8 Newlands Close, Newlands

Limbe, Blantyre
+265888205207/+265996205197
chikuchikoti@gmail.com

CHIKUMBUTSO (CHIKU) CHIKOTI, 27

CURRENT CAREER A dedicated and highly passionate environmental entrepreneur with a proven record of being a
GOAL self-starter, very quick learner and proactive in ecological matters dealing with soil restoration,
now seeking an opportunity in an environmentally conscious organization wherein I can make
more of a positive impact than I currently am as an entrepreneur whilst being a team player and
under more professional structures, all the while offering my hunger, dedication and passion to
fulfill company/project goals and targets.

PROFESSIONAL * RECOGNISED WASTE MANAGEMENT CHAMPION JULY, 2018

ACHIEVEMENTS WasteAid UK NGO recognized me as a Waste Champion and shared an article on their website
(www.wasteaid.org/comfert) about a community waste management operation I founded and
have been running.

* 2018 NATIONAL AGRICULTURE TRADE FAIR PARTICIPANT

Considering that we have never had external funding or support, to be invited to the National
Agricultural Trade Fare due to composting activities is considered an achievement

* 2017 SEMI-FINALIST IN NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION

Reached the semifinals of the “What Would You Do With K20 Million Kwacha”
competition

* TRAINED 200 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

PRACTICES 2017

* FOUNDATION FOR FARMING CERTIFIED TRAINER (2016)

Certified trainer in conservative agriculture practices

SKILLS Hard Skills Soft Skills

Adept Composter Able to Lead in environmental ventures & delegate
Conservative Agriculture practitioner Great teamwork and social skills
Adept at soil ameliorating practice Self-Motivation and Emotional Intelligence
Bio Char Kiln Construction Creativity and Big-Picture Thinking
Great communication skills Good at Training people in practical approaches
Can make IMO solutions Negotiations and working with tight budgets and funds
 WORK HISTORY FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE COPACETIC GROUP, BLANTYRE
From July 2016 – To Present
Founded what I call “Malawi’s Most Dogged Underdog in Sustainable Development”, The
Copacetic Group. As a sustainably oriented company, I have steered the group to
undertake waste management practices, have us start, manage and run one of two
sanitation centers in a Peri-urban area in Blantyre from 2017 till today with zero external
funds (what I call an achievement considering Malawi’s lack of support for start-ups); Start
producing and selling large amounts of compost; Start making Interlocking Stabilized Soil
Bricks (ISSB); Hosted and trained secondary school students on sustainable environmental
practices; and introduced Square Foot Raised Bed Organic Gardening to residents in
Blantyre

ROLLING CONSULTANT, WASTE ADVISERS MALAWI, BLANTYRE

From November 2017 – To Present
Work intimately with WASTE Malawi NGO as a consultant that does consultation work for
them in terms of field studies such as bio char production and kiln construction, composting
practices and briquette production

EDUCATION SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE LANDSCAPES: LANDSCAPE LEADERSHIP,

LANDSCAPE GOVERNANACE, LANDSCAPE FINANCES; WAGENINGEN
UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH NETHERLANDS, ONLINE EDX COURSE, STARTED
30TH NOVEMBER 2018 - ENDING MAY 2019

SOILX: SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE, WAGENINGEN

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH NETHERLANDS, ONLINE EDX COURSE, ATTAINED
IN 22 NOVEMBER 2018

FOUNDATION FOR FARMING TRAINERS CERTIFICATE, FOUNDATION FOR

FARMING CROWN MINISTRIES, BLANTYRE, MALAWI, ATTAINED IN
NOVEMBER 2016

REFERENCES BILLY BRAY

Managing Director, Waste Advisers Malawi
Contact Number: +265992660634; Contact email: billy@wasteadvisersmw.org

CHARLES KUMWENDA
Founder and Managing Director, Ngoto Enterprises
Contact Number: +265999843336; Contact email: ngotoenterpise@gmail.com

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