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Chief Executive Officer
Agueda Colom
Agueda has a wealth of experience working with young people and fundraising in the NGO sector. She has run several programmes for youth in South Africa and is passionate about the development of young people through education. She studied International Relations and Social Communication at the University of the Republic of Uruguay. Agueda believes in teaching people to fish instead of giving them fish.
Director of Policy and Campaigns
Phomello Mojapelo
Phomello Mojapelo is an experienced professional who values education and its impact on the lives of previously disadvantaged South Africans. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies and an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg.
Projects Director
Vicki Bolton
Vicki is an experienced teacher with extensive volunteer experience which includes directing and facilitating youth programmes in Johannesburg. She holds a BA Degree in Education specialising in primary school. She strives to cultivate her passion for teaching and youth to help shape young people who are driven.
ADVISORS
Dr. Ozoemena Joan Ibeziako
Family Physician
Dr. Ozo is a Specialist Family Physician whose interest is in promoting a holistic reproductive health care. She has undergone training in Fertility Education and Medical Management, a comprehensive, science-based, integrated women’s health program. She is a certified and experienced teacher of Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning. She is also a certified educator of teens and young adults on Sexuality Teaching in the Context of Adult Responsibility (TeenStar), a programme in education of affectivity and sexuality. She is passionate about promoting principles and values that create an environment for the personal growth of the individual as well as the family.
Dr. Evelyn Tiren
Pharmacist
Evelyn is an experienced pharmacist with seventeen years of working experience in administrative organization, business planning, personnel management, pharmaceutical marketing and regulatory affairs. She also has years of experience working for a foundation in Kenya that advocates for the education of girls and women. Evelyn holds an MBA and a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Irene Porres
Edupreneur
Irene holds a BCom (Honours) in Strategic Management from the University of Johannesburg and a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Business Management from Northeastern University in the USA. She also has a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and has worked as a high school teacher in South Africa for over 7 years. Irene is passionate about the education of young people and invests a lot of time in exploring alternative methods of education.