holds a bachelor’s degree in Project Planning, Management and Community Development from the University of Dodoma in Tanzania. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation from the Open University of Tanzania. He is also working as a Project Officer at Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima na Wafugaji Kilimanjaro (MVIWAKI) Tanzania, which facilitates capacity building initiatives to farmers and pastoral groups in the Kilimanjaro region by supporting extension services and advocating for sustainable agriculture through agro-ecological and organic farming practices mostly to women and young people. He is also involved in advocacy issues such as human rights and gender equality, environmental sustainability, access to market information and ICT for farmers. Stephano is passionate about promoting organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices to farmer groups. As a member of Slow Food International, Stephano is working with other members to promote farmers’ seeds and food systems through community and school gardens to ensure good, clean and safe food. He sees the smart projector as a proper visual means of promoting organic farming practices to farmers’ groups in the northern parts of Tanzania. He also plans to use the smart projector to show farmer-to-farmer training videos while conducting field work activities with MVIWAKI members and other farmers within his community.
Person Type
Fish culture
Location
Beekeeping
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