Ladislaus J. Mwamanga

Mr. Ladislaus Joseph Mwamanga currently the Executive Director of Tanzanaia Social Action Fund (TASAF ) under the President Office State House, a post held for Seven year now.TASAF is now implemenating TASAF III, a Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) covering 161 operation areas(local government authorities) and enrolled over 1.1 million extreme poor households who are benefiting with conditional cash transfers, temporarly labor through public works program and engagement in livelihood initiative.

He has worked with TASAF since its design of the pilot in 1999 as an information systems consultant; and worked in different capacities from TASAFI, in 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 (1994 – 1999).

He is a holder of Master’sDegree of Business Administration majoring in Information systems and Management from the Netherlands and graduated in 1993. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Computing from University of Dar es salaam graduated in 1987 and Diploma in computer studies and Strategic Information Systems at the ICL training Centre in Dar es Salaam 1989 and the Institute of Information Systems and Policy in Singapore in 2006. He has attended several national and international trainings and workshops on Social Protection, strategic management, Poverty analysis and information systems in different countries.