Our team benefits from a wide range of specialist skills and draws on cross-sector experience from education, youth and international development.
KAMINI PAUL
Chief Executive Officer
Kamini is an International Development practitioner, with experience in working with multi-lateral organisations, Civil society and National Governments. She brings a wealth of knowledge to try to achieve an equitable future.
ATANAS ZAHARIEV
Head of Programmes
Experienced policy and advocacy expert, campaigner, network specialist, researcher, facilitator and trainer specialized in European programmes, policies, and human rights with strong expertise on non-formal education, education policy and social inclusion.
NICHOLAS SSENABULYA
Finance and Operations Lead
A versatile leader with over 15 years of experience as a finance and operations expert for local, regional, and international organizations in Uganda, Rwanda, Sweden and United States. He worked as Finance Director at Gardens for Health International.
PETER BUSSIAN
Communications Lead
Peter is a well-established senior level international development communications/knowledge management consultant and content producer with more than 20 years of experience conceiving and implementing communications strategies as well as creating the content to communicate messages and stories. He possesses a strong ability to develop and implement communication and advocacy plans and is well versed in management of digital platforms.
MWANAISHA MAENDE
Project Coordinator
Mwanaisha is a project manager and coordinator with over a decade of experience supporting women and the youth in entrepreneurship through fostering partnerships and capacity building. She is an alumnus of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme and Clinton Global Initiative and has worked for start-ups and actors in the development sector.
DONITA MOSOTI
Independent Associate
Donita is a network and development practitioner with a wealth of experience in ecosystem facilitation and network weaving in Africa’s social and economic justice civic space. She brings extensive expertise in designing, catalyzing, and facilitating channels of connectivity in all things networked.
KATHY EDERSHEIM
Independent Associate
Kathy Edersheim brings 20 years of community building, alumni relations, and leadership experience to InHive. Her work includes all aspects of community management from strategic planning to governance issues to member engagement and metrics. In addition to working with inHive, she is President of Impactrics which supports the development of alumni relations for universities around the world.
NASIM FAKHARI
Independent Associate
Nasim has 23 years experience in human resources management and organisational development. As a previous Head of Corporate Finance in a major subsidiary of Shell, she has experience of managing client relations and teams across different sectors and industries. She brings a wealth of knowledge and skills such as developing organisational DEI policies, customizing bespoke training and project management.
ANN ODUOR
Independent Associate
Ann is an accomplished project manager in the International Development sector, with experience in working with multi-lateral organisations such as UN organizations (UNICEF, WFP and OCHA) as well as USAID (Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and Development). She brings experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) as well as capacity building and training.
DAVID SCHNEIDER
Independent Associate
David is a senior consultant with expertise in education, systems change and network-building. He holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and is passionate about contributing to a world where everyone has access to relatable role models.
VINCENT RODRIGUEZ
Independent Associate
Vincent is a passionate Project Coordinator and Writer. He is an experienced researcher, scholar, and educator in the private and the public sectors in Europe and USA.
He is the co-founder of the Dikh He Na Bister (DHNB) project that brought together 3400 students and young people internationally to participate in networking activities and educational workshops on human rights and different social issues.
MONICA CUNEO
Independent Associate
Monica facilitates collaborative action for systems change at the community, statewide and regional levels. With more than fifteen years of content specific work related to topics within public health, social determinants of health and collaborative approaches to complex social issues.
IMISA MASINJILA
Independent Associate
Imisa is an experienced youth and development professional with over 15 years of experience working on health, livelihoods, and education programming across 11 countries in Africa and South-East Asia. She is passionate about meaningful and sustainable youth engagement. Imisa is determined to see young people make informed and empowered choices for themselves.
INTISAR ALQSAR
Independent Associate
Intisar is an award-winning advocacy, policy and communications specialist. She is an experienced professional trainer, leading corporate and organizational strategies and teams. She is a creative thinker with strong leadership and organizational skills.
RANJ MAJUMDAR
Interim ChairRanj is the founder and executive director of Global Leaders. He brings a wealth of experience from the Higher Education sector, having held senior leadership positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
RITAH NAMWIZA
Trustee Board MemberRitah is passionate about harnessing the potential of youth to create a sustainable world. She has worked on development interventions to enhance youth employability, health, and entrepreneurship.
GEMMA MUNDAY
Trustee Board MemberGemma Munday is the Senior Stories Producer for Save the Children UK. Here she works with children and young people around the world to share their stories of change: through writing, art, documentary film, and photography.