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Our gold Team

gold-youth is served by an International Hub team based largely in our Cape Town office in South Africa with satellites in Johannesburg – South Africa, Harare – Zimbabwe, Lusaka – Zambia, Kigali – Rwanda and Lilongwe – Malawi. This Hub team is supported with field operations and partners across selected regions in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Malawi.

Hub Team

Susannah Farr
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Anine Pheiffer
HEAD OF FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
Sylvia Baguma
CHIEF IMPACT MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING OFFICER
Owen Muzambi
HEAD OF ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION
Desiré Luke
LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY CONSULTANT
Jacqui Latimer
IST STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Nathalie Tedder
FUNDRAISING SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Luleka Domo
FUNDRAISING MANAGER
Renette Pickering
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Paula Wallace-Pickering
MARKETING & PRODUCTION MANAGER
Trevor Mubaiwa
INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
Nomandla Mkwananzi
QUALITY ASSURANCE & IMPACT MANAGER
Alison Joseph
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Karabo Letsapa
FINANCE REPORTING MANAGER
Luyanda Mbi
DONOR GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Kampamba Malaila
STAKEHOLDER MOBILIZATION AND FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER
Bella Vitu
PEOPLE, CULTURE & OFFICE MANAGER
Jamie Lee Egypt
BLENDED CAPACITY BUILDING SPECIALIST
Habinshuti Irankunda
INSTRUCTIONAL & DIGITAL DESIGN SPECIALIST
Sadri Miller
FINANCE COORDINATOR
Alex Shema
MARKETING & VISILITY COORDINATOR: BRAND & SYSTEM
Dean Egypt
IST COORDINATOR
Vimbai Jack
QUALITY ASSURANCE & IMPACT COORDINATOR
Sharon Nkosi
FINANCE COORDINATOR
Zimasa Mthwa
FINANCE CLERK
Tracey Wilson
ENTERPRISE FINANCE SPECIALIST
Vusumuzi Mpofu
MARKETING & VISIBILITY COORDINATOR: CONTENT, MEDIA & STORYTELLING
Harold Molepo
SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Board of Directors

Susannah Farr
International Board | CEO

Susannah is an Ashoka fellow and globalizer and 2016 Social Entrepreneur category winner in the Regional Business Women Achiever Awards. She is a visionary leader, committed to finding innovative solutions to address the youth education and unemployment crisis amongst the most vulnerable.

Sandile Swana
International Board | CHAIRPERSON

Sandile is the CEO of Africa Media Online. He completed a BComm at Wits University in Economics and Business Information Systems, a BComm. Honours in Logistics at UNISA, and holds an MBA from the University of Pretoria focusing on finance and strategy. He is a member of Institute of Information Technology Professionals of South Africa and the Institute of Risk Management of South Africa. He is also a trainer and lecturer across all spheres of the state and in major corporations. Sandile lectured at Wits Business School for 15 years with a focus on Risk and Governance. He is a governance and risk specialist consulted widely by the state, business and mass media on critical questions facing South Africa. Sandile is passionately committed to seeing the youth of Africa take the lead towards an ethical future for the continent.

Alicia Davids
International Board | Education Lead

Alicia has worked as an independent education practitioner for a number of years, contracting with tertiary institutions, NPOs and corporates in training and development with an emphasis on leadership development. Currently she serves as the CEO of the ASISA Academy. Alicia is a strategic thinker with a passion for empowerment through education.

Ayanda Moropane
International Board | People & HR Lead

Ayanda is a champion of developing talent and creating collaborative relationships to enable the gold vision and mission to reach youth across Africa. She is an HR Director with extensive multi-industry experience which has cultivated a global mindset. She is Founder of Mindz Connect, a Strategic HR Consultancy based in the UAE which focuses on Organizational Development and Learning and Development supporting start-ups and small businesses.

Andrew Stegmann
International Board | Enterprise Lead

Andrew is a director at the Relocation Africa Group: a company that provides relocation, immigration, research and remuneration services to expatriates relocating into Africa. He is also the MD of myresidence, a company providing serviced accommodation for executives across Africa. These companies are an expression of Andrew’s conviction to be part of the solution to the challenges facing Africa and making a difference.

Jolly Dusabe
Rwanda Board | Sustainability Lead

Jolly has extensive experience in project management and implementation, resource mobilization and utilization, working in national systems, agricultural research, working with farmers and youth; 7 years’ experience at a Senior government level, leading multi-donor and multi-million-dollar rural transformation projects in Rwanda. She holds a PhD from Cambridge University, with research focused on understanding pathways for smallholder agricultural development in Rwanda.

Chedza Moon Ntobedzi
Botswana Board | Legal Lead

Chedza is an alumnus of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. She is an attorney, conveyancer and notary public duly admitted to practice since 2016. Chedza graduated from the University of Botswana in October 2016 with her Bachelor of Laws degree and began her career in private practice. She was the youngest and one of two elected women on the Council of the Law Society of Botswana in 2018. She ran for elections as part of developing her corporate executive experience as well as her corporate social responsibility to society. The Law Society of Botswana is mandated to preserve and maintain the integrity of the legal profession as well as to uphold, defend and advance the rule of law through advocacy on legal matters of national interest. Chedza is passionate about community work, particularly empowering the youth and young women in the legal fraternity. Chedza is also a family woman; she is a wife and mother of three.

Wedzerai Chiyoka
Zimbabwe Board | Technical Programme Lead

Wedzerai is a Community Development consultant. She has proven NGO capacity-building competence and her achievements include programme management in national, regional, and international development agencies, such as Pact, VSO, AGRI-IQ and the FACT Consortium. Since 2008, Wedzerai has been engaged in technical assistance and advisory capacities, working as an independent development consultant for several agencies.

Nfwama Chisola Mfula
Zambia Board | Finance and Investment lead

Nfwama Chisola Mfula is a finance professional with extensive experience in external audit, microfinance, business development, and commercial sales. With a strong background in financial oversight, risk assessment, and strategic growth, she has successfully led teams and managed resources to drive organizational success. Passionate about inclusive development, she has dedicated her career to improving living standards in Zambia—whether through entrepreneurship finance, small loans for education, or housing solutions. Her personal commitment to social impact extends to education, where she is not only championing a youth trajectory change in Africa through gold-youth, but she is the founding board member of a low-income school in a densely populated area of Lusaka, providing quality, affordable education and impacting local families.

Christianne Williamson
UK Focus | Global North

Christianne Williamson is a Communications, Advocacy and Campaigns Strategist, with over 20 years experience in purpose-driven and corporate communications. A senior leader in the not-for-profit sector, she is a seasoned strategist and communications specialist, who has delivered game-changing global campaigns and social change communications on sensitive human rights, health and social justice issues, using the power of insight and storytelling to engage and influence audiences for change. Most recently, Christianne was Interim Director of External Engagement for Girls Not Brides, the global partnership to end child marriage, and previously served as Head of Communications for The Girl Generation, a global campaign to end Female Genitale Mutilation. She is currently Chair of It's A Penalty, a global campaign to which uses the power of sport to combat human trafficking and exploitation.

Tamanda Ng'ombe
Malawi Focus | Marketing and Brand Lead

Tamanda Ng'ombe is a creative customer experience and marketing executive with over 14 years of experience in change management, service delivery, advertising, data analysis, and brand management. She is a highly motivated visionary leader known for developing and implementing successful strategies in customer service, marketing programs, and advertising campaigns. A results-driven professional, Tamanda is recognized for her ability to combine innovative thinking with integrity, delivering measurable impact while upholding strong moral character. She has built a career on her strengths in team leadership, project management, and thought leadership, with a reputation as an exceptional relationship builder and problem-solver. In her role on the gold-youth Board of Directors, as the Marketing and Brand Lead (Malawi Focus), Tamanda is committed to strengthening the gold Model’s presence and influence in Malawi, ensuring that the brand continues to inspire and connect with stakeholders across Africa.

Our Partners

Our Sustainability Partners

Alternative Prosperity Foundation, Edward and Catherine Wray Charitable Trust, Muthobi Foundation, Western Cape Department of Education, Old Mutual Foundation South Africa, Momentum Metropolitan Foundation, Astron Energy, Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies C/O Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), BTE Renewables, Identity Property Co (Pty) Ltd, IPIC Properties, True South Foundation Trust, and The South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP)

Pro-bono Partners

Von Seidels, CBA printers, Europcar, Xneelo, Hogan Lovells, Bowmans, PwC, Ashoka ASPIRe Programme and Societal Platform, HLB Zambia

Government Partners

gold-youth collaborates with specific National and Provincial Departments and Ministries in our ongoing revision of gold Curricula, standards and materials as well as in the ground-up implementation of youth-led interventions at a district, provincial and country level. The gold Model is supportive of and addresses priorities highlighted in the various National Strategic Plans, Guidelines and Development Frameworks in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.