Dr Blandina Kilama
Dr. Blandina Kilama has practical experience in research, training and policy analysis. She works with REPOA, a Tanzanian Think Tank based in Dar es Salaam. As a senior researcher, in addition to training and providing technical assistance to the Tanzania Second Five Year Development Plan, she works on economic transformation, financial inclusion, SDGs, women empowerment and poverty mapping and is a Joint Programme Director of the five years research programme on “Tanzania as a future Petro State” working on the component on Data for Policy Making and Public Engagement. She holds a PhD from Leiden University, a Master’s (MPAID) from Harvard Kennedy School.