Faraja Nyalandu

Faraja Kotta Nyalandu is a Lawyer and a social Entrepreneur. Founder and Executive Director of Shule Direct, social enterprise that creates local digital educational content for young learners in Tanzania and across Africa on web and mobile solutions.

Education

• Master's degree Law, focused on Labour Migration, Citizenship, Immigration, Arbitration, Refugees and Human Rights Law
• Bachelor's degree Law, focused on human and social laws from University of East London

Career

• Founder and Executive Director of Shule Direct
• Board Member of Ubongo Learning.
• Miss Tanzania 2004.

Membership

• The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work.

• The Foundation for Tomorrow and Read International.

Awards

• 2016- Leading Woman in Technology in Africa award for her work with Shule Direct
• 2016- Tanzania Leadership Awards’ Hall of Fame Woman of the Year Award

Research and Publication

Authored two youth empowerment books written in Swahili titled;

Faraja ya Usichana.

Mbinu ya Kumudu Masomo Yako.

Personal Life

• Married to Lazaro Nyalandu

• Mother of two.