cases from tanzania - Sustainet

6 Participants’ profiles
Stefan holds a doctoral degree in agricultural economics and a diploma in agricultural sciences. His
experience includes managing both EU-relevant and development projects. He has worked for 2 years in
development collaboration in Latin America. He specializes in project evaluation and impact monitoring,
impact assessment of policy instruments, sector analysis and agricultural modelling, environmental
and economic support, policy information systems, and capacity and institution building.
Helga Stamm-Berg
Project coordinator, Sustainet
GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit), Division 45 (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food),
Dag-Hammerskjöld-Weg 1–5, Postfach 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Germany. Tel. +49-6196-791476, +49-6173-
320866, fax +49-6196-7966103, email helga.stamm-berg@gtz.de, internet www.sustainet.org
Helga holds a master’s degree in land use planning. She has worked for more than 20 years in development
co-operation. She lived and worked about 8 years in Nepal, Indonesia and Thailand before
joining GTZ in Eschborn. There she worked as desk officer for Mozambique and Malawi as well as
for the Technical Environmental Department. Her professional experiences include agricultural and
rural development, land use and regional planning, watershed management and environmental impact
assessment. Helga has also worked for FAO, GTZ and for World Vision Germany.
Yakobo E K Tibamanya
Country desk coordinator, PELUM-Tanzania
PO Box 54, Dodoma, Tanzania. Tel/fax +255-26-235 0744, mobile +255-744-362 749, email info@
pelumtanzania.org, y_tibamanya@yahoo.com, internet www.pelumtanzania.org
Yakobo holds a diploma in animal production from the Ministry of Agriculture Research and Training
Institute, Uyole, Mbeya, and an international diploma in pig Husbandry and animal feed technology
from Barneveld College, Netherlands. He has also studied the promotion of self-help organizations
in Feldafing, Germany. Before joining PELUM-Tanzania, he worked as a poultry and small stock
development officer and in-charge of the regional hatchery unit for 10 years; as dairy farmers’ group
coordinator with the Southern Highlands Dairy Development Project (from 1993 to 2000), and as
a district livestock officer (2000–3). His main interests are in rural development through community
organizations and networking.
Justin Nyaga Wamuru
Programme coordinator, Integrated Rural Development Programme, Development
and Social Services Department, Diocese of Embu
Diocese of Embu Development and Social Services Department, PO Box 884, Embu, Kenya. Tel. +254-68-
31415, 31550, fax +254-68-30541. email doe.dssd@salpha.co.ke, doe-irdp@salpha.co.ke
Justin holds a diploma in farm agriculture from Egerton University, and a BSc in agriculture from
the University of Manitoba. He has worked for 28 years in agricultural extension and development in
both dryland and wetter areas in Eastern Province. He worked with the Ministry of Agriculture from
1979 until 1995, before joining the Diocese of Embu. Has provided leadership and technical advice
during the establishment of the Community Based Livestock Services (CBLS) and MBEU Savings
and Credit Association.
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