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Community Psychologist

Community-engaged evaluator and researcher advancing health and social justice across Southern Africa and the United States, with expertise in participatory program design and evaluation in SRHR, GBV, HIV, psychosocial support, and life skills development.

Evaluation Experience

I have extensive experience in the design of participatory evaluation processes, tools, protocols, training, pilot studies, data collection, management, transcription, analysis, communicating and reporting across local, regional, and international projects focused on improving the wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women, LGBTQIA+ communities, sex‑workers.

Miller, R. L., (Lead Evaluator) Dazzo, G. P., (Lead Evaluator) & Sibanda, T. (Consultant). Pilot study. Funded by Global Equality Fund. June (2024). Project Title: Promoting Rights-based Evaluation: The Co-researcher model pilot study, Zimbabwe.

Sithole, M. (Principal Investigator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Principal Investigator). Needs Assessment. Funded by Aids Fonds. August to October (2022). Project Title: Love Alliance Capacity Needs Assessment for South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Morocco local partners.

Sithole, M. (Lead Evaluator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Evaluator). Evaluation. Funded by Aids Fonds. Jan (2022) to June (2022). Project Title: Hands Off II: Sex work, violence and HIV in Southern Africa: exploring the impact of the Hands Off II intervention on changes in the level of experienced violence and the number of new HIV infections in sex work communities, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Sithole, M. (Principal Investigator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Principal Investigator). Model Documentation. Funded by the Sexual Rights Centre. December (2021). Project Title: Documentation of the SRC Mentorship Model, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Sithole, M. (Principal Investigator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Principal Investigator). Needs Assessment. Funded by the Sexual Rights Centre. September (2021). Project Title: Needs Assessment study End of term and Impact Evaluation of the Going the Last Mile for HIV Control, Bulawayo and Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Sibanda, T. (Consultant). Needs Assessment. Funded by An Association of LGBTI People in Zimbabwe (GALZ). May (2021). Project Title: Social inclusion, civic and political participation among LGBTQI+ communities in Zimbabwe.

Sithole, M. (Principal Investigator), Maphosa, M., (Co-Principal Investigator), Ndlovu, N., (Co-Principal Investigator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Principal Investigator). Validation. January-April (2021), funded by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Project Title: Validation of the Zimbabwe Employment Market Opportunity Analysis (ZEMOA) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women.

Sithole, M. (Lead Evaluator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Evaluator). Evaluation. Funded by the Sexual Rights Centre December (2020). Project Title: End of term and impact Evaluation for Social and Economic Empowerment (SEE) Project for Men who have sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender persons, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Sithole, M. (Principal Investigator), Dube, N, M. (Principal Investigator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Principal Investigator). Strategic framework development. Funded by the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality. July to September (2020). Project Title: Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the National Climate Change Learning Strategy.

Sithole, M. (Principal Investigator), Maphosa, M., (Principal Investigator), Ndlovu, N., (Co-Principal Investigator) & Sibanda, T. (Co-Principal Investigator). Operational study. Funded by Sexual Rights Centre. June to August (2020). Project Title: Operational Research on Use and Access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) by Sex Workers in Zimbabwe.

Program Design & Implementation Experience

Community Wellness Programming

Co‑designed and implemented weekly drop‑in hours and a care‑package station at the Salus Center to expand access to personal care, health, and legal resources for LGBTQIA+ community members. Developed volunteer engagement models, training tools, and ethics‑of‑care guidelines to strengthen safer‑space practice and improve service delivery.

Psychosocial Support Programming

Conducted a comprehensive needs‑assessment study and designed, implemented, and managed the Baby Heroes Africa Siza Ngothando Psychosocial Support Initiative across three hospitals in Zimbabwe. Developed and facilitated support groups, SRHR workshops, and case‑management systems to strengthen maternal and neonatal wellbeing and improve continuity of care.

Community-Based Wellness & Life-Skills Program Development

Founded the Lub’elihle Foundation to support adolescent girls and young women. Designed and coordinated a holistic wellness program grounded in the Head, Heart, Hands, and Health model. Facilitated life‑skills workshops and camps, support groups, and multiple SRHR awareness sessions to strengthen psychosocial wellbeing, agency, health literacy and career‑guidance.

School‑Based Life‑Skills and Wellness Programming

Designed and Implemented life‑skills workshops for Grade 8–12 learners at Dominican Convent School, integrating wellness, personal development, academic support, career guidance and transitioning to college/university components

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Intervention Program Implementation

Facilitated systemic counselling, support groups, and capacity‑development workshops for over 300 survivors of child sexual abuse and their caregivers at Contact Family Counseling Center. Coordinated the “Give a Voice” child sexual abuse awareness program across schools, day care centers and communities.