Leadership & Team

Executive leadership, program, and field staff.

The people leading Vijana Africa and carrying out its programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and beyond.

Founder & CEO

Rodrigue Makelele

Founder & CEO

Also serves as Board Chair — see the Board of Directors.

Rodrigue founded Vijana Africa and, as Founder & CEO, provides strategic leadership and oversight across the organization’s work in peacebuilding, education, and youth engagement, ensuring our mission and goals are achieved. He also chairs the Board of Directors.

Executive leadership, program, and field staff.

Rodrigue Makelele

Executive leadership

Armel Motema

Jacques Baeni

Operations & program leadership

Joo Kim

Sandra Riziki

Joseph Nabwanja

Guelord Bahati

Akram Tumsifu

Communications & advocacy

Germaine Bahati

Azga Shachikere

Mobile School field team

Fifi Didiella Ndamuso

Agathe Mubuto

Boris Tshamala

Israel Wanuti

Millenaire Jakwong’a

Denis Amuri

Interns & emerging professionals

Maggie Rake

Getachew Temare

Olivia O’Shields

Samantha Koenemann

Lauren Ferrell

Alix Mungwaba

Connor Pierce