Sarfraz Kassam
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Sarfraz is the Managing Director & Co- Founder of EduKwanza. He has been working in the education consulting space since 2017 both internationally and locally and has helped hundreds of students navigate their way into their best-fit universities. Sarfraz has visited and reached out to universities and colleges from all over the world to collaborate and partner with them so our students can get a large variety of study institutions to choose from. Sarfraz also assists students in planning their education journey. His area of expertise is counselling and advisory services for students applying to high school, boarding school, undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA in Canada and Dubai. Sarfraz is a hotelier by profession and an excellent cook. He is an Adrenaline junkie and his favorite adventure was bungee jumping from Bloukrans Bridge, world’s highest commercial bungy jumping site. Travelled to 22 countries and counting.
Get in touch with Sarfraz:
+255 787 001 786
sarfraz.kassam@edukwanza.com
Jimmy Samwel
Head of Applications and Program Counsellor, Europe Lead
Jimmy is Head of Applications and Programme Counsellor at EduKwanza. He is an ICEF Trained Agent Counsellor. Jimmy’s expertise lies in assisting students to make successful applications to institutions all over Europe. He specializes in visa applications and our students have had 95% success rate with his assistance for visa applications to countries all over the world. Jimmy is passionate about what he is doing and our students love him. He has assisted many students in achieving their dreams to study abroad and we always hear them appreciating Jimmy’s good work. Jimmy loves to read, swim and going on adventures.
Get in touch with Jimmy:
+255 717 219 794
jimmy.samwel@edukwanza.com
Disha Kassam
Marketing Manager
Disha is the Marketing Manager at EduKwanza. She is responsible for strategy development and planning of marketing campaigns to promote EduKwanza and the various universities EduKwanza is partnered with. She also creates engaging and informative content for the website, social media and other content marketing channels. Disha loves to food travel and try cuisines from all around the world. She cannot travel without her Kindle and her music. Beach > Mountains | Sushi >> Pizza
Get in touch with Disha:
marketing@edukwanza.com
Instagram: @edukwanza
Alefiya Khuzeima
Program Counsellor, South-East & Western Asia Lead
Alefiya is a program counsellor at EduKwanza. She assists students in planning their education journey and making successful applications to institutions in Mauritius, Malaysia, Cyprus, Turkey & Dubai.
Alefiya likes cooking, baking and watching movies in her free time.
Ziana Manji
Program Counsellor
Apart from being a Program Counsellor at Edukwanza, Ziana is also a third year student majoring in Psychology at the United States International University – Africa. She is our in house personal statement and resume expert, helping students edit their drafts and make their college/university application stand out. Ziana loves to read, write, and listen to music. She is also very intuitive when it comes to understanding people’s emotions.
Get in touch with her on careercounsellor@edukwanza.com to figure out what is next on your educational journey.
Felician Songoma
Program Counsellor & India, China and Russia Lead
Felician is a gym guru and a super singer. He is bitten by the travel bug and is always ready to jet off on any exciting adventures. When not working or studying, he can be found lifting iron in the gym.
Martha Kibwana
Program Counsellor, Canada Lead
Martha is a Program Counsellor at EduKwanza. She works closely with universities in Canada and assists students in making successful application to institution in the USA. Martha loves reading and writing poetry. On weekend she is either spending quality time with her loved ones or going on impromptu adventures with her friends.
“I’m not a chocoholic, I promise. I can stop if I want to. I just don’t want to.” – Martha
Mbwana Mhina
Office Assistant
Always smiling, Mbwana is a delight to have around the office. He brings us coffee every morning, and we all know without coffee our team would fall apart. In his free time in the office, he likes to read and learn about the services we offer and about the many Universities around the world. He likes to play football and exercise.
Don’t forget to say Jambo to Mbwana and ask him for some coffee when you come visit us @ Edukwanza, Office #1.32, 1st floor, Viva Towers, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
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