Core
Joachim Musariri
Senior Finance and Operations Officer
Pooven Moodley
Executive Director
Gino Cocchiaro
Director of Programs and Development
Katherine V Robinson
Head of Campaigns and Communications
Lucien Limacher
Head of Defending Rights Program and Litigation
Tawonga Chihana
Coordinator: African Environmental Defenders Initiative
Laureen Manuel
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Lauren Nel
Legal Coordinator: Just Energy Transition Africa Initiative
Ilse Fredericks
Senior Bookkeeper
Southern African Hub
David Mtshali
Senior Programme Officer: Defending Rights
South Africa
Delme Cupido
Hub Director: Southern Africa
Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Jacqueline Rukanda
Programme Manager: Affirming Rights
South Africa
Amelia Heyns
Programme Manager: Standing with Communities
South Africa
Melissa Groenink
Programme Manager: Defending Rights
South Africa
Claire Martens
Senior Communications Officer
South Africa
Allan Basajjasubi
Programme Officer: Defending Rights
South Africa
Priyanka Naidoo
Affirming Rights Programme Officer, Southern Africa
South Africa
Dean Palmer
Programme Officer: Standing with Communities
South Africa
Johnathan van der Westhuizen
Community Environmental Legal Officer
South Africa
Nokwazi Mary-Jane Magubane
Community Environmental Legal Officer, South Africa
South Africa
Sherelee Odayar
Community Environmental Legal Officer Coordinator
South Africa
Leopoldina Gouveia
Legal Fellow: Mozambique
South Africa
Sinoxolo Delanto
Funder Administrator
South Africa
East African Hub
Nyaguthii Chege
Hub Director: East Africa
Kenya
Sophie Adhiambo
Programme Manager, Affirming Rights
Kenya
Mohamed Ali Garane
Legal Officer
Kenya
Salome Muiruri
Communication and Campaign Officer
Kenya
Justus Kithi Tsofa
Senior Community Environmental Legal Officer
Kenya
Mwaura Karanja
Senior Finance and Operations Officer: East Africa Hub
Kenya
Dale Pascal
Program Officer, East Africa Hub
Kenya
Virginia Nyauma
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
Kenya
John Ekai
Community Environmental Legal Officer, Turkana
Kenya
Anne Njoroge
Program Officer
Kenya
Hilda Joy Njoki
Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer
Kenya
Grace Wacera Wamburu
Administrative and Finance Officer
Kenya
West African/Francophone Hub
Rougyatou KA
Research assistant
Senegal
Lawrence Dube
Community Environmental Legal Officer
Nigeria
Sokhna Dié Ka DIA
Director, Dakar Hub
Senegal
Bocar Kanté
Programme Manager: defending rights
Senegal
Ibrahima CISSE
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator
Senegal
Michael Karikpo
Programme manager
Nigeria
Mouhamadou Lamine Seck
Programme Manager: Affirming Rights
Senegal
Jazzy Rasolojaona
Programme Manager: Affirming Rights
Madagascar
Thaddée Adiouma SECK
Senior Program Officer
Senegal
Mamadou Lamine Diagne
Program Officer
Senegal
Maimouna MBAYE
Senior Finance and Administrative officer
Senegal
Gloria Thérèse GBENYEDJI
Project Officer
Senegal
Mouhamadou Moustapha Gueye
Community Environmental Legal Officer
Senegal
Ramatoulaye SENE
Community Environmental Legal Officer
Senegal
Eliane Sandrine NGO NYOBE
Communication and Campaign Officer
Senegal
Sadou Ba
Community Environmental Legal Officer
Senegal
Papa Thierno Ndoye
Community Environmental Legal Officer
Senegal
Stefana Raharijaona
Programme Officer
Madagascar
Gorgui Ka
Community Environmental Legal Officer
Senegal
Harenasoa Ranaivoson
Research Fellow: Madagascar
Madagascar
Our Board
Pooven Moodley
Executive Director
Loretta Feris
Chair
Eileen de Ravin
Deputy Chair
Hadley Becha
Board Member
Makoma Lekalakala
Board Member
Lucy Mulenkei
Board Member
Njoki Njoroge Njehû
Board Member
Laureen Manuel
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
