1. SURNAME
SHUMBA
NAME(s)
FARAI GILDAH
DATE OF BIRTH
24 MAY 1985
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED
SEX
FEMALE
NATIONAITY
ZIMBABWEAN
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH, XHOSA and NDEBELE
PASSPORT NUMBER
DN121490
ADDRESS
Kwasa High School, 43 John Erf
Street, Ngqamakwe,
Eastern Cape, South Africa.
MOBILE CONTACTS
+27 84 944 5428
+27 78 589 8754
EMAIL
frshumba42@gmail.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
FOR
FARAI GILDAH SHUMBA
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
I am an organized, highly focused team player, self-motivated
and hardworking young woman willing to perform all assigned
duties to my best ability with the overall objective of adding value
to any company /organisation that engages my service.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science Honors Degree in Sociology
University of Zimbabwe
August 2004 - July 2007
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
 GCE Ordinary Level (2001)
 GCE Advanced Level (2003)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
SKILLS
 Organisation Management
 Projects management, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights
(SRHR) & Child Rights Education & Advocacy.
 Office management
 Monitoring and Evaluation
 Public Finance and Social Budgeting
 Gender Mainstreaming
 Child Rights Based Approach to development
 Project Planning and Management
 Psychosocial Support
 Facilitation skills
 Report writing and networking
 Good communication skills (Written and Oral)
 Computer Literacy: Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher,
Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet and email.
SHORT COURSES ATTENDED & CERTIFICATES
 Group Facilitation-CDRA (Johannesburg) and
Envision Zimbabwe
 Gender Mainstreaming and Awareness
 Lobby and Advocacy
 Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)
 Proposal1 writing & Logical Framework training.

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Organisation: Step Ahead School (South Africa)
Job Title: Educator (Senior Phase)
Roles: Teaching: English, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Life Orientation
Sports coordinator (volleyball and netball coach)
Clubs: English and Quiz club
Duration August 2016 to present
IMMIDIATE PAST EMPLOYMENT
Organisation: Kwasa English Medium (School South Africa)
Job Title: Educator (Senior Phase)
Roles: Teaching: English, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Life Orientation
Sports coordinator (volleyball and netball coach)
Clubs: English and Quiz club
Duration January 2015 to August 2016
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Employer: New Hope Foundation Africa (NHFA)
http://newhopefoundation.wixsite.com/newhopefoundation
Job Title: Programs Director
Duration: January 2012 to January 2015
New Hope Foundation Africa (NHFA) is an International Social Enterprise that Promotes Sustainable
Development through the use of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) .
NHFA carries out its actions through research, information gathering and capacity building in the
mainstreaming of ICTs on addressing Social, Human and Rural development related issues
in partnership with higher education , Central or State or any Municipal other body
corporate, Associations and individuals with capital, credit, means or resources for the prosecution of
such works, prosecution of projects or enterprises.
Summary of duties
• Project management and coordination of new offices in South Africa
• Donor funds management
• Monitoring and Evaluation of all project activities
• Resource mobilization-Facilitating activities to source funding, proposal writing-donor scoping
• Managing and supervising project volunteers
• Facilitating life skills, SRHR, HIV and AIDS awareness as well as children’s rights workshops
• Lobbying and advocacy

3. • Implementing DCI activities and projects, liaising with technical persons and gave specific
support to Projects and programs
• Has custody of organizational work plans
• Coordinating Organizational events and activities
• Data handling-maintaining beneficiaries’ database
• Developing and recommending new or revised program goals and objectives
• Ensuring uniformity of organizational activities throughout 6 areas of operation
Employer: SCORE South Africa www.score.org.za
Job Title: Provincial Trainer (North West Province)
Duration: August 2009-April 2011
The organization uses sports as a tool for community development. Emphasis is put on sport and life skills
so as to empower youths and offer them activities to do during their idle time. They also use sport to bridge
gender, cultural and economic barriers.
Summary of Duties
 Donor narrative and financial reporting.
 Ongoing Program assessment, field research and monitoring, evaluation, support, liaison
and follow ups
 Facilitated HIV/AIDS awareness trainings as well as lobbying and advocacy work
 Promoted gender equality, equity and mainstreaming in all project activities in these communities
 Facilitated community consultation, needs assessment and planning processes
 Facilitated life skills workshops in 7 rural communities working with UNICEF and UK Sport
projects. These communities are affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, crime as well as other social ills.
 Supported and managed 19 community and exchange volunteers working under the above
mentioned projects.
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4. Company: Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) Zimbabwe www.src.org.zw
Job Title: Information Officer
Duration: Sep 2007 – May 2009
Summary of Duties
 Bookkeeping, Data capturing ,compilation and analysis
 Prepared concepts and fundraising proposals for projects in 9 districts of Mashonaland East
 Managed community and exchange volunteers from Zambia, Netherlands and South Africa
 Designed organizational promotional materials (brochures, monthly newsletters)
 General Office administration-report writing and meeting minute taking
 Event planning and management (Workshops, seminars, meetings)
 Project Monitoring and Evaluation as well as conducted site visits, motivational speaking for
young women
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Presented a paper on Gender Awareness at Capacity Building for African NGOs Forum
in Beijing ,China 2014
 Attended UNESCO Youth Conference in Paris, France 2013
Facilitated an HIV/AIDS awareness workshop in Hue City, Vietnam in September 2010
for Kicking AIDS Out Secretariat (www.kickingaidsout.net)
 Have trained community volunteers and fellow organizational staff members on gender issues as
well as HIV/AIDS awareness and tolerance in all the organizations I have worked with
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 Travelling
 Social networking
 Playing and watching sport
 Interact with different people
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5. REFEREES
PASTOR ELFAS ZADZAGOMO
Country Director
New Hope Foundation Africa
Mobile: (+ 27 79 0267386 (RSA) +263) 773 107 447 (ZIM)
Email:elfas@nhfa.co.za
MR RENIAS MUNDINGI
Regional Program Officer (Sexual and Reproductive
Health) SAfAIDS www.safaids.net
17 Beveridge Road, Avondale Harare, Zimbabwe
Mobile: (+263) 772 920 069 Email: renias@safaids.net
Nkosana Mguni
SCORE South Africa (Programs
coordinator) nkosana@score.org.za
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