Our team

The team behind Rikolto in East Africa

Rikolto is its people. We’re a close-knit network organisation with teams in East Africa, West Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Europe. In East Africa, we are running 3 programmes: Good Food for Cities, Cocoa and Coffee, and Sustainable Rice in 4 countries Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda and Rwanda.

Our staff in East Africa

Meet our leadership

Germaine Furaha

Regional director in East Africa

germaine.furaha@rikolto.org

John Ereng

Regional Rice Programme Director and Uganda Country Representative

john.ereng@rikolto.org

Kain Benard Mvanda

Good Food for Cities Programme Director in East Africa & Tanzania Country Representative

kain.mvanda@rikolto.org

Kambale Mumbere Leopold

Programme Director - Cofee and Cocoa /DR Congo Country Representative

leopold.mumbere@rikolto.org

Neeman Robert Lema

Regional Operational Director

neeman.lema@rikolto.org

Meet our team in Tanzania

Programme

Harold T. Lema

Programme Coordinator - Good Food for Cities

harold.lema@rikolto.org

Shukuru Ashery Tweve

Programme Coordinator - Good Food for Cities

shukuru.tweve@rikolto.org

Ronald Rogasian Mtana

Programme Advisor - Good Food for Cities

ronald.mtana@rikolto.org

Djalou Francois Bangwe

Programme Coordinator - Rice

djalou.franco@rikolto.org

Frank Ramson Kaminyoge

Programme Advisor - Good Food for Cities

frank.kaminyoge@rikolto.org

Eliudi Doto Ng'umbi

Programme Advisor - Good Food for Cities

eliudi.doto@rikolto.org

Hildagard Nafue Okoth

Programme Coordinator - Good Food for Cities

hilda.okoth@rikolto.org

Leonie Kahle

Enabel Junior Expert

leonie.kahle@rikolto.org

Jasmine Mushi

Program Advisor

jasmine.mushi@rikolto.org

Operations

Sogoyi Ally Kissoyi

Admin Assistant/Driver

kissoyi.sogoyi@rikolto.org

Mary Edward Ngido

Senior P &O/Admin/HR

mary.ngido@rikolto.org

Stella Ndarai

Office attendant/cleaner

stella.elibariki@rikolto.org

Graides K. Katabaro

Finance Officer

grades.katabaro@rikolto.org

Praygod Joseph Malisa

Admin Assistant

praygod.malisa@rikolto.org

Borgias Teofano Liheta

Financial Analyst

borgias.liheta@rikolto.org

Programme support

David Sethiel Minja

Communications Officer

david.minja@rikolto.org

Walter Seleman

M & E officer

walter.seleman@rikolto.org

Ine Tollenaers

Donor relationship Manager

ine.tollenaers@rikolto.org

Meet our team in Uganda

Programme

Peter Businda

Programme Coordinator - Good Food for Cities

peter.businda@rikolto.org

Wilber Kakaire

Programme Coordinator - Good Food for Cities

wilber.kakaire@rikolto.org

Vincent Amodoi

Programme Coordinator -Coffee/Cocoa

vincent.amodoi@rikolto.org

Moses Kalende

Programme Advisor - Rice

moses.kalende@rikolto.org

Operations

Dorothy Nakamatte

Finance Officer

dorothy.kawuma@rikolto.org

Amisi Walulya

Driver

amisi.walulya@rikolto.org

Aidah Namulondo

P&O Assistant

aidah.namulondo@rikolto.org

Programme support

Esther Philippen

Communication for Development Officer

esther.philippen@rikolto.org

Meet our team in DR Congo

Programme

Rushunda Mapendo Augustin

Programme Coordinator - Rice

augustin.rushunda@rikolto.org

Ndegho Mukomerwa

Coffee and Cocoa Program Advisor in Ituri

ndegho.mukomerwa@rikolto.org

Lwanga Sivirihauma Charles

Programme Advisor

charles.sivirihauma@rikolto.org

Rafiki Ise Kalulu

Program Advisor

rafiki.kalulu@rikolto.org

Safari Mulume Bonnke

Program Coordinator - Good Food for Cities

bonnke.safari@rikolto.org

Masika Kasonia Lydie

Programme Advisor

lydie.kasonia@rikolto.org

Lwango Ntamulumeyene Frederic Papy

Programme Advisor

frederic.lwango@rikolto.org

Mutulwa Kasikila David

Programme Advisor

david.kasikila@rikolto.org

Mulumbua Mpusa Charles

Programme Advisor

charles.mulumbua@rikolto.org

Amina Mirindi Naomi

Programme Officer

naomie.amina@rikolto.org

Operations

Banabeka Munganga Ernest

Driver Logistician

ernest.banabeka@rikolto.org

Bisimwa Mushiarhakomerwa Pascal

Regional P&O Manager

pascal.bisimwa@rikolto.org

Kimbulungu Mwayuma Maggy

Finance Officer

maggy.kimbulungu@rikolto.org

Kabidu Bazibuhe Jean Marie

Finance Officer

jeanmarie.kabidu@rikolto.org

Bwami Molisho Rigobert

Finance Officer

rigobert.molisho@rikolto.org

Mumbere Sivalingana Fiston

Driver Logistician

fiston.sivalingana@rikolto.org

Musubao Musiatondo

Cleaner

masumbuko.musubao@rikolto.org

Kavira Malembe Carole

P&O/Admin//Hr Officer

carole.malembe@rikolto.org

Cirhuza Muderhwa Nestor

Regional Finance Manager

nestor.cirhuza@rikolto.org

Amisi Bihile Raphael

Driver Logistician

raphael.amisi@rikolto.org

Kakule Mahamba Jackson

Driver

jackson.mahamba@rikolto.org

Musa Ramazani Kaizare

Driver

ramazani.kaizare@rikolto.org

Kanywenge Mangominja Yolande

Admin Assistant

yolande.kanywenge@rikolto.org

Programme support

Bujiriri Chakupewa Sylvie

Country Partners Manager

sylvie.bujiriri@rikolto.org

Kapwepwe Buzera Lucien

Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

lucien.buzera@rikolto.org

Kapinga Yvonne

Communication Officer and Technology

kapinga.yvonne@rikolto.org

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