THEY CALL ME John Mbele.I WAS BORN 41 YEARS AGO IN A VILLAGE, IN THE SOUTH WESTERN PART OF TANZANIA. THE VILLAGE IS CALLED MPEPO, ONE OF THE HISTORICAL VILLAGES IN MBINGA DISTRICT. MY PARENTS ARE PEASANTS. I GREW THERE AND UNDERWENT MY PRIMARY SCHOOL AT MPEPO, CHIMATE( ALONG LAKE NYASA) AND FINALLY AT NDENGU. MY SECONDARY SCHOOL AT KIGONSERA IN MBINGA (ORDINARY LEVEL) AND SANGU IN MBEYA ( ADVANCED LEVEL),MY ADCD AT TENGERU IN ARUSHA,PGD AT CAMBRIDGE AND A MASTERS DEGREE AT SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY. I WORKED WITH WESF PROJECT IN ARUSHA, CARITAS IN TABORA AND NOW WITH JIDA IN TABORA, TANZANIA. MY VARIED KNOWLEDGE ON PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT,MONITORING AND EVALUATION WAS ACQUIRED AT WAGENINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS.