Betty David Mntambo

Experienced academic and researcher with a PhD in International Development from the University of East Anglia, specializing in gender studies, urban and rural agriculture, gender-based violence, and informal sector dynamics. Dr. Mntambo has significant experience in coordinating interdisciplinary research projects and teaching a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in gender and development. She serves as Coordinator of Gender Unit and Head of Gender Desk at the Open University of Tanzania, program Coordinator for the Master of Arts in Gender Studies and as Gender Focal Person for the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) Project at the Open University of Tanzania. Her publications span peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and book reviews.

Nationality: Tanzanian

Gender: Female

Alternative Email: betty.mntambo@out.ac.tz

Certificate in Proposal Writing Course for Research Grants, 03/01/23 - 10/31/23, DIES ProGrant South Africa 2023

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Open University of Tanzania, October 2024 - Present
• Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Open University of Tanzania, July 2013 - September 2024
• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Open University of Tanzania, May 2009 - June 2013
• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Development Studies, University of Dodoma, August 2008 - April 2009

• Coordinator, Gender Unit & Head, Gender Desk, Open University of Tanzania, April 2024 - Present
• Gender Focal Person, Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) Project, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, World Bank sponsored, April 2024 - Present
• Program Coordinator, MA in Gender Studies, Open University of Tanzania, May 2020 - Present

• Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, October 2013 - January 2017, Awarded a three-year financial support scholarship for PhD studies at the University of East Anglia, UK.
• Full Studentship, ISS/EASRF/REPOA, 2010 - 2011, Sponsored by UNDP for a Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis, completed at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands.

• Research interest: Gender relations in urban agriculture, women’s roles in rural and urban agriculture, gender-based violence, informal sector.
• Research experience: Intra-Household Gender Relations in Urban Agriculture, 2013 - 2017, PhD project.
• Research experience: Co-Investigator & Lead Researcher, Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure, 2019 - 2023, British Academy’s Urban Infrastructures of Well-Being Programme, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund.

• Research tools used: Life histories, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, thematic analysis, household surveys, SPSS data analysis.
• Project coordination and team leadership: Co-researcher and team leader for Tanzania in the Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure project under the British Academy’s Urban Infrastructures of Well-Being Programme 2019, supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund. Responsibilities included: Financial Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Training and Data Collection Supervision, Public Communication, Project Reporting and Coordination.

• Intra-household gender relations and urban agriculture: the case of vegetable cultivation in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania, PhD thesis, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK, 2017
• Socio-economic, institutional and behavioural determinants of accessibility and utilization of agricultural information among women farmers in Korogwe District, MA Dissertation, Development Studies Institute, Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007
• Promotion of women economic groups: the case of Morogoro Municipality, BSc Dissertation, Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2004

• Reimaging urban food systems after COVID-19, Rao, N, Pryor, C, Mntambo, B., 2021, https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/reimagining-urban-food-systems-after-covid-19/
• Urban and Peri-urban agriculture in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro: Diversity of stakeholder reflections, Mntambo, B., Pryor, C, Rao, N., 2020, https://upagri.wixsite.com/up-agri/post/urban-and-peri-urban-agriculture-in-dar-es-salaam-and-morogoro-diversity-of-stakeholder-reflections
• The impact of COVID-19 on Vegetable supply and consumption in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro, Mntambo, B., Swai, O., 2020, https://upagri.wixsite.com/up-agri/post/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-vegetable-supply-and-consumption-in-dar-es-salaam-and-morogoro

• The Effectiveness of One-Stop Centers in Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania, Mntambo, B., Bwikizo, S., East Africa Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 5, 1, 167–176, 2024
• Social, Economic, and Policy Impacts of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture, Mntambo, B., Sustainable Urban Agriculture: New Frontiers, CRC Press, 2024
• Cities’ food synergies: Vegetable production and consumption between Morogoro, Tanzania, Ombeni, S., Mntambo, B., Milinga, M., Frontiers in Sustainable Food System, 7, 1168883, 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1168883, 2023
• Land tenure security and urban agriculture: Focusing on the vegetable cultivation in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania, Mntambo, B., Huria Journal, 28, 1, 1-19, 2021
• How does gardening activities fit into the lives and gendered responsibilities of women? The case of vegetable cultivation in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania, Mntambo, B., Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, 10, 2, 53-68, 2021
• Book Review: Gender, Development and Care, Mntambo, B., Progress in Development Studies, 21, 1, 105-112, 2021
• Book review: Tamara, J. and Sargeson, S (Eds), 2015: Women, gender and rural development in China, Mntambo, B., Progress in Development Studies, 15, 1, 98-100, 2015

• Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop, 05/28/24 - 05/30/24, University of Ghana, Legon Campus, Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA), Center for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA), German Historical Institute Paris (GHIP)
• Training on Practical Oriented Training for New Researchers in South Africa, 05/01/23 - 10/31/23, Online self-study, E-learning, Zoom Seminar and Face to face in South Africa
• Training on Scientific Research Paper Writing, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), ADEM, Bagamoyo, 05/24/21 - 05/28/21

• Cities’ Food Synergies and Urban Agriculture in Tanzania, Urban Arc Virtual Conference, 2021
• Role of Open University of Tanzania in Open and Distance Learning, International Exchange Fellowship Programme, Shanghai Open University, 2019
• Social Relations Among Gardeners: An Analysis of Access to Water and Irrigation Pumps in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania, 5th International PhD Conference on International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 2016
• Urban Agriculture in Tanzania, International Women’s Day in Fairtrade Fortnight, Norfolk Federation Women’s Institutes, Norwich Central Baptist Church, UK, March 2013

• Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop 2024. organised from 28th-30th May 2024 at the University of Ghana, Legon Campus, by the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) in collaboration with the Center for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA) and the German Historical Institute Paris (GHIP).
• Practical Oriented Training for New Researchers in South Africa. From October 9th to 13th October. On-Site Seminar II, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Scientific Research Paper Writing organized by Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) at ADEM, Bagamoyo 24th to 28th May 2021.

• External Examiner, School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University
• Reviewer, Urbanization Journal, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
• Reviewer, Journal of Issues and Practices in Education, Open University of Tanzania

Supervised over 50 Master’s students and 7 PhD candidates. Internal Examiner for six PhD proposals and four PhD theses.

• Prof. Deus Ngaruko, The Open University of Tanzania, deus.ngaruko@out.ac.tz
• Prof. Nitya Rao, Gender and Development, University of East Anglia, UK, n.rao@uea.ac.uk
• Dr. Danlop Ochieng, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Tanzania

I, Dr. Betty David Mntambo, hereby declare that all information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge., True, 10/11/24