Curriculum Vitae:

Frank Innocent Mwafulirwa

*.PERSONAL DETAILS AND BIO DATA:

Personal details

Surname:

Mwafulirwa

First Names:

Frank Innocent

Name I like to be called:

Frank

Address:

Mailing:

P.O. Box 203, Mzuzu

Home:

Pine-Acres Homestead

P.O. Box 203, Mzuzu

Telephone number: (mobile)

+265-***-***-***

Telephone number: (home)

+265-*-***-***

Telephone number: (mobile)

+265-***-***-***/999 598 167

E-mail address:

adz6mc@r.postjobfree.com

Driver’s License:

Code: C’A

Passport number:

MA 150812

Nationality:

Malawian

Marital status:

Single

Date of birth:

27th August 1979

Language knowledge and fluency:

English, Chichewa, Tumbuka, Tonga, Nyanja, Ngonde, Senga and Swahili

2.PROFILE:

Profile:

I hold Diplomas and Certificates in Permaculture, Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources Management obtained from PELUM college, Malawi College of Forestry - CURE and LUANAR - Natural Resources College of Malawi (NRC) and Professional Certificates in the following areas; Agriculture, Environmental and Natural Resources Management, Animal Health Sciences, Livestock Management, Pro-poor Value Chain Development and Building Businesses for Smallholder farmers in Africa, Business Development for Dairy and Coffee and Practical Financial Management for NGOs and TFT.

I have a range of professional and practical Training skills and experience in Sustainable livelihoods Framework, Values Based Model for sustainable development, Renewable Energy and Technologies, Training for Transformation, Development and Establishment of Farmer Associations and Cooperatives, Appreciative Inquiry and Rights Based Approach Development processes amongst others.

I have worked with these organizations; Mikolongwe Farms as Ruminants and Poultry Units Officer Trainee, Eastern Cape Farms in South Africa as Dairy Farm Supervisor, Development Technical Assistance Services (DeTAS) as Field Extension Facilitator, Rural Foundation for Afforestation (RUFA) in a Harvest Help and Find Your Feet (UK Charities) supported program as Field Development Officer and Projects Coordinator, United States Based ARD Inc. (Research Development Assistant), UNDP as a Livelihoods Officer and United Nations Volunteer and Heifer Project International as a Field and Project Officer, Training Coordinator responsible for Smallholder Diary Enterprise Development and Climate and Smart Agriculture and also served as Social Capital Development Manager for the Organization, serving and working on projects that included Malawi Small Holder Dairy development (MSDD) projects financed by USAID, Central Dairy Scale-Up Project (CDSP) financed by DFID and other HPI Financed projects that included, LISAP, KUSA, ECRP and MLID.

A summary of my work included; collaborating with district stakeholders through the DEC and Civil society Networks in project coordination, District Development Plans-development and implementation, conducting project’s baseline and Livelihood assessments, Facilitating Adult Literacy Trainings, Participatory Forestry Resources Assessment, Initiating development of CBNRM projects, development of NRM Micro-projects, Facilitating Sustainable and Climate Smart Technologies and innovations, Establishing and Supporting Farmer Clubs and Associations, Development of Farm business plans for dairy Associations and Cooperatives, Savings and Credit Management, Training Development for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Production, Natural Resource Based SMEs and Renewable Energy technologies, Proposal and Report Development.

3.A. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY &WORK EXPERIENCE:

Employment History:

This history is narrated with the most recent employment and experience and attainable details.

Dates

Employer:

Position:

August 2020 – March 2021

Thanthwe Enterprises

Consulting Horticulture and Livestock Trainer

Key responsibilities:

a.Prepare Training Manuals and Module for Agri-preneurship

b.Setting up farm business and management Plans for Thanthwe Horticulture and Livestock Development business enterprises

c.Training of staff in varying agricultural and practical Farm skills and Animal handling techniques

d.Establishment of an Out-grower scheme for horticultural crops that aimed at enhancing capacity for smallholder horticultural farmers

e.Build capacity for staff and farmer groups in business envisioning program design and development

f.Coordinate Thanthwe Enterprise technical partners

g.Develop farmer associations mobilization strategies

h.Develop farmer strategies for aggregation of produce

i.Facilitate Microfinance (Savings ad credit Management) development plans and trainings for Horticultural clubs

j.Facilitate farmer linkages to external markets and other horticultural value Chain players

k.Conducting farm-business planning and management trainings for SMEs

l.Train Thanthwe Aggregators and farmer groups in Greenhouse Technology and Irrigation Management

m.Mentor and Train Business Incubate for Thanthwe Business Incubation program with SMEDI and Ministry of Youth under the Jobs for Youth Program

Key achievements:

Contributed towards transforming Lives of over 500 Poultry and horticultural crops Entrepreneurs from Lilongwe, Mzimba and Salima districts under GIZ and UN-Women supported projects and mentorship of 180 Incubates under the Ministry of Youth and Culture Jobs for Youth projects

Employment History:

This history is narrated with the most recent employment and experience and attainable details.

Dates

Employer:

Position:

January 2010 – July 2020

Heifer Project International

Project Officer, Training Coordinator and Social Capital Development Manager

Key responsibilities:

a.Collaborating with stakeholders in the DEC for project development and implementation

b.Facilitating Participatory Forestry Resources Assessments (PFRA) under KUSA Project

c.Microfinance (Savings ad credit Management) for ECRP

d.Facilitating implementation of Sustainable Agriculture interventions

e.Facilitating Participatory Vulnerability Assessments processes - ECRP

f.Conducting farm-business planning and management trainings in Commercial and SMEs for farmers in Dairy enterprise, Dairy Associations and Cooperatives

g.Development of HUB – Business Model interventions for sustenance of dairy business development, management and planning

h.Facilitate Climate Smart-Agriculture Trainings

i.Capacity development Trainings in Value Chain Development for Dairy, Goat and Poultry VCs

j.Instituting and implementation of Community/project based Monitoring systems

Key achievements:

Contributed towards transforming Lives of over 120,000 households and PLWAs in the districts of Mchinji, Lilongwe rural, Thyolo, Dowa and Kasungu through:

a.Use of efficient biomass energy technologies (fuel-wood stoves); cutting on energy demands by 70%, conserving tree resources for the 120,000 families

b.Improved nutrition for People Living with HIV and AIDS (1500 PLWAs households) in Lilongwe west

c.Support for 15,000 households in Dairy, Goat and Poultry enterprise development and management; that has increased income for the families by a range of 50% to 100%, more families benefiting from livestock through animal Pass On Gifts (POGs), Crossbreeding; and attainment of improved dietary diversification

d.Helped in establishment of 8,500 Community Based Financial Organizations (CBFOs) for business support through Group Savings and Credit Management.

Dates (From – To)

Employer:

Position:

October 2008 – June 2009

UNDP and the United Nations Volunteers

Livelihood Development Officer

Key responsibilities:

1.Developing Adult education training sessions

2.Collaborating with stakeholders at district level in livelihood support project development and implementation

3.Development of business plans and enterprises for Livelihood groups for Adult learners

4.Linking REFLECT Circles to Financial business support institutions

5.Facilitating development of Micro-projects in CBNRM and Sustainable Agriculture

6.Compiling and production of project implementation and Monitoring Narrative reports and success/impact studies.

Key achievements:

Supported over 8400 families with skills and technical knowledge in businesses, adult education, animal and Crop husbandry, and facilitated establishment of self-sustaining business groups in TAs Kampingo Siwande, Chindi and Mbelwa of Mzimba district through UNDP Project assistance.

Dates (From – To)

Employer:

Position:

Dec 2006 - August 2007

Development Technical Assistance Services (DeTAS)

Research and Development Facilitator (Part-time)

Key responsibilities:

1.Conducting livelihood assessments

2.Baseline surveys facilitation and coordination

3.Facilitating Appreciative Inquiry and Rights Based Approach project development processes at Village, VDC and ADC level

4.Collection and compiling of natural resources data using GPS and GIS for forestry resources assessment and natural resources mapping

5.Carrying out Research work and Surveys on Improved Energy saving technologies

6.Assessing technologies impact through adoption and facilitating PVAs (Participatory Vulnerability Assessments).

Key achievements:

a.Contributed to building assistance and resource mobilization skills for over 500 CBOs from Rumphi, Thyolo, Mzimba, Machinga and Dedza districts

b.Building community based monitoring and evaluation skills for around 1500 VDCs, 6,000 villages in 17 districts across Malawi

Reasons for leaving:

Worked on private and part time consulting and decided to leave to work in the NGO sector as a full time development worker, in order to share experiences, skills and knowledge for development of rural Malawians but also tap from a deep pool of livelihood experiences Malawi villagers have, for my personal capacity development in Agriculture and Rural Development.

Dates (From – To)

Employer:

Position:

April 2002 – May 2004

June 2005 – June 2006

RUFA and Harvest Help - Find Your Feet (FAIR)

Part-time Community Volunteer (Off school season) 2002 - 2004 and Volunteer Field Facilitator 2004 – 2006

Key responsibilities:

1.Conducting Community Mobilization campaigns for CBNRM

2.Promotion of sustainable agriculture technologies and natural resources management

3.Supporting development of Natural Resources Based enterprises focusing on Beekeeping, mushroom production and Efficient and Portable cook stoves

4.Facilitating establishment of water user committees and training of such local structures in collaboration with Ministry of Water and Development in WASH (Water sanitation and health) and maintenance of water facilities

Key achievements:

a.Contributed to the significant establishment of viable beekeeping farmer groups in Rumphi – Henga and Nkhamanga Valleys, Kavuzi beekeeper clubs in Nkhatabay and supported Phoka and Nyika bee farmers that have established practically viable beekeeping enterprises

b.Supported building NR-Based enterprises benefiting over 2,000 families in Rumphi, Nkhata-bay and Mzimba districts

c.Contributed to conservation and preservation of forestry resources through planting and management of over 10,300,000 varying tree species for homestead and farm use and establishment of Community managed forest Reserves in rumphi, Nkhatabay and Mzimba districts

Reasons for leaving:

I left the Organization to proceed with my studies in forestry and Natural Sciences, Agriculture, Natural Resource management, Animal production and management

3.B. PRACTICAL FARM WORK

Dates:

Employer:

Positions:

November 2007- October 2016

South Africa: Eastern Cape Farms – November 2008 to October 2008 and June 2009 – December 2009

Malawi: Mikolongwe and Thuchila farms - 2007/ 2008

Malawi: Heifer Project International – 2009 - 2016

Livestock/Farm Attendant and Project Extension officer, Project Officer and Training Coordinator

Key responsibilities:

a.Development of Livestock management training modules

b.Facilitating farmer field demonstrations on pasture establishment and animal feed conservation

c.Development of Community Animal Health Workers manuals (Vernacular)

d.Skills development and training of CAHWs in animal handling, Management and Breeding

e.Carrying out vaccinations and other drug related administering of treatments to Farm and project livestock

f.Developing feeding regimes/schedules for dairy cattle and goats, pigs and poultry

g.Training farmers in Milk handling techniques and management of a Milk collection and Chilling facility

h.Development of dairy cattle breeding strategy, breeding schedules and dairy genetics improvement plans with smallholder dairy farmers

i.Collaborating with Government Livestock and other stakeholder officers in the Livestock sector

j.Developing drug revolving funds strategies for smallholder livestock farmers

k.Maintaining milking pallor sanitation and

l.Assisting in AI programs

m.Formulating and Preparing livestock and poultry feed

4.VOLUNTARY WORK:

Dates (From – To)

Employer:

Position:

November 2008 - Oct 2009

UNDP and United Nations Volunteers

Livelihood Development Officer/Community

Exchange worker

Key responsibilities:

a.Developing Adult education training strategies

b.Collaborating with stakeholders at district level in livelihood support project development and implementation

c.Development of business plans and enterprises for Livelihood groups for Adult learners and

d.Linking REFLECT Circles to Financial business support institutions

Dates (From – To)

Employer:

Position:

April 2003 - May 2004

RUFA/Harvest Help - Find Your Feet

Community facilitator

Key responsibilities:

a.Conducting Community Mobilization campaigns for CBNRM

b.Promotion of sustainable agriculture technologies and natural resources management

c.Facilitating HIV/AIDS and Gender awareness and sensitization campaigns

d.Compiling Narrative reports for CBNRM Micro-projects

Note: I volunteered with these organizations before being considered for fulltime work. RUFA and Harvest Help and Find Your Feet were the first organizations I worked with as a volunteer in Rumphi and Mzimba districts, followed by UNDP under their United Nations volunteer Agency before being taken on board as a Livelihoods Development officer in Mzimba District

5.QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Qualifications and Training

Date:

Education Institution:

Results/Qualification:

2006 – 2008

Natural Resources College of Malawi

Diploma with Credit in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management

Date

Education Institution

Result/Qualification

2004 – 2005

PELUM College of Zimbabwe

Diploma in Permaculture (Ecological sustainable Land Use Management)

Date:

Education Institution:

Results/Qualification:

2002

Natural Resources College of Malawi

Certificate in Sustainable Environmental Management

Date:

Education Institution:

Results/Qualification:

2003 - 2004

Malawi College of Forestry

Certificate in Forestry and Natural sciences

Certificate in CBNRM/CO-Management

Date:

Education Institution:

Results/Qualification:

April through June 2007

Mikolongwe and Thuchila Government Livestock Farms

Certificate: Animal sciences and Dairy production

Date:

NGO/Project

Results

2014

Heifer International South Africa

Certificate: TOT for VBHCD

Date:

NGO/Project – Country

Results

2015

Heifer Nepal

Certificate: Training in Heifer (Heifer Model) Values, Cornerstones, PSRP and TOT facilitation skills

Date:

Institution/NGO:

Results/Qualification:

2012

ECRP – PROJECT

Training in Micro-finance and VSL – Development and Management

Date:

Education/ Institution:

Results/Qualification:

2011

International Institute for Rural Reconstruction UGANDA

Graduate Certificate: Value Chain Development and Building

Businesses for Smallholder farmers in Africa

Date:

Education Institution/NGO:

Results/Qualification:

2011

Heifer Project International (Lusaka – Zambia)

Certificate: Project Monitoring MIS

Date:

Education Institution/NGO Project:

Results/Qualification:

2010

East African Dairy Development Project (Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda)

Certificate: Hub – Dairy Business Development and management

Date:

Institution/NGO:

Results/Qualification:

2010

Heifer Project International (Lusaka – Zambia)

Certificate in Sustainable Livelihoods Framework and Project Development

Date:

Education Institution/NGO:

Results/Qualification:

2006

CNFA – RAISE PROJECT

Certificate in Agro – Trading and Business Management

Date/NGO:

Education Institution:

Results/Qualification:

2006

The Grail Centre Trust – Cape town South Africa

Certificate in Training For Transformation

Date:

Education Institution/NGO:

Results/Qualification:

2006

NASFAM AND EUROPEAN UNION

Certificate in Association and Cooperatives development and Management

Date:

Education Institution/NGO:

Results/Qualification:

2005

European Union and Ministry of Agriculture (FSJTF-TS) Certificates in Small-scale Irrigation Management

Date:

Education Institution/NGO Project:

Results/Qualification:

2005

USAID – COMPASS II DAI PROJECT

Certificate in Appreciative Inquiry and Rights based

Approach to Development

6.HOBBIES:

Hobbies:

•Playing an Appreciative and caring role in nature’s richness and wonder through voluntary contribution in Environmental Development work and adventure

7.REFERENCES:

Referee 1:

Referee 2:

Name: Dr. CAPS Msukwa

Name: Kwacha Chisiza

Job Title:

Managing Director and Team Leader

Job Title: Former Ambassador - Tanzania

(Malawi High Commission Tanzania)

Capacity in which they know me:

Former Employer, Mentor and Colleague

Capacity in which they know me:

Former Director and colleague

Address:

Development Technical Assistance Services (DETAS)

P.O. Box 647 Mzuzu;

Phone: 088*******/099*******

Address:

P.O. Box 31464, Lilongwe, Malawi.

Phone: +265*********

+265*********/+260-**-*******

Daytime phone:

088*******

Daytime phone:

+265********* /+265*********

Email address:

adz6mc@r.postjobfree.com

Email address:

adz6mc@r.postjobfree.com

Referee 3:

Name: Victor Chambayika Mhango

Current Job Tittle: Country Program Manager – Techno-Serve Malawi

Capacity in which they know me:

Former colleague and Country Director

Address:

Plot No. 299 Area 6 Off Kamuzu Procession Road Lilongwe

Phone: +265-***-***-***

Skype: victorchambayikamhango

Email address: adz6mc@r.postjobfree.com

Email work: adz6mc@r.postjobfree.com

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