Ladislaus Joseph Mwamanga

Ladislaus Joseph Mwamanga is currently the Executive Director of Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) under the President Office State House, a post held for six years. TASAF is now implementing TASAF III, a Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) covering 161 operation areas (local government authorities) and has enrolled over 1.1 million extremely poor households who are benefiting with cash transfers and engagement in livelihood initiatives. He has worked with TASAF since its design of the pilot in 1999 as an information systems consultant and worked in different capacities with TASAF I from 2000 to 2004 and TASAF II from 2005 to 2012. Before joining TASAF, he worked with Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) from 1982 to 1984, the National Bank of Commerce (NBC) from 1987 to 1994 and the Oil Marketing Company, Total Tanzania Limited form 1994 to 1999. He is a holder of a Master’s Degree of Business Administration, majoring in Information Systems and Management from the Netherlands and graduated in 1993. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Computing from University of Dar es Salaam (1987), a Diploma in computer studies and Strategic Information Systems at the ICL training Centre in Dar es Salaam (1989) and a degree from the Institute of Information Systems and Policy in Singapore (2006). He has attended several national and international trainings and workshops on social protection, strategic management, poverty analysis, and information systems in different countries.