Khadija Mahanga
Data Scientist
Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania
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Top SchoolKhadija Mahanga is a data scientist and software engineer based in Dar es-Salaam with nine years of experience building data-driven products and civic technologies. She has blended roles in software development and analytics across organizations in Tanzania and South Africa, currently shaping digital democracy tools at Code for Africa’s dLab and engineering solutions at Kike Africa. Her work spans applied machine learning, advanced analytics, and full-stack implementation—turning civic data into actionable insights for public good. Khadija mentors Tanzanian high-school students through the Fanaka programme, reflecting a sustained commitment to capacity building alongside technical delivery. She holds degrees in Computer Science and Information Systems from the University of Cape Town, bringing both academic rigor and practical product experience to complex socio-technical problems.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
A-level, Physics, Commerce and Mathematics, A-level, Physics, Commerce and Mathematics at Marian Girls High SchoolBachelor's Degree, Honours in Information Systems, Bachelor's Degree, Honours in Information Systems at University of Cape TownUniversity of Information, Science and Technology "St. Paul the Apostle"O-level, O-level at Al Muntanzir Islamic Seminary
English, Swahili
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (124)
wordpress-api10
census-data10
sensor10
fact10
gutenberg-blocks10
census10
open-data10
advanced-custom-fields10
claims10
wordpress9
gravityforms9
dates9
mls9
backend9
visualization9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
CodeForAfrica/wazimap-ng
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:10 reviews, 5 PRs, 47 pushes in 1 year
CodeForAfrica/PesaYetu
Sep 2019 - Apr 2022
PesaYetu, an easy-to-use visualization tool that helps journalists quickly find, analyse and compare government budget data to help fact-check claims about resource allocations, public procurement and development plans or services. Accessible at https://pesayetu.pesacheck.org
Contributions:171 reviews, 905 commits, 114 PRs in 2 years 7 months
procurementfactgovernmentjournalistsbudget-data
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