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Board of Trustees

A headshot of Professor Tom Shakespeare. He is a white man, wearing a blue shirt in this picture. He has blue eyes. Likewise, he smiles at the camera. Tom has achondroplasia.
Tom Shakespeare became board chair of Light for the World International in 2021.
Tom Shakespeare
Chair
Portrait: Andreas Onea
Portrait: Andreas Onea
Andreas Onea
Deputy Chair
Festes Seitenverhältnis
Mary Nyamasi Asiyo-Vogel
Board Member
Portrait: Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh
Portrait: Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh
Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh
Board Member
A portrait photo of Stanley Mutuma.
Stanley Mutuma
Board Member
Portrait: Clara Landau
Klara Landau
Board Member
Jaroslav Žahourek
Board Member
David Whedbee
Board Member

Experts

The 2nd Career Fair saw more connections between people with disabilities and employers that have embraced inclusive employment.
Ambrose Murangira
Thematic Director Disability Inclusion
Geoffrey Wabulembo - Light for the World
Portrait: Geoffrey Wabulembo
Geoffrey Wabulembo
Expert on Eye Health & Neglected Tropical Diseases
Jennifer Pitter-López
Expert on Gender & Climate
Mathilde Umuraza
Expert on Gender & Gender Based Violence
Anneke Maarse - Light for the World
Portrait: Anneke Maarse
Anneke Maarse
Thematic Director Economic Empowerment
Marieke Boersma - Light for the World
Portrait: Marieke Boersma
Marieke Boersma
Expert on Rehabilitation & Child Safety
Wolfgang Gindorfer - Light for the World
Portrait: Wolfgang Gindorfer
Wolfgang Gindorfer
Expert on Uncorrected Refractive Errors & Child Eye Health

International Management

Marion Lieser
Marion Lieser
Marion Lieser
Chief Executive Officer
Lucy Nyaga
International Director of Programmes
Katri Bertram
International Director of Impact & Advocacy
Alexander Buchinger - Licht für die Welt
Alexander Buchinger
Alexander Buchinger
International Director of Fundraising
Anne Marie Leenen
International Director of Finance and Operations
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Christina Reiter
International Director of People & Culture

National Country Directors

Sophia Mohammed - Light for the World
Portriat: Sophia Mohammed
Sophia Mohammed
Country Director South Sudan
Richard Mativu, the new Country Director at Light for the World Kenya. Richard is a Kenyan man with a beard and glasses. He is smiling and wearing a white shirt.
Richard Mativu is the new Country Director at Light for the World Kenya.
Richard Mativu
Country Director Kenya
Étienne Bagré
Country Director Burkina Faso
Portrait: Kasozi Silvester
Portrait: Kasozi Silvester
Silvester Kasozi
Country Director Uganda
Zacarias Zicai - Light for the World
Portrait: Zacarias Zicai
Zacarias Zicai
Country Director Mozambique
A profile picture (portrait) of Suadik Hassen.
Suadik Hassen
Interim Country Director Ethiopia