Mathew Ladslaus Sengelela

Name: Mathew Ladslaus Sengelela

Position: Assistant Lecturer

Address: P.O.BOX 3167

Phone: +255 688 603 037

Email: mathewfaraja@sua.ac.tz

BIOGRAPHY

Mathew is an assistant lecture in the Department of Wildlife Management with over seven years of experience in the fields of tourism and wildlife management. Mr. Mathew worked with the Ministry of Natural Resource and Tourism as a Tourism Officer with main responsibilities of advising and licensing tourism businesses of Tanzania between 2008 and 2010.  He has excellent capacity to carry out research and consultancy work on issues related to political ecology and governance and management of wildlife – tourism resources, tourism’s natural resources planning and use, human dimensions of tourism and conservation, tourism businesses management and tourism influences on people, environment and development. Mr. Mathew carries out teaching, supervision of research work for undergraduate students and tourism consultancy. Mr. Mathew holds a Master of Science degree in Leisure, Tourism and Environment from Wageningen University – The Netherlands and a Bachelor of Tourism Management from Makerere University – Kampala, Uganda.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND

QUALIFICATION WHEN OBTAINED INSTITUTION ATTENDED
MSc. Leisure, Tourism, and Environment 2013 Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Bachelor of Tourism 2007 Makerere University, Kampala – Uganda

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

  • Assistant Lecturer

COURSES

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Sirima, A. and Ladislaus, M (2012). Unlocking the Opportunities for Displaced Communities: Can Tourism Offset the Conservation Costs? Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism 1 (1), 65-84.
  • Ladslaus M (2007). Comparison of the existing and potential tourism attractions and activities between rural and urban areas, case study – South Western Uganda.
  • Sengelela M (2013).Perceived costs and benefits of Trans Frontier Conservation Areas: The case of Likuyusekamaganga village in Selous – Niassa Trans Frontier Conservation Area. Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
  • Sengelela M (2013).The impact of tourism hunting on local people livelihoods. The case of Songambele village in Mbarang’andu WMA, Tanzania. Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
  • Ladslaus M (2008). Identification of potentials of cultural tourism initiatives in Lake Zone, Tanzania.
  • Ladslaus M (2007). Assessment of passenger handling services at Arusha Airport, Tanzania. Makerere University – Kampala, Uganda.

STUDENTS SUPERVISION

Supervised more than 30 undergraduate students, themes of researches supervised among others are:

  • Roles and impacts of tourism on the livelihoods of local people
  • Challenges of tourism marketing
  • Roles of tour guides in destination marketing and management
  • Issues and challenges of domestic tourism in Tanzania
  • Challenges of tourism entrepreneurship start ups
  • Roles of the private sector in tourism development
  • Conflicts of natural resource use 

RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY

  1. Tourism Expert, Development of Enduimet WMA Resource Zone Management Plan 2016 – 2021. Funded by Solidaridad Tanzania. March 2018.

  2. Natural Resource Management Expert, assessing Capacity needs assessment for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Kilimanjaro Landscape. Funded by Magma Business Consultants. 2017.

  3. Natural Resource Use Expert, Identification of Sustainable land use management and practices in the Kilimanjaro Landscape. Funded by Reliable Management Services Ltd.  2017.

  4. Tourism Expert, Feasibility study on the development of eco-tourism in Loondolou village, Longido District. Funded by TRIAS. March – June 2017.

  5. Research Assistant – Tourism, Assessment of the socio-economic impact of uranium mining on the local people of Namtumbo District. Funded by IFS. October 2015 – December 2016.

  6. Natural Resource Use Expert, Translation of the impact survey tool for Kilimo Markets under Root Capital Organisation based in Nairobi from English to Swahili. Funded by Root Capital, Nairobi. August 2016.

  7. Team Leader, Assessment of farmers’ radio listenership and maize farming in Tanga region. Funded by Farm Radio International. July 2016.

  8. Research Assistant – Data collection, Laying the foundation for effective landscape – level planning for sustainable development in the SAGCOT Corridor: Ihemi Agricultural Development Cluster (LiFELand). Funded by WLE. September 2015.

  9. Team Leader, Farmers radio listenership, knowledge on bean production, practice and post-harvest practices. Funded by Farm Radio International. June 2015.

  10. Research Assistant, A five-year (2015 – 2020) Tourism Development Strategy for the Morogoro Municipality. Funded by SNEM Consultants. 2015.

  11. Team Leader, Evaluation of cassava farming in Tanga and Mtwara regions. Funded by Farm Radio International. March 2015.

  12. Secretary of the team, Campaigning for conservation-tourists as watchdogs: A feasibility study involving tourists in monitoring environmental impacts of tourism. Funded by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) The Netherlands. 2012.