LLB Honours (Human Rights)

Modesta is at the forefront of private sector interventions to build capacity to transform Tanzania into an African economic powerhouse.

As Founder and Group Managing Director of Professional Approach Group (Professional Approach Development, Professional Approach Centre and Maanisha Foundation) Modesta has integrated the Group’s flagship “mindset change for national transformation” model into all client recruitment, training, labour relations and business process outsourcing services to render the “Professional Approach” brand synonymous with “change management and behavioural transformation for personal and national development” in Tanzania. Maanisha Foundation print and electronic “media edutainment” programs use national media to empower Tanzanian youth to “positively change the way they think, perform and present themselves for business success”.

Awarded Tanzania Woman of Achievement of the Year, 2011, in the category of Young Achiever, Modesta is also a respected writer and motivational speaker, energising the youth, entrepreneurs and employees.

Modesta is also a renowned writer, having written weekly columns on The Guardian and Business Times newspapers, as well as continue to contribute to FIRST Mgazine, ASPIRE, StartUp Biashara and Bang! Magazine. She was the host of the bi weekly Uchaguzi Xpress Live! Show on East Africa Television, covering the 2010 general elections (where she interviewed the President of the Republic of Tanzania), owns a two-hour weekly radio talk show, “Temino”, now rated the best weekend radio show on the Nation’s largest radio station, Clouds FM and will launch a youth “online news” live television show early 2012.

As an entrepreneur and mentor Modesta tirelessly supports individuals, organisations, local and international think tanks to encourage entrepreneurship amongst African youth and promote responsible business policies, practices and good governance in Africa.