Zanzibar Research Support
Haji Mohammed Haji
Location: Zanzibar Town
Type of work: Research Assistant
Languages: English, KiSwahili
E-mail: hajjhajj [at] hotmail.com
Phone: 0784 345 577
Suleiman John
Location: Uzini
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili, Basic English
Special Skills: Census Coordinator of enumerators
Phone: 0777 451 871
Amina Kupenda
Location: Jambiani
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0773 321 931
Hassan
Location: Muungoni
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0777 871 485
Hamisi
Location: Nungwi
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0777 433 309
Juma
Location: Bumbwini
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0773 613 107
Khadija
Location: Zanzibar Town
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 024 223 6214
Massoud
Location: Kiombamvua, Donge
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0773 656 756
Makame
Location: Kidoti
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0777 856 805
Saleh
Location: Donge
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0776 583 291 [?]
Zuena
Location: Zanzibar Town
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0774 258 100
Haji Kesi
Location: Muange, Kivunge
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0777 456 387
Zuhura
Location: Zanzibar Town
Type of work: Enumerator
Languages: KiSwahili
Phone: 0773 822 039
OCGS Information
I partnered with the Office of the Chief Government Statistician. The reference persons were helpful in providing access to staff (including enumerators, data managers, and computer programmers who helped with the setup of the data entry software) and helped me navigate the Zanzibar bureaucracy by writing letters of introduction and support. Typically, the institution requires a 15% fee of the research budget, negotiable, which does not include payments to their staff for hired services. I found the fees more than appropriate given the valuable services they provided. To get in touch with OCGS, contact either Mayasa Mwinyi at 0777 431 549 or Amour at 0777 419467.
Research Assistants
My research assistant, Hajj M. Hajj, is self-employed and works full-time helping foreign researchers with whatever their needs are. Hajj speaks excellent English, has good organizational skills and is a good thinking partner. Because of these qualities, he is also very busy and in demand.
I employed 13 enumerators to carry out my household survey. All of them have extensive experience doing household surveys for the Tanzanian government, which means that they have the institutional connections with local leaders on top of being efficient, effective data collectors. They work in different areas of Zanzibar, and are the ‘go to’ people for anyone doing rural household surveys in their areas. They do not speak English, so working with them requires either a good command of KiSwahili or a translator. If you want more information about any of these persons, contact me.
