Our People

Board of Trustees

Faustina Urassa

Charity Trustee

Jack McMahon

Chair

Tom Shakespeare

Charity Trustee

Experts

Mathilde Umuraza

Expert on Gender and Gender Based Violence

Jennifer Pitter-López

Expert for Gender and Climate

Ambrose Murangira

Thematic Director Disability Inclusion

Anneke Maarse

Thematic Director Economic Empowerment

Geoffrey Wabulembo

Expert on Eye Health & Neglected Tropical Diseases

Marieke Boersma

Expert on Rehabilitation and Child Safety

Wolfgang Gindorfer

Expert on Uncorrected Refractive Errors & Child Eye Health

International Management

Marion Lieser

Chief Executive Officer

Jess Blijkers

International Director Programmes - Advocacy and Strategic Partners

Alexander Buchinger

International Fundraising Director

Christina Reiter

International Director People and Culture

Daniel Friess

International Director Finance & Systems

National Country Directors

Étienne Bagré

Country Director Burkina Faso

Daniel Oloo

Interim Country Director Kenya

Aynalem Tefera

Country Director Ethiopia

Silvester Kasozi

Country Director Uganda

Sophia Mohammed

Country Director South Sudan

Zacarias Zicai

Country Director Mozambique

Team

Tom Kingsley

National Director