Biography
Itika A.Ngwakwa is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the Institute of Social Work. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Open University of Tanzania. She possesses more than 10 years’ experience in teaching, research and consultancy from Tumaini University, Teofilo Kisanji University and The Institute of Social Work. Her research interests include GBV, Mental health among teen mothers, HIV/AIDS among key populations, family planning issues where she is expecting to publish. She has been involved in conducting research, including a qualitative research study on the Role of Social Media in Eradicating Violence in Higher Learning Institutions in 2022.
She also worked with PLHIV clusters and MTAKUWWA committee at regional to village levels through JSI project of Social welfare system strengthening. Itika has been involved in various projects including preparation and facilitation of Mental Health for OrganizationalSuccess Training since 2022, Stress Management, Parenting, child protection, guidance and counseling, and training to various stakeholders. Itika was involved in preparing Social Work Curriculum, Facilitators Guide and Mainstreaming Gender and Child Protection issues in Social Work Curriculum in 2015-2017. She is a member of Tanzania Social Work Association, Chairperson of Consultancy Committee of ASSWOT and a board member of steering committee at Hempel Distribution Project under Ubongo.
