Educational Qualifications: Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics and Computer Science
Role at MDS:
Kuziwa Chimunda is the Head of the Survey Management Unit. He holds a double degree in Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Zimbabwe. Kuziwa has more than 11 years of vast experience in SPSS, STATA, near real time data collection tools (ODK, survey solutions, Kobo), QGIS, Nvivo and Microsoft office packages. He leads the Survey Management Unit in carrying out surveys and evaluation, data collection (including development of data collection tools), and analysis activities. Through his experience in Survey Management, Kuziwa has led and facilitated the implementation of over 30 statistical surveys, from design stage to report writing. Over 20 of the surveys he led had national coverage in East and Southern Africa. He has successfully managed and implemented research studies in near real time monitoring and evaluation for UNICEF, World Bank, UNESCO, Crown Agents, and other local NGOs.