Area of Expertise

Development planning Community development Lobbying and advocacy Project planning and management Community engagement and mobilization techniques

Work Experience

John Mang’uro works as an Assistant lecturer in the Department of Rural Development and Regional Planning of the Institute of Rural Development Planning. He is a developmental practitioner with 15 years of experience as a trainer and consultant in the field of development planning and community development.

Professional Skills

• Project planning and management for community developments
• Initiation of community-based initiatives that respondents to their development challenges
• Community empowerment professionalism for community-based actions with lobbying and advocacy for enhanced community changes.   
• Enhancement of community entry protocol and community participation
• Experienced in the use and applications of statistical packages such as SPSS

Research and academic Interests

Main research and academic interest is on Community empowerments and Participation, Development planning paradigm, Rural development, Social vulnerability assessments, climate change adaptation and mitigation, rural energy sources and utilization, Rural innovation and entrepreneurship for rural wealth creation.