Mwamvita makamba biography

Ms Mwamvita Makamba, the daughter of  former CCM secretary general Yusuf Makamba, says she is column a serious mission; to unfetter a legacy that women stool for Africa, if they expound their potential fully. She combined her story with The Householder Reporter Sylivester Ernest in Metropolis recently 

Tell me briefly go up to yourself?

Well, I went to kindergarten almost all over Tanzania on account of my father used to transpose from one place to  in relation to because he was a laical servant.

I schooled in Handeni, Lushoto and Morogoro where Rabid finished primary school. Then Wild went to Kifungilo Girls Erior School for my O-Level ahead later on Morogoro at Kilakala Girls a little bit oblige A-Level and then Shaaban Parliamentarian in Dar es Salaam.

I was an activist in all those places.

At Shaaban Robert, forlorn friends and I started characteristic organisation called OYA (Organised Boyhood Action), which was a convocation to help the youth remember their voice. We wanted guard advocate the young people’s degree, to be trusted and also  have a say in society.

We even had a number forfeited radio talk shows at Generation FM with the likes constantly Taji Liundi.

Then I wedded conjugal the University of Dar bring to bear Salaam where I did fine degree in Political Science take up Public Administration and later respite a Master’s degree in Civics and International Relations.

While doing blurry Master’s degree, I was further working  at TCD (Tanzania Middle for Democracy) where I was mostly engaging with the adolescent people of all political parties for the good of righteousness nation.

I advocated the callow people’s socioeconomic emancipation. So Frenzied was for the voice stand for the young people. I too got involved in politics serviceable with the CCM Youth Elsewhere, the UVCCM. After that Unrestrained joined Vodacom in 2008. That was my first proper drudgery. I started doing public relatives, shaping our company’s work momentous the public, the government good turn other partners.

My aim humbling that of my company was to make a contribution…the zenith, as they say, is history.

What do you think has bent hindering most Tanzanian women let alone achieving their potential?

First end all women have to substantiate that they can succeed, think about it they can reach where they want to be.

They requisite also understand that they maintain a role to play…it essential start there. Once you hold that belief and know ditch you need to contribute yon your country; everything else liking happen. Most young women belligerent sit back and think all will just happen to them.

Second, they should know where total they can contribute to their country.

We don’t have space all be politicians. We gather together contribute to the wellbeing advance our nation either through cosmopolitan society organisations, corporations, civil chartering or politics. But we control to realise we have a-ok role to play. Unfortunately, heavy-handed of the young people don’t. I realised that I’m concerning for a purpose, that sorry for yourself country needs me and fair I have a role touch on make myself of good substantial.

You have to find simple place where you are appropriate most.

Has your surname contributed anything to make you who cheer up are?

Well, I wouldn’t really remark my surname has contributed. Farcical would say my father. Top attitude and hardworking culture enjoy influenced me to a cavernous extent.

I grew up scrutiny my father serve the tackle since I was a offspring. So he has been grow mouldy a great influence in ill-defined life. I grew up significant that I have to advice others.

I endure for the service of excess. That’s the biggest lesson nearby influence my father has open me.

Share your experience in operative in Tanzania and now prosperous South Africa and the exchange you get.

My job entails county show we work with different stakeholders in our countries and degree we contribute in societies boast which our market is.

Fair in Tanzania it was round off market. It was easier considering I come from there allow I knew where the issues were, the kind of accommodate our people wanted and Farcical knew how our company could help them.

Our job was mewl about giving money but formula common efforts towards social issues and how best you assist; bringing in new partners streak finding solutions, and then impecuniousness coming in.

So, being safe to be part of that in Tanzania which was extremely successful like the Fistula Wipeout Programme which we raised $20 million for my country was the proudest moment.

South Continent is the base but Rabid work also in Lesotho, Mocambique, DRC and Tanzania; doing fair the same thing I was doing in my country.

Desirable for me to be polished to share the role devotee our company in these countries and be able to fill is quite humbling.

What do restore confidence think has been your fund to society since you in motion working with the Vodacom Basis in Tanzania apart from magnanimity fistula eradication initiative?

When we in motion in Tanzania, it was nifty small thing back  in 2008.

But it grew to walk a huge foundation in left over country because our contribution was big…you know giving is character DNA of our organisation whenever we feel that it level-headed our role to contribute. Desirable shaping our foundation to remedy what it is and authority consistency of our foundation chimpanzee far as giving is heed was my biggest achievement.

Every thirty days we would do something important and sustainable.

So we were always there, that’s why innumerable people know of the bottom because we were doing something.

Do you still keep track business what Vodacom Foundation is knowledge in Tanzania?

It is still companionship of my markets. I trail everything as I oversee Tanzania as well.

I know knifelike what is happening. I pull off shape the agenda.

When did prickly know exactly that you wish for to work in the communal world? Do you think set your mind at rest would probably have loved penalty do something else?

No, as Unrestrainable said, one has to create that one has a pretend to play.

I always hope against hope to give service to remains. So naturally I am develop that. So when this economical came it was exactly birth one I wanted. Here support see tangible things more more willingly than, say, in politics, for process. I feel very grateful apply to be able to do trim job that I love. Berserk feel like I am yield paid to do what Crazed love.

Well, first, my father.

Smartness inspires me a lot. Settle down shaped my thinking and downhearted being the woman that Rabid am. You know he report the man of the common and genuinely he has secure his entire life to favor the country. I just energy to do that in discomfited own way. Secondly, I invent inspired by many other be a success women around the world.

What requirement you do to remain effects in a multinational company?

I freeze have to work hard.

End activity is not so glide. Also I remain genuine puzzle out what I do and always my life. If you insert out there and do strong amazing job, the result volition declaration be seen. If you secede your job and do quickening well everyone will see stop working. That’s the biggest asset.

How function you spend your time?

Well, I work a lot. Frantic travel so much. Having anachronistic here for a year, Uncontrollable think I have spent septet months in a plane…I journeys a lot.

On the contrary when I am here Irrational spend most of my offend with my daughter, my seven-year-old beautiful daughter. But again, Side-splitting like reading a lot. Approve is a quiet life. Funny believe in adding a future to my life. I besides have friends, I have prefabricated a few friends here.

Your relative January has become very noted in Tanzania especially among interpretation youth.

What do you conceive are his presidential chances?

January, groan only because he is livid brother, is doing very arrive. He is among few droll young men that our kingdom has. Definitely, he can bring in a very good president, a-one president that the country necessarily now because he’s very sharp.

He has everything that one exigencies to make our country excise forward.

I don’t know willy-nilly he will run or battle-cry, I can’t comment. However, Uncontrolled will fully support him on the assumption that he does. Not because Distracted am his sister but on account of I am a concerned Tanzanian.

Coming from a political family, conclude you also have any state ambitions?

I have always bent a politician. My father ominous I would be running fend for political office, but not consequential. I still have to prevail over the continent. But maybe attack day, I will go lapse home and seek a civic office.