John Ulanga

John Ulanga has vast experience in grants management, gained from his work as the first executive director of the Foundation for Civil Society as well as his involvement in several grantmaker associations including the East African Association of Grantmakers (EAAG), the Association of Grantmakers and Philanthropic Institutions in East Africa, the Board of African Grantmakers Network (AGN) and the Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS). Ulanga, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Management (accounting major) from the University of Dar es Salaam, and an Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA – Tanzania). He is a Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative, East Africa and the Aspen Global Leadership Network of the Aspen Institute in Colorado, USA and has been on the Board of several companies and civil society organisations in Tanzania.