Professional Tourguide School-Graduate: June 2011

Welcome to Page 60 for Mr. Geoffrey Mtweve.

Above: Geoffrey Mtweve guided several Safaris with tourists and got very high recommendations.

Above: Geoffrey's Sponsors: Students and teachers of Ardsley School, New York, USA.

Above: Geoff with Michael. Geoff was a good organizer of Students Field Trips. Here is at Maji Moto in Lake Manyara National Park.

2. Contact Details:

a. P.O. Box: 12582, Arusha Tanzania.

b. Phone: +255 762 265747

c. E-mail: geoffreymtweve@yahoo.com

Above: Geoff specialized in Walking Safaris to Oldoinyo Sapuk Waterfalls. Here he is enjoying a picnic lunch with a tourist.

3. Comments:

Geoffrey joined PROTS with a firm intention to succeed. He worked hard right from the beginning and did not take time to blend well in the pace and demands of the course. He education level was not so high but that did not hinder him from going for his goal. This is a unique quality and personality.

Geoffrey has a very high sense of humour and this makes him a favourite company with his fellow students and will be an asset during his profession.

He is also a responsible person as he is now a Class Monitor - looking after class Training Aids and Equipment. He is required to put Documentaries early in the morning before classes starts and he is always punctual.

He proved his Organizational Skills when he organized a Field trip to Arusha National Park, a trip that was well organized, educational and successful.

Geoffrey is also working on his project on Photographic Commentaries and it looks like a master-piece in the making.

All the above qualities made the PROTS Management nominate him for a Sponsorship - of what he awarded on 16th March 2010. Because of Financial difficulties faced by him Mom, Geoffrey was almost dropping out of school. Suzanne and her school came to his rescue and paid the remaining $500 for him. He is the luckiest and happiest man on this planet!
We wish him all the best.

Geoffrey is the most recent beneficiary of our SOS Program that helps Students in Urgent Need of Financial Assistance.
The call was heeded by the students of Ardsley High School in New York under the organization of Suzanne.

Above Photo: Students who participated in the Fund Raising US500 for Mtweve.

Above: Geoffrey was all smiles when receiving his Receipt for $500 from Mr. Vedasto Izoba, the Principal.

The entire class was clapping their hands, congratulating Geof for being so lucky.

Above Photo: Mr. James, a graduate from PROTS giving a word of thanks to the Ardsley students on behalf of the students. He sighted his own example as to how he studies at PROTS not being able to know his future. When graduated, he spent sometime looking for a job in vain and he almost lost hope. When his time came, he attended one interview in Dar-es-Salaam and was employed and posted to Uganda with a salary of over $500 per month with other fringe benefits. It was during this post when he met some friends who sponsored him for further studies at Arusha University! He is studying for a degree in Finance. He happened to be in class when Geof was awarded his sponsorship.

Photo: Suzanne and Daniel. We can't find words to give these wonderful people for their support.

Left: Geof in Arusha National Park during the Field Trip he organized. He is a very good organizer.
4. Resume/CV:

CURRICULUM VITAE (C V)

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

First Name: Geoffrey

Middle Name: Paul

Last Name: Mtweve
Nationality: Tanzanian

Birth Date: 1st Jan 1988
Marital Status: Single
Sex: Male

Full Physical/Resident Address

Name: Geoffrey Mtweve
P.o. Box: 12582, Arusha Tanzania.
E-Mail: geoffreymtweve@yahoo.com
Phone: 0762 265747
Web Page: www.protschool.blogsport.com

http://www.protschool.blogsport.com/
Direct Link: http://protsgraduate.blogspot.com/2011/06/60.html .

EDUCATION:
2008 - 2010: Advance Certificate in professional tour guiding and
leadership (PROTS)
2003-2006: Certificate of O- level Education from Tunduru
Secondary School Ruvuma.
1996-2002: Certificate of Primary Education from Mapogoro Primary
School Iringa.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
I have worked with JMT African Heart Expedition as walking and Mountain biking guide

My duties were to brief and take clients on cultural walking tours in the suburbs of Arusha and Mountain biking on the hills of Mount Meru and Monduli cultural boma.

Brenda Africa Travels

I am working with Brenda Africa Travels as a reservation consultant in Arusha, walking and cultural safari guide.

My duties are to help with reservation in Arusha and meet and greet clients at the airports and hotels in Arusha, conduct different tours around Arusha.

I have also worked with Via Via Travelers Café(The Meeting Place) as the cultural and city tour guide.

My duties were to create different day trips routes and conduct tours for clients visiting the Café.

FIELD EXPERIENCE:
I have visited and worked with clients in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha, Lake Manyara, Tarangire and Serengeti National parks as a Safari guide and also as a trainee when I was still studying.

I have good knowledge of the national parks and different attractions in Tanzania.

I also worked on behalf of the companies to brief clients before safari by informing them about the most important aspect of their Safari.

CAREER OBJECTIVE: Driver Guide, Reservation Consultant, Tour Consultant and Cultural and City Tour Guide

LANGUAGES:

Kiswahili- Fluent
English- Fluent

HOBBIES:
Watching Wildlife Documentaries, Reading News Paper, Outdoor Sports

REFERENCE:
1.Brenda N.M. Moot

Director

Brendafrica Travels

Tel:+255 777 081 318

info@brendafrica.com

www.brendafrica.com

2. Tonino Van Wonterghem

JMT African Heart Expedition

Tel:+255 784 282 251

www.africanheart.com

3. Principal of Professional Tour Guide School (PROTS)
Mr. Vedasto Izoba
P.O.BOX:12582
TELL: 0754-894077

www.protschool.blogspot.com

Arusha, Tanzania.

5. Classrooms

a. Photos.

b. Presentations Single & Album:

Below: Geof is a very good public speaker with a high sense of humour. In the following photos, he is seen recording his "Single" of Photographic Commentaries.

c. Progressive Lists of General Identifications for Animals, Birds & Plants.

Not supplied yet.

6. Projects:

a. Cover Page.

b. Sample Pages.

Not supplied yet.

7. Safaris & Field Trips:

a. Photos:

b. Reports:

c. Evaluations by Tour Leaders & Tourists

1. Hallo Geoffrey,

We were not forgotten about you, but couldn’t find your e mail address.

We have promised to send you some pictures of the mountain bike trip in Ngiresi, which was very nice.

For us it was beautiful to bike in the Ngiresi area between all the local people. We were asking ourselves who was watching who.

The trip was event full in a way that we started in a populated area, slowly climbed the mountain towards the Oxfam Novib project in the area.

The visit was good and we were able to learn something from each other.

The down hill part was nice.

2. Hello Geoffrey,

The week has passed very quickly with a lot of work.

But I would like to thank you very much for the nice tour I made with you at US. River last Sunday.

I appreciated a lot everything, walking and talking with you.

Geoffrey is really a nice tour guide. I will recommend him.

I hope it is OK to put in your blog.

I went this morning to buy the massai sandals.

I have to work tomorrow morning Saturday;

I don't know yet about Sunday. At least work in the morning. Maybe I will be free in the afternoon.

Can I call you if I am free to make a tour to waterfall or else ???

REGARDS

PASCALE

from CORTO SAFARIS

3. Hi Geoffrey,

How are you? We are back in Holland and it is raining and starting to get
cold already, autumn. The kids and I have good memories of our trip and you
of course! We really enjoyed your company!

Herewith the photo's we took!

Greetings,
Arina and company

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