About George Mwika Kayange
Certified Project Manager | Productivity Coach | Development Researcher | Digital Platforms Enthusiast
About George Mwika Kayange: Development Researcher and Project Manager
Want to know about George Mwika Kayange? I am a certified project manager, productivity coach, and development researcher based in Malawi. I hold a PhD in Design Innovation from a top-10 university in the UK and professional certifications including PMP, PMI-ACP, CAPM, and Project DPro. For over 20 years, I have led development programmes across Malawi, Botswana, India, and the UK. I call myself the golden key because I help teams and communities unlock progress they could not reach alone.
Much of my career has focused on nonprofit leadership and disability rights. I coordinated disability projects for SAFOD across 16 countries in Southern Africa. I supported national advocacy work at FEDOMA in Malawi. I also worked on child rights with Global March Against Child Labour in India. These roles shaped my commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
My research looks at how assistive technology supports people with disabilities in Southern Africa. This work grew out of my PhD and led me to build the Assistive Technology Innovation Wiki, a free platform for sharing AT innovations and case studies. I have published several papers on this topic, listed on my ORCID profile.
Beyond research, I run digital platforms that give people free access to skills and knowledge. Projects101 Academy offers free project management training to those who cannot afford paid courses. First Web Foundation helps small nonprofits build their online presence. UK Study Connect supports international students with free study advice. Most of my work is free and open to everyone. For people who want one-to-one coaching or tailored support, I offer paid services through my Fiverr profile. This is a small part of the wider work I do for the community. Across all of this, my goal stays the same: to create impact beyond profit.
My research on assistive technology in Southern Africa
My research as a development researcher focuses on one question: how do assistive technology (AT) innovation ecosystems work in Southern Africa, and what stops people with disabilities from getting the devices they need? Assistive technology includes wheelchairs and other mobility devices, skincare products for people with albinism, and digital tools that help people learn, work and take part in community life.
My PhD at Loughborough University London examined these ecosystems, with Malawi as the main case study. The thesis, Investigating Assistive Technology Ecosystems in Southern Africa: Lessons from Malawi (2025), found that mobility, skincare and digital AT all face the same core challenges: limited resources, knowledge gaps and weak infrastructure. It also found that policy often fails to reach implementation. Even so, ecosystems keep working: single organisations take on several roles, relationships stand in for formal institutions, and many actors share the work of innovation. Read the full summary of the thesis findings.
This work builds on more than a decade of earlier projects. In 2016 to 2019 I worked on the AT-Info-Map project, which tested a mobile application that maps assistive technology suppliers across Africa. I wrote about the pilot and about users’ views of the app in 2018 and 2019. In 2024 I mapped the mobility AT ecosystem in Malawi, using Malawi Against Physical Disabilities (MAP) as a case. In 2021 I studied how accessible digital technologies affect public libraries, using organisations of persons with disabilities in Botswana. Earlier, in 2015, I wrote about including children with disabilities in basic education programmes in Malawi.
I turned these lessons into something practical: the Assistive Technology Innovation Wiki, a free platform that gathers AT innovations, case studies and resources from Southern Africa and beyond. You can see all my publications on my ORCID profile, and my project portfolio shows the projects behind the research.
Frequently asked questions about George Mwika Kayange
Who is George Mwika Kayange?
George Mwika Kayange is a development researcher, certified project manager and productivity coach with over 20 years of experience in international development. He has worked in Malawi, Botswana, India and the UK, and holds a PhD in Design Innovation from Loughborough University London.
What is George Mwika Kayange’s research about?
His research examines how assistive technology innovation ecosystems work in Southern Africa, with Malawi as the main case study. It asks who designs, supplies and pays for devices such as mobility aids, and how people with disabilities can reach them. His papers are listed on his ORCID profile.
What professional certifications does George hold?
George is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), holds the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) credentials, and has the Project DPro certificate. He is also a British Council-certified education agent.
What services does George offer to NGOs and students?
He offers grant proposal writing for NGOs, development research and writing, project management exam coaching, and study and career support for UK universities. Many of his initiatives, including Projects101 Academy and First Web Foundation, are free. See the services page for details.
How can I work with or contact George Mwika Kayange?
The quickest way is the contact page. For one-to-one coaching or tailored support, George also offers paid services through his Fiverr profile.
Explore my project portfolio, read my productivity blog, or see how I can help your organisation as a development researcher, assistive technology expert and project management specialist.
