About Us
The best time to try, fail, and try again is before graduation. That's why we're building a community where young Tanzanians learn practical skills and use them to build real ventures while still in school.
Building Skills That Build Futures
Our Vision
A Tanzania where education leads directly to economic power. Where young people leave school with running ventures, real skills, and financial independence.
Our Mission
To create as many young builders as possible by equipping students with practical skills and supporting them to build real ventures while still in school, when the risks are low and the chances of success are highest.
Our Story ↘
Collably started at CIVE, University of Dodoma, where Raymond Jestone gathered a group of fellow students around one idea: nothing guarantees us jobs after graduation, so instead of waiting to hit that reality, why not build our own ventures while still at school?
That first attempt didn't survive. Most who joined were finalists, and understandably, they needed something that could pay off before they left. Those with time ahead of them hadn't felt the pressure yet. We also learned that building demands deeper skills and resilience than any of us realized.
That experience inspired what Collably is today: a community that starts earlier, helping young people acquire practical skills, a builder's mindset, and people worth building with, so that by college, they're ready to experiment until something sticks.
Raymond Jestone
Chief Executive Officer
"Treat your years in school as a search for the one venture that could work by building as many projects as you can, with peers, trying to solve real problems. Even if you never find it, you'll leave with real skills, real experience, and people who know what you can do."
The People Behind Collably
A team united around one belief: reach young people early, equip them with real skills, and they'll build the rest.
Raymond Jestone
Chief Executive Officer
Leads the mission, strategy, and day-to-day direction, carrying the same idea he started with as a student: young people should build before they graduate.
Sigfrid Mario
Chief Operations Officer
Keeps the whole machine running, from programs to platform, making sure everything Collably promises actually happens on the ground.
Stanislaus Kitandala
Chief of Finance and Administration Officer
Manages Collably's finances and administration, keeping the organization accountable, transparent, and built to last.
Emmanuel Mwamba
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Shapes Collably's long-term direction and growth, finding the partnerships and opportunities that widen the door for more young builders.
Robert Kamkolwe
Manager, Training and Skill Development Unit
Leads the unit responsible for everything skills-related at Collably, from what gets taught to how it turns into real, usable ability.
Prince Makore
Training and Skill Development Manager
Designs and runs Collably's trainings, making sure every cohort ends with skills students can actually build with.
David Msigwa
Campus Director
Collably's presence where it matters most: on campus, connecting students to the community while their window is wide open.
Abdul Lukanda
Project Manager
Oversees Collably's projects from idea to delivery, keeping the many moving parts moving in the same direction.
Michael Mota
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Measures what's actually working, tracking Collably's impact so decisions are made on evidence, not assumptions.
Edson Justine
Community Engagement Manager
Keeps the community alive and connected between trainings and events, making sure no member is ever just a login.