Meet your Rotary District Governor 2018-19 for District 9211 from Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam

#SharmilaBhatt is an Engineer by profession having graduated in Electronics Engineering and is a Member of the British Computer Society with extensive expertise in banking and government systems. For her work in the information and communications technology field, she was awarded the “Tanzania Women of Excellence Award in Science & Technology in 2015”. With over 30 years of experience in the field of Information and Communication Technologies, Sharmila is a Director & share holder of the Soft-Tech Group of Companies offering a wide range of information and communication technology products and services in various African countries.

A Rotarian since 2007, served in various club positions becoming the club President in 2011-2012. At the District level she has served as Assistant Governor, TRF Fund Raising Chair Tanzania, Country Chair Tanzania and District Governor Nominee. Her most notable achievement has been her role as the Chair of the Board of Rotary Dar Marathon from its inception 10 years ago and her extensive role & leadership in the RDM projects namely Plant for the Planet, Maji Kwa Maisha, Rotary Pediatric Oncology Ward, the Rotary Entrepreneurship Centre and now the CCBRT Hospital Project. She is a Major Donor Level 2 to the Rotary Foundation, a Bequest Society Member and a member of the Paul Harris Society.

In 2017, Sharmila was awarded the highest Award in Rotary of Service Above Self for her dedication and outstanding work through the Rotary Dar Marathon.
She is married to Rotarian Harish Bhatt and they are blessed with a son, Ankit Bhatt who will now start his working life in San Francisco.