Temwa has recently appointed a new Programme Manager in Malawi. Tonderai Manoto took up the position at the start of December after an induction with UK Manager, Joanna Hook. Tonderai will be responsible for the overall running of Temwa in Malawi as well as being the driving force behind Temwa's expansion and future direction of our projects. All the staff in Malawi and UK are excited to have Tonderai as an integral part of the team. His fantastic array of skills and experience compliment Temwa's outlook and objectives perfectly and he has expressed how happy he is to have gained the position.

After restructuring the Malawi side of the organisation earlier this year and creating the position of Programme Manager, we recruited Amos Zaindi into the position in June. However, shortly after taking up the position, Amos handed in his resignation due to have being offered a funded Post Graduate course that he couldn't turn down. This was a bit of a blow for Temwa after such a long recruitment process, however, after going through the process again we are extremely happy to have found Tonderai.

Tonderai Manoto's experience is wide reaching. He began his working career as an A Level Commerce teacher in his home country of Zimbabwe. Tonderai then moved into the development sector in Zimbabwe and worked researching and setting up microfinance projects before working as a Senior Business Analyst and later a Training and Development Manager for ENDA, an NGO that facilitates development and wealth creation through agriculture, training and resource conservation. After a brief stint as a Consultant for Prince Waterhouse Coopers evaluating agribusiness volunteer programs in Zimbabwe, he then worked for many years for the LEAD Program until his last held position before joining Temwa. The LEAD Program is a USAID funded program meant to increase income and food security for rural disadvantaged households with special focus on the HIV/AIDS affected. Tonderai's many roles in his various positions included managing projects linking farmers to markets, managing grants from international NGOs and managing relief and recovery operations for drought stricken households involving drip irrigation kits. After founding and becoming the Operations Director of the LEAD Trust, Tonderai then worked as a consultant and specialist on other USAID drip irrigation and natural resource based enterprise projects in Malawi while also setting up the LEAD Trust in Malawi.

During the recruitment process, Tonderai's experience was unparalleled and it soon became very clear that he was the ideal candidate for the position. Temwa would like to formally welcome Tonderai to the team and express how much we are looking forward to working with him over the coming years. Tonderai is the ideal person to help us drive Temwa forward as an organisation and we are excited to see Temwa's essential work in Malawi grow and develop under his future management.

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