Meet
the
Team
Executive
Mwasi Wilmore
Chief Executive Officer(Tanzania)
Christina Bwana
Chief Operating Officer(Tanzania)
Nisha Ligon
Co-founder(Global)
Communications & Development
Melissa Seronga
Senior Campaigns Manager(Tanzania)
Husna Chikaha
Senior Community Engagement Manager(Tanzania)
Tamala Maerere
Senior Strategic Communications Manager(Tanzania)
Adella Msemwa
Development Manager(Tanzania)
Mark Wahome
Events and Commnications Consultant(Tanzania)
Aisha Sykes
Development Consultant(Tanzania)
Tumelo TK Masilo
Audio & Video Producer(South Africa)
Olona Nkoe
Social Media Associate(South Africa)
George Okatch
Commercial Revenue Manager(Kenya)
Diana Gitaka
Donor Operations Officer(Kenya)
Sharifa Pande
Merchandise Handler(Tanzania)
Growth
Sammy Wanyoike
Director of Growth(Kenya)
Lisa Tuli
Data Analyst(Tanzania)
Tunu Yongolo
Broadcast Manager(Tanzania)
Oladimeji Sunday Bamsa
Country Expansion Lead Nigeria(Nigeria)
Country Manager
Peter Kibathi
Manager - Children in Conflict(Uganda)
Isaie Micomyiza
Country Manager Rwanda(Rwanda)
Kaitan Mbuya
Country Manager Kenya(Kenya)
Fatsani Kafumbu
Country Manager Malawi(Malawi)
Adaptation
Glory Seruhere
Adaptation Manager(Tanzania)
Issack Mwakisambwe
Adaptation Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Divine Ndifor
Francophone Adaptation Consultant(Ivory Coast)
Field Distribution
Emily Magak
Regional Distribution Coordinator(Kenya)
Product Adoption
Ian Otieno
Market Researcher(Kenya)
Finance
Anold Thadei
Director of Finance(Tanzania)
Shehzeen Ladha
Head of Grants Management(Canada)
Winnie Nyato
Program Manager(Tanzania)
Sheila Milima
Senior Accountant(Tanzania)
Catherine Swai
Senior Accountant(Tanzania)
Eunice Awiti
Junior Accountant(Tanzania)
Legal
Maria Kitambi
Governance & Risk Manager(Tanzania)
Operation
Agnes (Julie) Mwero
Head of People & Culture(Tanzania)
Unathi Makalima
Head of Operations(South Africa & Remote)
Mariam Mlangwa
Head of Operations Manager(Tanzania)
Hilary Komba
Human Resources Manager(Tanzania)
Phumzile Tshabalala
Administrator(South Africa & Remote)
Mary Karani
Administrative Assistant(Tanzania)
Caroline Wadelanga
Administrative Assistant(Tanzania)
Anjelina Mbele
Cook(Tanzania)
Education & Research
Cliodhna Ryan
Director of Education & Research(Tanzania)
Phillip Kakande
MEL Manager(Uganda)
Salma Athumani
Education & Research Consultant(Tanzania)
Anna Andrew
Educational Consultant(Kenya)
Gladis Aswile
Educational Consultant(Tanzania)
User Research
Annette Ngongi
User Research Manager(Tanzania)
Innocent Waziri
Education & Research Consultant(Nigeria)
Veronica Kilala
Research & Outreach Officer(Tanzania)
Education & Curriculum
Esteria Kajuna
Education & Curriculum Manager(Tanzania)
Paul Mtimavalye
Inclusive Learning Through Play Curriculum Consultant(Tanzania)
Hamis Msigwa
Curriculum Development Officer(Tanzania)
Disability & Inclusion
Hussein Ally Hussein
Disability & Inclusion Specialist(Tanzania)
Karen Muriuki
Neurodiversity Consultant(Kenya)
Education Outreach
Suliyat Idris
Education Outreach Manager(Nigeria)
Aliyu Sani Abubakar
Education & Outreach Consultant(Nigeria)
Production
Paul Masele
Director of Production(Tanzania)
Michael Baruti
Creative Director(Tanzania)
Timothy Sambwe
Production Manager(Tanzania)
Doreen Bateyunga
Senior Producer(Tanzania)
Atuganile Bukuku
Pre Production Manager(Tanzania)
Kelvin Kagambo
Scriptwriter(Tanzania)
Rozalia Ndelele
Translator(Tanzania)
Dominion Silas
Scriptwriter Consultant(Kenya)
Faraji Wapande
Radio Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Animation & Storyboard
Rajab Semtawa
Animation Manager & Co-founder(Tanzania)
Rasheed Shekiongwe
Visual Artist Manager(Tanzania)
Abuu Semtawa
Technical Lead Animator(Tanzania)
Salim A. Hassan
Animator(Tanzania)
Seif Ally Hassan
Animator(Tanzania)
Rabii Kinyogoli
Storyboard Artist(Tanzania)
Sound Production
Haridi Issa
Studio Manager(Tanzania)
Modest Mpeka
Lead Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Nelson G. Mtui
Lead Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Brian Komakoma
Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Elias Alfred Mathew
Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Rodney Machange
Sound Engineer(Tanzania)
Video & Post Production
Bakamaza Erick Sospeter
Post Production Manager(Tanzania)
Antony Assenga
Lead Video Producer(Tanzania)
Daniel Male
Videographer & Editor(Tanzania)
Radio
Tyler Charles Lyimo
Radio Producer(Tanzania)
Charlotte Makala aka Charlie
Radio Scriptwriter(Tanzania)
Digital
Stephen Boustred
Director of Digital Product(Tanzania)
Jacquiline Mujulizi
Digital Video Manager(Tanzania)
Joachim Mpanda
Software Engineer(Tanzania)
Chiedza Nyama
Video Content Consultant(South Africa)
Current Interns
Effie Ateng
Merchandise Intern(Kenya)
David Mzengi
Neurodiversity Intern(Tanzania)
Tikisaeli Shoo
Neurodiversity Intern(Tanzania)
Board Members
Mawulom Essel-Koomson
Chief Operating Officer, African Leadership University(England)
Mayur Patel
Fintech & Digital Media Executive(England)
Samuel Mugacha
Principal Investments at Imaginable Futures(Kenya)
Doreen Kessy
Former Chief Business Officer of Ubongo(South Africa)
Ayanna Lonian
Director of content acquisition, Head of Worldwide Major Studio Licensing Strategy at Amazon Prime Video(USA)
Michael Park
Executive Director of JBJ Foundation(USA)
Advisors
Dina Borzekowski
Senior Research Advisor
Arnold Minde
Co-founder
Cleophace Ng’atigwa
Co-founder
Tom Ng’atigwa
Co-founderUBONGOER PRINCIPLES
We live and work by them!
Ubongo is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise we create fun, localised and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. We reach millions of families across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio and mobile phones.
