Leon Gwaka

Projects Manager

Doctoral DegreeUniversity of the Western Cape

Zimbabwe

Summary

Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) professional with more than 7 years of experience implementing and studying technology and community development initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and coordination. I have experience working with Government ministries and departments, United Nations agencies, global industry leaders (e.g., GSMA), think-tanks, and academic institutions. Vast experience in conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and assessing projects on digital interventions using a range of methods and in diverse contexts. Career highlights include implementing the MOSMAC initiative in Zimbabwe (USAID funded), negotiating partnership between UNICEF Rwanda and University of Pennsylvania, and selection as a 2017 BCFN Young Earth Solutions finalist. Key Projects: Broadband Commission Working Group on Smartphone Access (with Vodafone & ITU) Mobile Internet use and wellbeing in Bangladesh and Ghana (with GSMA) Education for the Most Marginalised Post Covid (UNESCO Chair in ICT4D) Mobile Solutions for Marginalised Communities (Funded by USAID)

Experience

  • development
  • tertiary education
  • telecommunications
  • research & development
  • implementation
  • united states
  • ghana
  • rwanda
  • zimbabwe
  • bangladesh
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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