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Chifungu Samazaka

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Screen Name	chifungusamazaka	Activities	98
Member Since	Jan 6, 2018	CoLab Points (actual) CoLab Points are awarded to all the members who contributed to a winning integrated Proposal, as well as those who contributed to any sub-Proposal it contains.(See more)	0
Country	Zambia	CoLab Points (max. potential) The maximum number of CoLab Points this member could receive. This is a measure of how many times the member’s Proposal have been included in other Proposal and how important it is in those Proposal.(See more)	0

Chifungu Samazaka is a designer, developer and entrepreneur who is based in Lusaka, Zambia. He began his career in 2008 and has founded or developed 3 growth-oriented high-technology startups.

Chifungu's companies include BITKwacha, a blockchain company started in a rural village; a transactive smart grid developer owner and operator (Utilicom Energy Solutions) and a fully distributed person-to-person waste recycling platform (Recyclebot). He is passionate about technology and how it could improve people’s lives in the developing world, especially in Africa. Chifungu taught himself and started writing computer programs at the age of 14, then later started teaching other young people how to code.

As a developer, Chifungu frequently travels to rural and peri-urban communities in Zambia conducting interviews with customers and stakeholders for customer and product development purposes. This enables him to identify with and analyze the challenges of sustainable development in the grassroots communities. He is skilled in lean startup development, technology and communications, including multiple social media outlets.

Chifungu is currently pursuing a Micro-Degree in Data Analysis from UDACITY and a micro-masters in Supply Chain Design from MITx.

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