Oscar Paschal Nyakunga

Oscar Paschal holds a bachelor’s degree in governance and development from MS Training Center for Development Cooperation and a diploma in African Wildlife Management from College of African Wildlife Management. Previously, he worked with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism as a game warden, conserving wildlife resources and environments, enforcing laws, supervising tourists. He worked with a fishing community adjacent to Lake Rukwa Game Reserves to promote sustainable wetland management. Oscar worked with SIT Tanzania as a volunteer from 2007 to 2009, before joining as a full-time employee in 2013. His primary responsibilities are the oversight of all field academics, planning and logistics, and assistance with ISP modules. He supports students’ well-being and health and coordinates and cooperates with the language and homestay coordinators and partners institutions including the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, and Tanzania National Parks.


Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Governance and Development, MS Training Center for Development Cooperation
  • Diploma, African Wildlife Management. College of African Wildlife Management
Oscar Paschal Nyakunga

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