated all the community collaboration, education, and social support activities of African Parks (Majete), Ltd. She completed her MSc in Environment and Development Studies from the London School of Economics in 2007. Following her Master’s she worked as an Associate with a private equity firm before accepting a position with ASAP.
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Mary Mutsogoro (nee Dzvifu
Collins Mutsvairo
Francis Zengeni 
Ian Munhungewarwa
Lazarus Nyatsanza
Paul Mundete 
Daniel Fombe 
Morris Matseketsa
Memory Musabayana
Farai Pegara
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Mary Mustain Bates
Client Services and Coffee Roaster
Mary has been with ASAP since July 2007, keeping the day to day operation going at ASAP’s ‘On Safari Coffee Initiative’. Mary is an extra-ordinary people person - ensuring each client is satisfied with every detail; Mary ensures your individualized fund raising coffee is perfect for your group or organization, then roasts and packages that coffee especially for you. Mary spent 30 years at Delta Airlines as flight attendant and auditor before joining ASAP. Mary is married with one son, one daughter and two grandchildren.
Peter
Foster
ASAP Intern
Peter is a Junior at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. He will graduate in 2010 with a triple degree in Economics/Finance, Business Administration (concentrating in Management) and Public Policy (concentrating in Foreign Policy) He was born and grew up in Zimbabwe and is working with the ASAP Georgia Team as a Financial and IT intern.
Stephanie Marienau
ASAP Intern
Stephanie graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2007, earning her degree in English and French. She will embark on her graduate studies in International Development at George Washington University in August, after spending six weeks in Zimbabwe working with the ASAP Africa team and helping to improve ASAP's public relations materials.
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