Magdalena Mtoni is a seasoned development professional with over 10 years of experience managing
complex, donor-funded programs across Tanzania and the East and Southern Africa region. Her technical
expertise spans integrated health and community development—especially in nutrition, HIV prevention,
WASH, livelihoods, early childhood development (ECD), and social behavior change communication
(SBCC).

She is a certified Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practitioner through MS-TCDC, with core competencies
in indicator development, results frameworks, data collection tools, data quality assurance, and
participatory M&E methodologies. Her research and analysis experience includes national stakeholder
mapping, program discovery, qualitative research, and collaboration on baseline and endline evaluations
under IFPRI, CRS, and Pact initiatives.

Magdalena has led multi-sectoral programs for Catholic Relief Services, Pact, Baylor College of Medicine
Children’s Foundation, Integrated Rural Development Organization, and Feed the Children. She has
managed annual budgets of up to USD 5 million, coordinated across multiple regions, supervised technical
staff and CSO partners, and supported policy advocacy efforts in nutrition and ECD. Her strengths lie in
program integration, adaptive management, and strengthening partnerships with government, CSOs,
FBOs, and private sector actors to advance inclusive and sustainable outcomes.

At the heart of her work is a deep commitment to addressing systemic barriers facing young people and
women—driven by the belief that development is only meaningful when it reflects their voices, choices,
and leadership.