PROFILE
Stephen Julius Masele (MP) was born in 1979. He is a political figure, serving as Tanzanian Deputy Minister of energy and minerals in President Jakaya Kikwete administration, studied political Science at the University of Dare es salaam in 2004 and currently pursuing Masters of Sciences in Entrepreneurship from ESAMI in collaboration with LUND University of Sweden 2014. He received certificates on National and International Security and Creative and Collaborative Solution from Harvard University (HKS) 2012 in Boston. Also received certificate on Public Management and Leadership from Florida International University (FIU) in Miami. He worked as Parliamentarian in both Pan African Parliament (PAP) based in Midrand South Africa and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) based in Genève Switzerland between 2011 and 2012. He previously worked in the private sector and started at Standard chartered Bank, Stanbic Bank and in a telecom company Millicom International Corporation (tiGO). He is married to Pauline and have two children.
BIOGRAPHY
HON. STEPHEN JULIUS MASELE (MP)
NAME: STEPHEN MASELE (MP) BORN: 1979 October 1st RESIDENCE: DAR ES SALAAM & SHINYANGA NATIONALITY: TANZANIAN RELIGION: CHRISTIAN MARITAL: MARRIED TO PAULINE CHILDREN: LISA AND FERNANDO
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM (UDSM) 2004. Dar es Salaam,Tanzania.
BA. Political science Public Administration and international relation.
LUND UNIVERSITY OF SWEDEN AND ESAMI 2013 Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship.
PROFFESSIONAL COURSES
HARVARD UNIVERSITY (HKS)2011/12 Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Trained in National and International Security. Trained in Creative and Collaboration Solution.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) 2014. Miami, Florida, USA.
Trained in Public Management and Leadership.
OCCUPATIONS
DEPUTY MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND MINERALS. YEARS ACTIVE: Since 2012 to Date. EMPLOYER: The Government of United Republic of Tanzania. ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Energy and Minerals KNOWN FOR: Pro artisanal mining PREVIOUS JOBS: Standard Chartered Bank 2004/05, Stanbic Bank 2005/07 and Millicom International Cellular (TiGO) 2007/10. Internship Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation 2002/03. A Member of the Washington Fellowship (WF), a President Barrack Obama program of the Young African Future Leaders Initiative (YALI 2014). KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Speaker to number of local and International Conferences such as in Australia, South Africa, USA, Thailand, China, France, Panama, Switzerland, Austria, Ghana, Gabon, Libya, Kenya, Uganda, Malaysia, Sudan, Dubai, Hungary, Netherland, Singapore, Turkey, Brazil and Ethiopia.
PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT
THE MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP 28th July 2014. For Young African Leaders COMMUNIQUE
Creating the Africa We Want: A Message from Young African Leaders. Preamble: With the passion and commitment to transform our communities, the Mandela Washington Fellows, 500 young African leaders representing youth from throughout the African continent, recognize this moment as a historic opportunity to invest in Africa’s future. As young leaders and professionals who love and want to serve our communities, we recommend that collectively African leaders, U.S. leaders, and youth:
Investing in the Future • Commit to reducing unemployment in Africa through supporting entrepreneurship education, funding business start-ups in Africa, and providing incentives for the growth and development of African enterprises.
• De-stigmatize and incorporate entrepreneurial skills development as a core component of vocational education.
• Commit 2% of country GDP to create employment opportunities and to provide private sector incentives for youth employment.
• Set up and effectively implement systems to partner with youth and youth-oriented organizations and projects to facilitate increased skill-building, informal, formal, and special needs education.
• Promote entrepreneurship and job creation amongst youth through innovation hubs.
• Engage youth and provide access to funding, opportunity, and mobility as well as to invest in infrastructure, telecommunication, ITC, and human capital to encourage an environment for a positive development to thrive.
Peace and Regional Security Issues
• Prioritize education for all and economic growth programs in Africa as a way to reduce political upheaval, social unrest, and conflict.
• Invest political will in the collaborative implementation of agreements and mechanisms on peace and regional security. We further recommend that the African Union hold African States accountable to their upholding of peace and regional security.
• Address the root causes of separatism and insurgencies which include inequitable distribution of wealth, high rates of youth unemployment and illicit flow of conflict minerals and guns in order to promote self-determination and non-violent means of expressing grievances. Improve the enforcement of existing measures, standards, and protocols for the management of mineral resources and draft an African Convention on ethical business and government practices in the extraction and processing of mineral resources on the African continent.
• Treat idleness and unemployment amongst the youth as a crisis that needs to be urgently addressed in order to ensure peace and regional security in Africa.
• Make it a priority to be united in purpose; engage youth to participate in the African States’ pre-established commitments to institutions and policies that address terrorism, injustice, and border insecurity across the continent.
• Address growing inequalities; support the elimination of political and economic exclusion of young people and minority groups on the continent by working with these groups in proactively addressing conflict.
Governance and Citizen Participation Issues
• Commit to, invest in, and account for proactive inclusion of youth in key leadership positions across all levels of governance.
• Be transparent and accountable to the people by creating a conducive environment for civic engagement, developing and enforcing laws on corruption, and respecting executive term limits.
• Adopt policies that ensure youth inclusion in governance and business, employ transparency at all levels of government procurement processes, and invest in modern technology that will provide access to information and opportunities for youth.
• Adopt more collaborative governance structures that allow participation of civil society organizations in policy making, and create a Youth Department within the AU to promote transparency and youth participation in decision making.
• Lead by example and work with high levels of efficacy to promote the reorientation of existing ethics and value systems to meet the desire for growth and development within the entire African community.
• Improve transparency and accountability through civic education and partnerships with the media and community based organizations to enable citizen participation in governance.
• Effect mechanisms and tools that actively engage the youth in decision-making, policy formulation and implementation, by fast-tracking domestic implementation of the African Youth Charter. We further recommend that all parties collaborate with stakeholders to ensure implementation tracking, monitoring, and meaningful participation of youth in governance.
Stephen Julius Masele (MP)
For The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
2014 Mandela Washington Fellowship for the Young African Leaders Initiative Brief Report of the Tanzanian Fellows The Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship initiative of U.S. President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The Washington Fellowship aims to empower young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, networking, and professional opportunities in the United States and in Africa. The Washington Fellowship is a program of the United States Government. The U.S. components are administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs and supported by IREX, a U.S. non-governmental agency.
The goals of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders are to build and sustain a prestigious network of young Sub-Saharan leaders across critical sectors, cement stronger ties between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States, and prepare Fellows for follow-on leadership opportunities in Africa, with the goal of strengthening democratic institutions, and spurring economic growth and development on the continent.
The Mandela Washington Fellowship divided applicants into three tracks for the academic component of the programme; these are Public Management, Civic Leadership, and Business and Entrepreneurship.
Business and Entrepreneurship Institutes catered to Fellows aspiring to become leaders in the private sector or to start their own business ventures in Africa. The track exposed participants to business and entrepreneurial approaches in the United States, including those that address social issues. Fellows built technical and leadership capacity in areas such as strategy, operations, supply chain management, business ethics, social entrepreneurship, microfinance, organizational development and management, marketing, innovation and technology, emerging markets and risk analysis, strategic business planning, and corporate social responsibility. Business and Entrepreneurship Institutes are hosted by Clark-Atlanta University, Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Yale University.
Civic Leadership Institutes hosted Fellows who are civically engaged and serving the public through non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, or volunteerism. The track focussed on building technical and leadership capacity in areas such as citizenship, community building, economic development, grassroots activism, political organizing and leadership, and volunteerism. Civic Leadership Fellows were hosted by Arizona State University, Presidential Precinct (a partnership including the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary), Rutgers University, Tulane University, the University of California – Berkeley, the University of Delaware, and Wagner College.
Public Management Institutes are tailored to those who work, or aspire to work, in all levels of government, regional or international organizations, or other publicly minded groups and think tanks. This combined leaders of public institutions involved in the day-to-day delivery of public goods and services, leaders of public organisations such as universities, schools and hospitals, as well as those engaged in politics, public strategy, and policy formulation. Public Management Fellows were hosted by Florida International University, Howard University, Morgan State University, Syracuse University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Minnesota.
Throughout the programme, Fellows networked with practitioners in the track related fields, and were exposed to American models and best practices. The academic component of the programme lasted six (6) weeks from June 14th to July 25th and was followed by the Young African Leaders Presidential Summit from the 28th to the 30th of July.
Of nearly fifty thousand (50,000) applicants from across the African continent, only five hundred (500) were finally selected. One hundred (100) of the Fellows will also be remaining behind in the United States of America to participate in 8 week internships in track-related organisations for further skills development. There are various networking and further capacity building opportunities that will be made available to Fellows following the completion of the YALI programme through regional centres (situated in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa) and through US Embassies.
Finally, as alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship will form a vibrant network of young African leaders who have skills and motivation to spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic, governance, and enhance peace and security. Entrepreneur will have access to seed funding to support start up and business expansion and also access ton technical assistance and management support.
The following twenty-one (21) individuals were selected from around two thousand (2,000) applicants in Tanzania:
Hon. Stephen Masele (MP) Hon. Joshua Nassari (MP)
Abella Bateyunga Lawrence Chuma Ruth Elineema Amnah Feisal-Amin Rose Funja Emmanuel Hamaro Chikulupi Kasaka Eugene Kavishe Dr. Gwamaka Kifukwe Michael Mihayo Liginiku Milinga Nancy Mwaisaka Chedi Ngulu Theresia Numbi Godfrey Nyombi Hashim Pondeza Mohamed Sauko Linda Simon Belinda Wera