Preparation of the Tanzania Country Report for the African Capacity Index Report 2015: commissioned by the African Capacity building Foundation (ACBF): January- March 2015 2015 Team member for the evaluation of the Tanzania Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TEITI) Phase II: commissioned by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals: September-December 2015 2015 Team member for the evaluation of the Tanzania Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TEITI) Phase II: commissioned by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals: September-December 2015 2015 Team member for the evaluation of the Tanzania Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TEITI) Phase II

1. APRONIUS VITALIS MBILINYI CV
Professional Profile: Mr. Mbilinyi holds a Masters of Philosophy (MPHIL) degree in
Economics from the University of Ghana-Legon and a Post graduate Diploma in Poverty
Analysis. He has more than 10 years working experience in research and technical advices in
economic, social and business in Tanzania and internationally. His working experience
includes holding various positions in the Banking Industry, Teaching, Public sector, Private
and CSOs. He has worked for five years as teacher at Makongo High School, three years as a
credit officer at CRDB Bank Ltd, Five years as a researcher and a consultant at Daima
Associates Ltd, 6 year as a research fellow at the Economic and Social Research Foundation
(ESRF). Furthermore, his experiences include; working as a senior economist in the
Government of Tanzania - Ministry of Infrastructure Development-Tanzania Civil Aviation
Authority, and also as a Business and Marketing advisor for Millennium College. He also
worked as guest researcher at the Christian Michelson Institute (CMI) in Norway, Botswana
Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) in Gaborone- Botswana and IPAR in
Nairobi in Kenya. His fields of specialization include; Research in socio-economic issues,
Capacity building in Policy analysis, research, Monitoring and Evaluations, macroeconomic
policy analysis includes Fiscal Policy, resources mobilization (taxation), Strategic planning,
Poverty reduction strategies, development economics, Aid policy analysis, and business
Networking marketing. Currently he works as the part-time Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
expert at the Pamoja twajenga Project; a Kemonics International project being financed by
USAID, Tanzania. He also works as an independent researcher and technical advisor for
resources mobilization (taxation expert), capacity building in monitoring and evaluation and
also for entrepreneurship for youth and women groups.
CV Summary in World Bank Format
1 CURRENT POSITION INDIPENDENT AND ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER AT
ESRF
2 NAME OF PERSON AND
CONTACTS
Apronius Vitalis Mbilinyi
P.O.BOX 33732
Dar es Salaam
Mobile; +2555756 514 644/715 514 644
Email: apronius2000@yahoo.co.uk
3 DATE OF BIRTH 06/04/1970
4 NATIONALITY Tanzanian
5 MEMBERSHIP IN
PROFESSIONAL
1. Team member for the Forum on Future Aid
(FFA): This is an online community dedicated to
research and opinions about how the international
aid systemcurrently works and where it should go

2. ASSOCIATIONS next. This Program is hosted by the Oversees
Development Institute (ODI).
2. Research Africa: A forum that connects Research
Institutions and Researchers all over Africa funded
by IDRC, It headquarters in Cape Town South
Africa.(position: member)
3. Team member for Tax Reform Task force
Member: United Republic of Tanzania; Organized
by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.
Forum works to reform the Tanzania tax system.
4. Member for Agriculture Policy Working Group
member: Organized by FAO and ANSAF. The
Forum works to improve the agriculture policy
working environment for agricultural development
in Tanzania.
5. Member for African Econometric Society (AES):
is an international society for the advancement of
economic theory in its relation to statistics and
mathematics.
6 EDUCATION:
2010-2011: Post Graduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis:
Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Netherlands
2003 – 2005: Masters of Philosophy in Economics(Mphil),
University of Ghana, Legon
P.O. Box 571 LEGON, ACCRA – GHANA
1996 – 1999: B.A Economics and Marketing Management
(Subsidiary subject), University of
Dar es Salaam, P.O.Box 3506 Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. (Second class Upper Honours)
1991 – 1993:Advanced certificate of secondary Education
Examination (ACSEE)
Kigurunyembe High School P.O. Box 677
Morogoro. (Division One).
1986 – 1989: Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination (CSEE)- Likonde
Seminary P.O. Box 17 Peramiho, Songea
(Division one).
7 OTHER TRAINING
1. National service (JKT) 822KJ, Ruvu Camp.
2. Claims and Underwriting Insurance course, Royal
Insurance Company
3. Participatory Development Project -University of
D’salaam (IFAD project)
4. HIV/AIDS Peer Hearth Educators and Coordinator’s
Course, AMREF Tanzania Branch
5. Bank Controllers Course, CRDB Bank Ltd.

3. 6. Public Private Sector Partnership, the Tanzanian challenge
– World Bank Institute
7. Joint Elective Facility Nairobi (JEF)-Research Course
(July – September, 2004)
8. Applied Statistical Analysis in Aviation Management –
Tunis, Tunisia
9. Airports and Airline Marketing, Dubai – UAE
10. Poverty alleviation and rural agriculture market access,
University of Agriculture Morogoro, Tanzania
11. Air Transportation Economics Course-IATA Training
&Development Institute Montréal – Canada
12. Supervisory Skills Development Course – The National
Institute for Productivity -Dar es Salaam
12. Regional Integration course - Centre for European
Integration Studies (ZEI), Born Germany, 1-15 September
2008
13. Research Method course on Trade and Trade Analysis in
Geneva, conducted by UNCTAD, WTO and ITC. 10-14
October, 2011.
14. Multi-Method Course: Conducted by the Partnership for
African Governance Research (PASGR) in Nairobi. 6-12
November, 2011
15. Impact Evaluation in practice Course: Conducted by the
Partnership for African Governance Research (PASGR) in
Nairobi. 2-10 March, 2011
16. Monitoring and Evaluation course: African capacity
Building Foundation (ACBF, Harare Zimbabwe)
17. Evaluation of training Programs: UKaid/AERC/IZA;
Nairobi Kenya December 13- 23, 2013.
17: Monitroing and evaluation and data quality Assessment
course (USAID and TMES, DSM): September 15-16. DSM
18. Monitoring and Evaluation course for USAID projects
(TMES): Bagamoyo: June 2013
8 LANGUAGES & DEGREE OF Language Speaking Reading Writing

4. PROFICIENCY
e.g. English Fluent Excellent Excellent
Swahili Fluent Excellent Excellent
9 COUNTRIES OF WORK
EXPERIENCE
Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Botswana
and Norway
10 EMPLOYMENT RECORD
EMPLOYER 1
Makongo High school
FROM:
July 1995
TO:
May 2000
EMPLOYER 2
CRDB Bank Ltd
FROM:
July 2000
TO:
August,2003
EMPLOYER 3
Daima Associates Ltd
FROM:
August, 2005
TO:
June,2006
EMPLOYER 4
Ministry of Infrastructure
Development: Tanzania Civil
Aviation Authority (TCAA)
FROM:
July,2006
TO:
August,2008
EMPLOYER 5
Economic and Social Research
Foundation (ESRF)
February,2008 February 2014
Self Employed: Independent
Researcher and Entrepreneur
February, 2014 To date
11 WORKS UNDERTAKEN PROJECTS AND PAPERS WRITTEN OR PARTICIPATED
2005
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
Review of Evaluation Process for REPOAs’ Research
Proposals and Research Outputs (Contracted by REPOA –
TANZANIA 2005): By Professor S. Wangwe and Mbilinyi
Apronius ( Involved in writing the literature review, data

5. collection, analysis,summarizing the findings, Writing the draft
and final report).
2005
External Review of the Trade Policy – Masters of International
Trade Program (MIT) in the Faculty of Commerce and
management of the University of Dar es Salaam (Contracted by
DANIDA – Through Ministry of Trade and Industry): By
Professor S. Wangwe and Mbilinyi Apronius V (Involved in
writing the literature review, data collection, analysis,
summarizing the findings, Writing the draft and final report). .
2006
Team member for preparation of the Zanzibar Poverty Growth
Strategy (ZGS 2006 -2010)-UNDP project ( Involved in
literature review, data collection and formatting the document)
2006
Capacity for Aid Management: Learning from Practices in
Selected African Countries (Contracted by UNDP by Deo
Mutalemwa, Mbilinyi Apronius (2006): – Involved in
Literature review, data collection, analysis, presentations of
findings and report writing)
2006
Comparative Analysis on air navigation charges in East African
Countries (Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority 2006 -(Involved
in writing the literature review, data collection, analysis,
summarizing the findings, Writing the draft and final report).
2006 A Study on Prices on Air Transport in Tanzania (Contracted by
TCAA 2006 -(Involved in writing the literature review, data
collection, analysis,summarizing the findings, Writing the draft
and final report
2006
Provision of Consultancy Services for Assessment and Design of
a Public Awareness Campaign on Local Taxation for Dar es
Salaam Local Authorities-(Contracted by Temeke municipality
2006 - Involved in writing the literature review, data collection,
analysis, summarizing the findings, Writing the draft and final
report). .
2007
Country Coordinator for DFID and ODI Key Stakeholder
Perceptions of Multilateral Organization Effectiveness Survey
(Contracted by DFID/ODI; From March 2007 - May 2008 –
responsible for overall coordination of the Program in
Tanzania).

6. 2008
A Study for EAC Common Market Establishment and
Preparation of the Tanzania’s EAC Common Market
Negotiations Team ( Prepared the biding Proposal, participated
in designing the questionnaires,data collection, entry, analysis
and writing the draft report
2009
Evaluation of the role of agriculture in poverty alleviation,
market and sustainable development (study teammember)
2009
Elimination of Non-tariff barriers Towards SADC Investment
Promotion August – November 2009 - (FOPRISA Project)
2010
Sustainable Mineral Management Study: Commissioned by
The Ministry of Tourism, Minerals and Natural Resources
November – December 2010 (study teamMember)
2010
Translation of the National Strategy of Growth and Reduction
of Poverty (MKUKUTA II) from English to Kiswahili(2010);
(team member working on the financing section ofthe Strategy)
2011
Preparation of the African Capacity Indicators Report for 2011.
Tanzania Section Report (Author). Commissioned by the
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
2011
Translation of the MKUKTA Annual Implementation Report
from English to Swahili 2011 (team member working on
Governance and Accountability section)
2011
Baseline Survey for the School Feeding Program in Tanzania –
28 February –27 March 2011(Project Team Leader).
Participated data collection, report writing and Presentation.
Commissioned by the WWF Tanzania.
2011
Impact of Climate change to small scale farmers in Tanzania,
12 – 27 June, 2011, involve in formulation for methodology,
data collection and report writing. Funded by African Capacity
Building Foundation (ACBF).
2011
Evaluation of the Social Economic Impact of the RUMAKI
project in Rufiji, Mafya and Kilwa Districts November 26-
December 4, 2011(Commissioned by WWF): Data collection
and Report Writing.
2012
Preparation for the Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Situation
analysis and need Assessment; Tanzania Report (Report
Author). Commissioned by the Helen Keller International

7. 2012
Preparation for the Reaching Agent for Change (RAC)
Advocacy and Communication Strategy (team member,
involved in writing the document and presentation):
Commissioned by Helen Keller International.
2012
Preparation of the African Capacity Indicators Report for 2012.
Tanzania Section Report (Author). Commissioned by the
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
2012
Assessment of Bio energy sector in Tanzania; critical inquiry
into the Threat, benefit and Opportunities to small scale
producers and sustainable environment management.
Commissioned by HAKI ARDHI, Tanzania. Involved in tools
preparation, data analysis and report writing and dissemination.
2012
Working with the Tanzania Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
(TMES) in Conducting Data Quality Assessment (DQA)for the
USAID funded projects in DSM, Tanga, Morogoro, Iringa,
Mwanza, and Kigoma. Involved in data quality assessments and
report writing.
2013
Team member for evaluation of the Global Environmental
facility (GEF).Commissioned by the World Bank, Tanzania.
Involved in proposal preparation, tools preparation, data
collection and report writing
2013
Working with the Tanzania Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
(TMES) in Conducting Data Quality Assessment (DQA)for the
USAID funded projects in DSM region. Involved in data
quality assessments tool preparation and report writing.
2013
Team member for conducting Impact evaluation for community
policing in Tanzania. Commissioned by the Tanzania Police
Force (TPF). Funded by the Commissioned for Science and
Technology (COSTECH). Assistant team leader. Involved in
proposal preparation, data collection, analysis, report writing
and dissemination and publication.
2013
Trainer for the Agriculture Non State Actors Working group on
Monitoring and Evaluation to Agriculture Non-state Actors
Forum Policy Working Group (13-18 December 2013):
Commissioned by FAO and ANSAF Tanzania
2014
Preparation of the Agriculture sector development Strategy II
M&E indicators (program coordinator): commissioned by the
Ministry of Agriculture Foods Security and Cooperatives.

8. Involved in proposal preparation, data collection, analysis,
report writing and presentation to the clients.
2014
Team member for conducting a baseline survey and
development of monitoring and evaluation
framework for the Tanzania extractive industries
transparency initiative (TEIT): commissioned by the
Ministry of energy and Minerals (MEM).involved in
proposal writing, data collection, report writing,
dissemination and training to the client staff.
2014
Trainer for the USAID Implementing Partners (IPs) in the
Pamoja Twajenga Project on Monitoring and evaluation oftheir
projects (24-28 March 2014): Commissioned by Kemonics
International- financed by USAID, Tanzania
2014
M& E Supervision and mentoring for USAID IPs in the Pamoja
Twajenga Project on Monitoring and Evaluation of their
projects ( 2014): Commissioned by Kemonics International-
financed by USAID, Tanzania
2014
Preparation for the situation analysis report to examine
the charging procedures of wharfage charges for cargo
passing at Dar es salaam port: commissioned by the
Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI).Study
conducted in 3 Ports: Dar es Salaam, Mombasa in
Kenya and Beira (Mozambique). Report author.
2014
Sustainable Development of Irrigation
Infrastructures: Assessing selected Irrigation
Schemes in Tanzania (Study Team leader).
Commissioned by ANSAF Tanzania
2014
Review of the Tanzania Energy Policy
2015.Commissioned by the Ministry of energy and
Minerals. Team member(Involved in proposal
writing, data collection and writing the situation
analysis of the sub-sectors)
2014
Mentoring and supervision in conducting a baseline survey
for the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
(PPRA) in the CEGO. A USAID financed project (October
2014)
2015
M& E Supervision and mentoring for USAID IPs in the Pamoja
Twajenga Project on Monitoring and Evaluation of their
projects (2015): Commissioned by Kemonics International-
financed by USAID, Tanzania
2015
Team member for the 2015 tax amendments for the FY 2015/16
budget- Tax Reform Task force Member: United Republic of
Tanzania; Organized by the Ministry of Finance and Economic
Affairs. Forum works to reform the Tanzania tax system
2015
Preparation for the CTI’s tax proposals to the task force on tax
reform for FY 2015/16: commissioned by the Confederation of
Tanzania Industries (CTI).

9. 2015
Trainer/Course facilitator in Data analysis and M&E course to
Public, Private and CSO officers: Course run jointly between
Mbilinyi Apronius and the Tanzania Global learning
Agency(TAGLA) at Bagamoyo: 24th-29 May 2015
2015
Interim M&E specialist: Pamoja Twajenga-Kemonics
International. Commissioned by USAID, Tanzania: July-
September 2015
2015
Facilitator and Trainer for the Data analysis and M&E course
to Public, Private and CSO officers: Course run jointly between
Mbilinyi Apronius and the Tanzania Global learning
Agency(TAGLA) at Bagamoyo: 24th-29 August 2015
2015
Data collection for the African Capacity Index Report:
commissioned by the African Capacity building Foundation
(ACBF): January- March 2015
2015
Participation in the in Data Quality Assessment
(DQA) for the LEAT CEGO project – a USAID
funded projects in Iringa Town and Mufindi.
Involved in data quality assessments and report
writing and presentation of the findings.
2015
Interim M&E specialist: Pamoja Twajenga-Kemonics
International. Commissioned by Kemonics International-
financed by USAID, Tanzania: July- September 2015(Part-time
assignment). Roles. Monitoring of the project progress,
capacity building in Research and Monitoring and Evaluation,
data collection and analysis, report writing and dissemination
and outreach activities.
2015
Preparation for the Country Policy Institutional Assessment
Report: Chapter for Tanzania: Commissioned by the Economic
and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) : October 2015
2015
Mentoring and supervision in conducting a baseline survey
for the National Council of People Living with HIV
(NACOPHA) in the CEGO. A USAID financed project
(October 2014)
2015
Independent Reviewer for AFCOP 2015 knowledge
products (7 products reviewed): Commissioned by
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF).
(December, 2015)
2015
Facilitator and Trainer for the Data analysis and Monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) course to Public, Private and CSO officers:
Course run jointly between Mbilinyi Apronius and the
Tanzania Global learning Agency(TAGLA) in Arusha,
Tanzania: 07th- 11 December, 2015
2015
Team leader for conducting a baseline survey for the rule
of law: Access to justice project: Commissioned by
the Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF). A USAID
financed project.
2016
Portcharges study at Dar es salaam Port: commissioned
by the Confederation of Tanzania Industries
(CTI).Ongoing assignment (study team leader).

10. 2016
Interim M&E specialist: Pamoja Twajenga Project-Kemonics
International. Commissioned by Kemonics International-
financed by USAID, Tanzania: January- March 2016 (Part-time
assignment). Roles. Monitoring of the project progress,
capacity building in Research and Monitoring and Evaluation,
data collection and analysis, report writing and dissemination
and outreach activities.
2016
Preparation for CTI’s proposal for a comprehensive
review of EAC’s Common External Tariff (CET)
rates. Commissioned by the Confederation of Tanzania
Industries (CTI).Ongoing assignment (study team
leader).
2016
Facilitator and Trainer for the Data analysis and Monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) course to Public, Private and CSO officers:
Course run jointly between Mbilinyi Apronius and the
Tanzania Global learning Agency(TAGLA) in Arusha,
Tanzania: 14th- 18 March, 2015 (on going in Arusha)
2016
Interim M&E specialist: Pamoja Twajenga Project-Kemonics
International. Commissioned by Kemonics International-
financed by USAID, Tanzania: April- May 2016 (Part-time
assignment). Roles. Monitoring and evaluation of the project
progress, capacity building in Research and Monitoring and
Evaluation, data quality assessments, data collection and
analysis, report writing and dissemination and outreach
activities.
PAPER(S) WRITTEN OR PARTICIPATED
1. Wangwe S. and Mbilinyi Apronius (2006): Strategic
Investment in Education Sector- Paper presented in the
Country Education Sector Review workshop in
February, 2006. -Reviewed the Primary Education
Development program (PEDP), Secondary Education
Development Program (SEDP), Education Sector
Situation analysis, Performance Assessment
Framework (PAF), Education Sector Public
Expenditure Review dialogue, and Education sector
management Information system(My Contribution
was in drafting the Paper, data collection, analysis and
Formatting).
2. Wangwe S. and Mbilinyi Apronius (2006)More and
Better Aid: From Commitment to Action (Paper
presented to the meeting for the Financing for
Development Conference in Abuja 21 – 22 May

11. 2006): (Involved in Drafting the Paper, Data
collection, analysis and Formatting the Document).
3. Wangwe S. and Mbilinyi Apronius (2006) Local
Sourcing of Goods and Services by Mining
Companies in Tanzania: Paper presented to the Mining
Stakeholders Consultative meeting held at Kunduchi
Beach hotel and Resort in DSM (Involved in Drafting
the Paper, Data collection and analysis and formatting
the Document).
4. Team member for the Formulation of the Public
Private Sector Partnership Guidelines for Tanzania
(June – October 2006- (Involved in designing the
document, literature review, formulation of the
guideline, and preparation of the consultative
workshop).
5. Team member in finalizing the Document for ‘
Tanzania Port Hearth Services Guidelines’ for the
Ministry of Health and Social welfare - Iringa 2006(
Involved in reviewing and finalizing the document)
6. Wangwe S. and Mbilinyi A. (2007): Addressing the
Paris declaration on collective responsibility for
capacity development what works and what doesn’t
(Paper Presented for learn Capacity development
Forum in Nairobi – An Invitation by LenCD, DAC and
OECD on Aid Effectiveness (Involved in Drafting the
Paper, data collection, analysis and Formatting the
Document).
7. Wangwe S. and Mbilinyi A. (2007): Foreign aid,
accountability and Service Delivery in Africa (AERC
–Nairobi by Prof.Wangwe and Mbilinyi Apronius
(Involved in Drafting the Paper, Data collection and
analysis and Formatting the Document).
8. Prof F. Matambalya, Mbilinyi Apronius (2008): Draft
Protocol for EAC Common Market - Paper Presented
during the Training program for Introduction to Trade
Negotiation skills of Ministry of Education and
Vocation Training staff

12. 9. Lunogelo B,(PhD. And Mbilinyi A. (2009):
Convergence of COMESA, SADC AND EAC
Frameworks.
10. Lunogelo B. (PhD) and Mbilinyi A.(2010): EAC from
the Custom Union to Common Market.
11. Mbilinyi A. (2011): Taxing the informal sector:
Challenges for Revenue Enhancement in Tanzania.
12. Apronius Mbilinyi and Vivian Kazi (2011). Aid
Effectiveness in Tanzania
13. Curbing tax evasion by Professionalservices providers
in Tanzania. Clknet Policy brief No5(Author)
14. Agriculture Development potential and food Security
Challenges in the EAC Region (Author).
15. Position paper for reduction for Skills development
Levy (SDL), 2012. Commissioned by the Tanzania
Association for Employers (ATE). Author of the
report.
16. Mbilinyi A. (2011): An assessment of Agriculture
development potentialand Food security challenges in
the EAC region: commissioned by the ARRF in
Kenya.
17. Apronius Mbilinyi, George ole Saibul (PhD) and
Vivian Kazi: Impact of climate change to small scale
farmers. Voices of farmers in village communities in
Tanzanians
18. Mbilinyi A (2013): Do we really know how climate
change affects our livelihood? Evidences from Village
communities in rural Tanzania.
19. Apronius Vitalis (2013): Climate change a silent
disaster: Testimonies from stories by rural
communities in Tanzania
Signature
Date of Signing
12th June , 2016
Day / Month / Year