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Who is Rakesh Rajani?

Rakesh Rajani

Tanzania-based civil society leader who founded Twaweza East Africa and Uwezo and was founding Executive Director of HakiElimu.

Identity

Full name: Rakesh Rajani^{1 2}
Country: Tanzania
Status: Active

Current roles

President · JustSystems²

Former roles

2009Founder · Uwezo^{2 3}
2001 – 2007Founding Executive Director · HakiElimu^{1 2}
Founder and head · Twaweza East Africa^{2 3}
Founding member; past co-chair · Open Government Partnership²
Director, Civic Engagement and Government · Ford Foundation²
Vice President of Programs · Co-Impact²

Evidence

PrimaryFounder Members: Rakesh RajaniHakiElimu
PrimaryRakesh Rajani (people profile)Stanford Impact Labs
SecondaryAssessGEMs No. 7: UwezoAustralian Council for Educational Research · Nov 2014

Record log

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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