Fatuma Ali

Karibu sana! My name is Fatuma, and I specialise in Business Swahili for professionals expanding into East Africa. I hold an MBA from the University of Dar es Salaam and spent eight years working in international trade and logistics before becoming a language instructor.

My business background gives me a unique edge: I understand the corporate vocabulary, negotiation phrases, meeting etiquette, and cross-cultural communication nuances that textbooks often miss. I have trained professionals from global firms, including staff from development organisations, import/export companies, and international NGOs.

I am based in Dar es Salaam and available for intensive business Swahili crash courses as well as long-term professional language development programmes.

Business-context immersion: we practice writing emails, conducting meetings, negotiating contracts, and making presentations in Swahili. I provide real business documents and case studies for reading comprehension, and we work on formal written Swahili alongside spoken fluency.