Our Team
Simon C. Rued
Chairman & Project Manager Pemba
Simon is our project coordinator on Pemba Island. He holds a Master of Education from a German university and has been living on Pemba together with his family since 2016. After teaching English at the Utaani Secondary School for five years he developed the special computer course for teachers. His heart is to teach computer skills that make the lives of the teachers easier and improve the education for the students. He loves his family, the island’s nature, the friendliness of the Wapemba and enjoys playing Basketball in a local team.
Benjamin Kögel
Deputy Chairman & Project Manager Unguja
Since 2022, Ben has been supporting the NGO Pamoja Zanzibar in its financial and administrative department. With a degree in Intercultural Management and Communication, he brings international insight and strong organizational skills to the team. Before joining Pamoja Zanzibar, he helped two young German companies grow their businesses. Ben is a hands-on problem solver who enjoys woodworking in his free time.
Mtumwa S. Nassor
Secretary and Accounting
Mtumwa is with Pamoja since the very beginning and a strong pillar for the team. Working as our receptionist, she knows our customers and our business thoroughly. She holds a diploma in Business Information Technology from Zanzibar University. Born, raised and living in Zanzibar, Mtumwa is deeply rooted here and a true family person.
Josephine J. Mhina
Head of Tailoring School
Josephine is a real hands-on worker. With her educational background being a professional tailor from Tanga College, as well as being a Montessori teacher, she is a perfect fit for leading Pamoja’s Tailoring School. Besides, she is successfully running her own tailoring business since more than 18 years, and is chairman of the Ushindi women’s tailoring cooperative. She is married and has four children.
Said M. Yussuf
Computer teacher
Saidi has been working with us on Pemba since 2012. His expertise in teaching computer applications is invaluable as well as the amount of people he knows all over Zanzibar. He is our main computer teacher in our Continuing Education Center in Konde and assistant teacher in our Computer Courses for Teachers. He loves to research tricky questions on the internet and implement them into our courses. Conditional Formating or interleaved functions in MS Excel? No problem! He is married and proud father of a sweet little daughter
Phone: +255 772 995 434
Email: email@pamojazanzibar.org
Mail: PO Box 1810, Zanzibar, Tanzania You find us in Zanzibar Town, Mbweni, opposite KISTQuick Links
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30-12:30