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Welcome to My World! 👋

Hello, I'm Juma Shafara, a passionate Data Scientist with 4+ years of experience in data analysis, machine learning, predictive modeling and web development. I'm currently a Data Scientist at Raising the Village, and an Instructor at DATAIDEA, teaching people Programming for Data Science

I'm passionate about leveraging data to solve problems in education, environment, and finance sectors, and I'm a proven instructor with 2+ years of experience teaching programming for data science.

My expertise spans across Python programming, JavaScript development, data science, web development, and technical writing.

What I Do

🔸 Data Science: Building predictive models, conducting statistical analysis, and creating data-driven solutions
🔸 Education: Teaching programming and data science to aspiring professionals
🔸 Development: Creating web applications and automation tools
🔸 Technical Writing: Sharing knowledge through blogs, tutorials, and documentation

📝 Featured Blog Post

What Teaching Programming Taught Me About Learning — Lessons from Learning How to Learn

As a programming educator, one thing I’ve realized is that teaching code is less about syntax and more about helping people learn how to learn. Programming is a field where you’re constantly picking up new ... Read full post

More posts coming soon! Check out the Blog page for all articles.

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Dataidea Logger

Full-stack logging platform to track and visualize user and system events, designed for educational and analytical environments.
Technologies: React, TypeScript, Django, Python, PostgreSQL, REST API

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Programming for Data Science

Learn the core programming skills every data scientist needs. This course introduces you to Python from the ground up, focusing on writing clean code, working with data structures, and building a strong foundation for data analysis and machine learning.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate | Duration: Self-paced
Topics: Python Basics, Functions, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Programming, Introduction to Libraries (NumPy & Pandas)

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