Dr. Crecentia Pamidzai Gandidzanwa

Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Management,2022, University of South Africa; Executive Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation, 2014, University of Zimbabwe; Certificate in Research, 2005, Botswana; Master of Arts in Environmental Policy and Planning,2003, University of Zimbabwe; Graduate Certificate in Education (Grad.CE), University of Zimbabwe; Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in Geography, 2001 , University of Zimbabwe; Bachelor of Arts General,1990,University of Zimbabwe.

Academic Appointments:

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Gender, development and livelihoods, Household WEF (water, energy and food) nexus greening, Green economy, Livelihoods, Food, water and energy security, Climate Change & sustainability, Education for Sustainable Development , Maternal and child health.

Faculty: Social And Behavioural Sciences

Department: Community and Social Development

Research Category: Behavioral Sciences

Biography:

Dr Gandidzanwa is in the Department of Social and Community Development, University of Zimbabwe and a Research Fellow, Sociology Department, University of South Africa. She was also a Part Time Lecturer at Catholic University in Zimbabwe and once worked at Bindura University of Science and Technology. She is a social scientist with over 15 years of experience conducting research in the development sector. She has vast experience in research of diverse nature: Household WEF nexus greening, green economy; Climate Change & sustainability; Education for Sustainable Development, urban and rural food security, maternal and child health, water and sanitation, HIV, gender issues, environmental issues, and other developmental issues.

Email: cpgandidzanwa@sociol.uz.ac.zw

Phone: +263 772 366 538

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Consultancy and advisory work (current and past):

Visiting and giving clothes and food to St Marceline orphanage Hatfield.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Date from - Date to Company Position Description
September 2023 to August 2025 UNISA Research fellow Transforming water, energy and food adaptation
November 2022 ZIMCHE Consultant Peer reviewing the curriculum of academic programmes for accreditation by ZIMCHE
August 2021 to date UNISA Consultant Localisation of SDGs.
January 2020 to March 2020 UNISA Consultant Wrote a book chapter on the impact of Cyclone Idai on education; a road to recovery.
October 2019 to November 2019 UNISA Consultant Conducted a research on the impact of cyclone Idai in Chimanimani Zimbabwe.
October 2018 World Bank Consultant Worked on an article
January 2018 to July 2018 World Bank Consultant Conducted a research evaluation of the continuous quality of care (CQI) for Zimbabwean sampled rural clinics and hospitals.
August 2017 to November 2017 UNFPA Consultant Understanding motivations and barriers to modern contraceptive use in East and Southern Africa: A mixed methods operational research to inform family planning programming.
January 2016 to June 2017 World Bank Consultant Journal articles: (1). Improving Quality of care through RBF. Experiences from Zimbabwe and (2) Health Facility Performance Under The RBF Approach In Zimbabwe: Context Matters

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External Profile Links (Google Scholar, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, other social media links):

https://zw.linkedin.com/in/crecentia-pamidzai-gandidzanwa-24a72945
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Crecentia-Gandidzanwa-2
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ym0uWt4AAAAJ&hl=en
https://iwaponline.com/ws/article/doi/10.2166/ws.2024.073/101537/Water-energy-network-provisioning-services-in
https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i16p10260-d891405.html