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OUR TEAM

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OUR TEAM

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We are led by a diverse team of people and partners across the world.

We are led by a diverse team of people and partners across the world.

81% of our staff are based in our focus markets. 90% are women. The majority of Girl Effect’s technical experts are from Africa and Asia.

Our global network encompasses local offices in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.

GIRLS' VOICES AND NEEDS ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK

We've engaged 481 young people in the co-creation of our brands, content, and programs, including 83 people through our Youth Advisory Panels and 20 through our Youth Creator Networks.


We've trained 450 Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors (TEGAs) to conduct research in their communities. And in Tanzania and Ethiopia, we've equipped 143 champions with digital tools to encourage immunization.

GIRLS' VOICES AND NEEDS ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK

We've engaged 481 young people in the co-creation of our brands, content, and programs, including 83 people through our Youth Advisory Panels and 20 through our Youth Creator Networks.


We've trained 450 Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors (TEGAs) to conduct research in their communities. And in Tanzania and Ethiopia, we've equipped 143 champions with digital tools to encourage immunization.

OUR LEADERSHIP

OUR LEADERSHIP

Angela 1

Angela Gachui

Global Head of Transformation and Inclusion

Nairobi, Kenya

Angela Gachui

Global Head of Transformation and Inclusion

Nairobi, Kenya

caroline

Caroline Wangeci

Senior Director, Evidence and Insights

Nairobi, Kenya

Caroline Wangeci

Senior Director, Evidence and Insights

Nairobi, Kenya

coleman

Colman Chamberlain

Senior Advisor and Chief Growth Officer

London, UK

Colman Chamberlain

Senior Advisor and Chief Growth Officer

London, UK

jessica

Jessica Posner Odede

Chief Executive Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

Jessica Posner Odede

Chief Executive Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

joyce

Joyce Wanderi-Maina

Chief Program Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

Joyce Wanderi-Maina

Chief Program Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

karina

Karina Rios Michel

Chief Creative and Technology Officer

London, UK

Karina Rios Michel

Chief Creative and Technology Officer

London, UK

kavita

Kavita Ayyagari

Country Director, India

Mumbai, India

Kavita Ayyagari

Country Director, India

Mumbai, India

lidya

Lidya Mulat

Country Director, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lidya Mulat

Country Director, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

lindsey

Lindsey Evans

Senior Director, Social Behaviour Change Communications

London, UK

Lindsey Evans

Senior Director, Social Behaviour Change Communications

London, UK

lisa

Dr. Lisa Mulenga

Country Director, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr. Lisa Mulenga

Country Director, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

lorna

Lorna Qestri, PhD

Chief Partnerships Officer

London, UK

Lorna Qestri, PhD

Chief Partnerships Officer

London, UK

mutaf

Mutaf Rifat

Chief Financial Officer

London, UK

Mutaf Rifat

Chief Financial Officer

London, UK

nancy

Nancy Njoki

Country Director, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Nancy Njoki

Country Director, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

rachel

Rachel M. Mutuku

Global Programs Director

Nairobi, Kenya

Rachel M. Mutuku

Global Programs Director

Nairobi, Kenya

rita

Rita Mbeba

Country Director, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rita Mbeba

Country Director, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

shagun

Shagun Rastogi

Global Head of Create

Mumbai, India

Shagun Rastogi

Global Head of Create

Mumbai, India

tabatha

Tabatha Bruce

Chief Business Officer

London, UK

Tabatha Bruce

Chief Business Officer

London, UK

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Vicky Grainger

Senior Director, Head of HR

London, UK

Vicky Grainger

Senior Director, Head of HR

London, UK

Angela 1

Angela Gachui

Global Head of Transformation and Inclusion

Nairobi, Kenya

Angela Gachui

Global Head of Transformation and Inclusion

Nairobi, Kenya

caroline

Caroline Wangeci

Senior Director, Evidence and Insights

Nairobi, Kenya

Caroline Wangeci

Senior Director, Evidence and Insights

Nairobi, Kenya

coleman

Colman Chamberlain

Senior Advisor and Chief Growth Officer

London, UK

Colman Chamberlain

Senior Advisor and Chief Growth Officer

London, UK

jessica

Jessica Posner Odede

Chief Executive Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

Jessica Posner Odede

Chief Executive Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

joyce

Joyce Wanderi-Maina

Chief Program Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

Joyce Wanderi-Maina

Chief Program Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

karina

Karina Rios Michel

Chief Creative and Technology Officer

London, UK

Karina Rios Michel

Chief Creative and Technology Officer

London, UK

kavita

Kavita Ayyagari

Country Director, India

Mumbai, India

Kavita Ayyagari

Country Director, India

Mumbai, India

lidya

Lidya Mulat

Country Director, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lidya Mulat

Country Director, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

lindsey

Lindsey Evans

Senior Director, Social Behaviour Change Communications

London, UK

Lindsey Evans

Senior Director, Social Behaviour Change Communications

London, UK

lisa

Dr. Lisa Mulenga

Country Director, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr. Lisa Mulenga

Country Director, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

lorna

Lorna Qestri, PhD

Chief Partnerships Officer

London, UK

Lorna Qestri, PhD

Chief Partnerships Officer

London, UK

mutaf

Mutaf Rifat

Chief Financial Officer

London, UK

Mutaf Rifat

Chief Financial Officer

London, UK

nancy

Nancy Njoki

Country Director, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Nancy Njoki

Country Director, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

rachel

Rachel M. Mutuku

Global Programs Director

Nairobi, Kenya

Rachel M. Mutuku

Global Programs Director

Nairobi, Kenya

rita

Rita Mbeba

Country Director, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rita Mbeba

Country Director, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

shagun

Shagun Rastogi

Global Head of Create

Mumbai, India

Shagun Rastogi

Global Head of Create

Mumbai, India

tabatha

Tabatha Bruce

Chief Business Officer

London, UK

Tabatha Bruce

Chief Business Officer

London, UK

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Vicky Grainger

Senior Director, Head of HR

London, UK

Vicky Grainger

Senior Director, Head of HR

London, UK

OUR BOARD

OUR BOARD

alexk

Alex Kuruvilla

Chairman Emeritus

Condé Nast India

Alex Kuruvilla

Chairman Emeritus

Condé Nast India

alexm

Alex Morgan

Soccer Champion & Entrepreneur

Alex Morgan

Soccer Champion & Entrepreneur

edith

Edith Jibunoh

Manager – External Affairs for East & Southern Africa

World Bank Group

Edith Jibunoh

Manager – External Affairs for East & Southern Africa

World Bank Group

erin

Erin Hohlfelder

Chief Advisor to Malala Yousafzai

Malala Fund

Erin Hohlfelder

Chief Advisor to Malala Yousafzai

Malala Fund

ime

Ime Archibong

VP, Product Management

Meta

Ime Archibong

VP, Product Management

Meta

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Jacob Schimmel

Chairman

UKI Investments

Jacob Schimmel

Chairman

UKI Investments

jim

Jim Citrin

Leader & Head

Spencer Stuart CEO Practice

Jim Citrin

Leader & Head

Spencer Stuart CEO Practice

jonathan

Jonathan Newhouse

Chairman

Girl Effect Board Condé Nast

Jonathan Newhouse

Chairman

Girl Effect Board Condé Nast

jorge

Jorge G. Casimiro

VP, Chief of Public Policy & Social Impact Officer, NIKE Inc. & President, NIKE Foundation

NIKE Inc. & NIKE Foundation

Jorge G. Casimiro

VP, Chief of Public Policy & Social Impact Officer, NIKE Inc. & President, NIKE Foundation

NIKE Inc. & NIKE Foundation

juliana

Juliana Rotich

Venture Partner

Atlantica, BRCK Inc. & Ushahidi Inc.

Juliana Rotich

Venture Partner

Atlantica, BRCK Inc. & Ushahidi Inc.

maria

Maria Eitel

Founder & Chair Emeritus

Girl Effect

Maria Eitel

Founder & Chair Emeritus

Girl Effect

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Natasha Poonawalla

Director

Serum Institute of India

Natasha Poonawalla

Director

Serum Institute of India

nina

Nina Kjellson

General Partner

Canaan

Nina Kjellson

General Partner

Canaan

salma

Salma Hayek Pinault

Producer, Director, Actor, Activist

Salma Hayek Pinault

Producer, Director, Actor, Activist

alexk

Alex Kuruvilla

Chairman Emeritus

Condé Nast India

Alex Kuruvilla

Chairman Emeritus

Condé Nast India

alexm

Alex Morgan

Soccer Champion & Entrepreneur

Alex Morgan

Soccer Champion & Entrepreneur

edith

Edith Jibunoh

Manager – External Affairs for East & Southern Africa

World Bank Group

Edith Jibunoh

Manager – External Affairs for East & Southern Africa

World Bank Group

erin

Erin Hohlfelder

Chief Advisor to Malala Yousafzai

Malala Fund

Erin Hohlfelder

Chief Advisor to Malala Yousafzai

Malala Fund

ime

Ime Archibong

VP, Product Management

Meta

Ime Archibong

VP, Product Management

Meta

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Jacob Schimmel

Chairman

UKI Investments

Jacob Schimmel

Chairman

UKI Investments

jim

Jim Citrin

Leader & Head

Spencer Stuart CEO Practice

Jim Citrin

Leader & Head

Spencer Stuart CEO Practice

jonathan

Jonathan Newhouse

Chairman

Girl Effect Board Condé Nast

Jonathan Newhouse

Chairman

Girl Effect Board Condé Nast

jorge

Jorge G. Casimiro

VP, Chief of Public Policy & Social Impact Officer, NIKE Inc. & President, NIKE Foundation

NIKE Inc. & NIKE Foundation

Jorge G. Casimiro

VP, Chief of Public Policy & Social Impact Officer, NIKE Inc. & President, NIKE Foundation

NIKE Inc. & NIKE Foundation

juliana

Juliana Rotich

Venture Partner

Atlantica, BRCK Inc. & Ushahidi Inc.

Juliana Rotich

Venture Partner

Atlantica, BRCK Inc. & Ushahidi Inc.

maria

Maria Eitel

Founder & Chair Emeritus

Girl Effect

Maria Eitel

Founder & Chair Emeritus

Girl Effect

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Natasha Poonawalla

Director

Serum Institute of India

Natasha Poonawalla

Director

Serum Institute of India

nina

Nina Kjellson

General Partner

Canaan

Nina Kjellson

General Partner

Canaan

salma

Salma Hayek Pinault

Producer, Director, Actor, Activist

Salma Hayek Pinault

Producer, Director, Actor, Activist

OUR PARTNERS

We are especially grateful to the donors and strategic partners who help advance our work:

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