Our People

Board of Trustees

Tom Shakespeare became board chair of Light for the World International in 2021.

Tom Shakespeare

Chair

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Hanna Jovanovic

Deputy Chair

Portrait: Andreas Onea

Andreas Onea

Board Member

Portrait: Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh

Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh

Board Member

Portrait: Daniel Etya´ale

Daniel Etya´ale

Board Member

Deborah Oyuu Iyute - Light for the World — Deborah Oyuu Iyute

Deborah Oyuu Iyute

Board Member

Portrait: Martine Vandermeulen

Martine Vandermeulen

Board Member

Klara Landau - Light for the World — Klara Landau

Klara Landau

Board Member

Stefan Stolte - Light for the World — Stefan Stolte

Stefan Stolte

Board Member

Jaroslav Žahourek

Board Member

Experts

Annemarie Gindorfer - Light for the World

Annemarie Gindorfer

Technical Consultant

Bemelash Bekele - Light for the World — Portrait: Bemelash Bekele

Demelash Bekele

Technical Consultant

Geoffrey Wabulembo - Light for the World — Portrait: Geoffrey Wabulembo

Geoffrey Wabulembo

Expert on Eye Health & Neglected Tropical Diseases

Marieke Boersma - Light for the World — Portrait: Marieke Boersma

Marieke Boersma

Expert on Rehabilitation and Child Safety

Nafisa Baboo - Light for the World — Portrait Nafisa Baboo

Nafisa Baboo

Expert on Inclusive Education

Wolfgang Gindorfer - Light for the World — Portrait: Wolfgang Gindorfer

Wolfgang Gindorfer

Expert on Uncorrected Refractive Errors & Child Eye Health

International Management

Rupert Roniger CEO - Licht für die Welt — Rupert Roniger CEO

Rupert Roniger

Chief Executive Officer

Jess Blijkers - Licht für die Welt — Jess Blijkers

Jess Blijkers

International Director Programmes - Advocacy and Strategic Partners

Alexander Buchinger - Licht für die Welt — Alexander Buchinger

Alexander Buchinger

International Fundraising Director

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Christina Reiter

International Director People and Culture

Daniel Friess - Licht für die Welt — Daniel Friess

Daniel Friess

International Director Finance & Systems

National Country Directors

Aynalem Tefera - Light for the World — Portrait: Aynalem Tefera

Aynalem Tefera

Country Director Ethiopia

portrait of Elie Bagbila, a middle-aged Burkinabe man with glasses, shortly cropped hair and a traditional white and black cotton shirt. — Elie Bagbila, Light for the World Burkina Faso

Elie Bagbila

Country Director Burkina Faso

Portrait: Kasozi Silvester

Silvester Kasozi

Country Director Uganda

Sophia Mohammed - Light for the World — Portriat: Sophia Mohammed

Sophia Mohammed

Country Director South Sudan

Stephen Njenga - Light for the World — Portrait: Stephen Njenga

Stephen Njenga

Country Director Kenya

Zacarias Zicai - Light for the World — Portrait: Zacarias Zicai

Zacarias Zicai

Country Director Mozambique