Senior Lecturer

Dr Tafadzwa Chevo

Qualifications: Ph.D. (Rhodes); MSc (Erasmus); MSc (UZ). BSc Hons Sociology (UZ).

Autobiography

Dr Tafadzwa Chevo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Demography Settlement and Development at the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Research Associate at Rhodes University’s Institute of Zimbabwean Studies. He obtained his PhD from Rhodes University’s Sociology Department and two Masters Degrees in Urban Social Development from Erasmus University and Sociology & Social Anthropology from the University of Zimbabwe. For his doctoral research, Tafadzwa combined qualitative and quantitative methodologies in a diachronic and synchronic study of livelihood practices to obtain insights on agency, marginality and territorial stigmatisation. Tafadzwa has more than twelve years of experience in design and management of programs and projects combined with research interests and advisory expertise in building resilience in rural and urban localities, climate change, livelihood practices, poverty and the impact of policies and interventions. Tafadzwa has worked and consulted for several organisations which include ZRBF/UNDP, RWI-Sweden, CIP-Kenya, IES, UNICEF, UNESCO, Practical Action and ZNANGO.

Publications and Research Profile