Tawanda Mashanda

Trained unemployed young adults for employment in the technology industry. Oversaw all coding education at the Uncommon.org Innovation Hubs in Harare. Managed relationships with all community stakeholders and collaborators, reporting directly to the Head Office and the executive team. Worked with coding instructors across all Harare and Bulawayo locations to design, create and implement the Uncommon.org software development curriculum for the youth and young adult demographics. Helped coordinate the coding education of 5,000+ primary & secondary students in Zimbabwe, with a special emphasis on Dzivarasekwa.

Supported the Senior Instructor with Hub management and daily coding lessons. Designed and developed daily, weekly and monthly lesson plans for coding classes. Evaluated students and drafted performance reviews for the Senior Instructor. Trained Bootcamp students in Youth Coding curriculum and teaching methodology. Helped coordinate after school youth coding classes at all schools in the community.