Géssica Manias dos Anjos
Researcher
Maputo
Summary
Dynamic Executive Director and Researcher at Centro De Estudos Urbanos De Moçambique, skilled in project management and strategic planning. Successfully led multiple funded initiatives, enhancing youth engagement and participatory governance. Proven ability in budgeting and staff management, driving impactful urban development projects that foster community inclusion and sustainable practices.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Executive Director and Researcher
Centro De Estudos Urbanos De Moçambique
04.2022 - Current
- Digital Activist Hub (2025) - 37,500 euros funded by Cesc (components: Youth engagement, digital political participation, municipal governance, civic technologies)
- Right to Land in Maputo (2024 - 2026) - 138,000 USD funded by Architecture Without Borders Denmark (consortium project)
- (component: Participatory urban planning, Partial Urbanization Plan, access to safe land)
- Youth Art and Inclusive Governance (2022-2024) - 50,000 USD, funded by CESC (youth engagement, artivism, political participation and municipal governance)
- My First Vote (2023) - 150,000 Euros funded by International IDEIA (youth engagement, elections, municipal governance)
Member & Co-founder
Diálogos De Cidadania Urbana
02.2017 - 12.2024
- Creation of the educational board game “Inclusive City” (2018)
- Co-founder of the Urban Mobility Class (2018)
- Inclusive City workshop “my neighborhood my city” Azgozito (2018); Coop elementary school (2018)
Project Officer & Gender Specialist
Transitec
02.2021 - 08.2023
- Drawing up the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for the Maputo metropolitan area
Coordinator, Researcher and Program Assistant
Observatório De Mobilidade E Transporte
04.2019 - 04.2022
- Research assistant on the Transitions for Sustainable Urban Mobility (T-SUM) project with the University of London;
- Co-author of the research Urban Profile of Mobility in the Maputo Metropolitan Area; https://www.t-sum.org/
- Coordinator of the urban mobility activist class;
- Member of the coordination team for Sustainable Mobility Week (SMS 2019, 2020)
- Http://smsmozambique.info/
- Coordinator of the urban mobility technology initiatives fair (2020 and 2021)
Research Assistant
Centro De Coordenação De Género, UEM
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Data collection in Chibuto and Chigubo (Gaza Province) for the exploratory study on women, peace and security: promoting the participation of women and girls in reconstruction processes in Mozambique 2017-2020
Team Leader on Qualitative Data Collection
UEM & ONU Mulheres
07.2016 - 12.2016
- “Situation of Violence against Women and Girls in the Public Space in Maputo City”
Researcher (collective Research)
UEM & Cooperação Italiana
03.2015 - 12.2015
- Study “Inclusion of women in the socio-economic sphere: Analysis of CEPAGRI investment and access to bank credit by women poultry farmers in Matola”
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Skills
Staff management
Profiles
https://dialogosdecidadaniaurbana.wordpress.com/
Additional Information - Bibliography
- Policy Briefing, Macamo G., On the way to the city: costs of public passenger transport for residents of the Greater Maputo suburbs, FES, Maputo, 2019.
- Research reports, Manhiça A., Teles e Cunha J., Macamo G., (2024). I only know that I should vote. Political and electoral participation of new voters in Inhambane City Municipality, Maputo, CeUrbe.
- Research reports, Romero, J., Mazzolini,A., Machanguana, C., Matos, A., Cavoli, C., Oviedo, D., Macamo G., (2022) Perfil Urbano de Maputo. Mobility, accessibility and land use in the Maputo Metropolitan Area. TSUM.
- Projects, Muendane, E., Guambe, E., Guiliche J., Macamo G., (2019) As Inaudíveis, a study on violence against women in elections: the cases of the municipalities of Mocuba and Chókwè” CeUrbe.
- Research reports, Casimiro, I., Guiliche J., Matusse A., Macamo G., Machavate A., Sabino W., (2015) 'Inclusion of Women in the Socio-Economic Sphere: Analysis of Cepagri Investment and the Granting of Bank Credit to SMEs of Women Poultry Farmers in the Municipality of Matola.'
- Articles, Casimiro I., Andrade X., Macamo G., Trindade C., Sabino W., (2019) Seguindo em Marcha: Study of gender and feminism at the Center for African Studies - CEA/UEM, 1990-2018, CEA -UEM.
Timeline
Executive Director and Researcher
Centro De Estudos Urbanos De Moçambique
04.2022 - Current
Project Officer & Gender Specialist
Transitec
02.2021 - 08.2023
Coordinator, Researcher and Program Assistant
Observatório De Mobilidade E Transporte
04.2019 - 04.2022
Research Assistant
Centro De Coordenação De Género, UEM
07.2018 - 10.2018
Member & Co-founder
Diálogos De Cidadania Urbana
02.2017 - 12.2024
Team Leader on Qualitative Data Collection
UEM & ONU Mulheres
07.2016 - 12.2016
Researcher (collective Research)
UEM & Cooperação Italiana
03.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
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