ABOUT US

The Board
SANDILE SWANASANDILE SWANA - CHAIRPERSON
Sandile is a member of the Institute of Directors. He completed a B.Comm at Wits University, Johannesburg and has also completed the Business Advisors Programme at WBS-Centre for Developing Business. He holds an MBA from the University of Pretoria as well as a BTh in Ethics from UNISA. He spent seven years in the retail sector of Caltex Oil and Zenex Oil and has also worked as Group Operations Manager for the JSE listed, Don Group. Sandile is currently a consultant to industry, serves on several boards and has a passion for Africa and transformation.

SUSANNAH FARRSUSANNAH FARR - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Susannah led the founding process of the GOLD Peer Education Development Agency. She is a visionary with the ability to motivate and lead others toward a common vision for youth transformation in Southern Africa. She holds an M Phil degree (cum laude) in Management of HIV and AIDS in the World of Work and did her thesis in Youth Peer Education. She has a business management qualification from the University of Stellenbosch and is an experienced trainer. She has been involved in youth development for the past 11 years. She was a primary pioneer in the methodology and material that currently makes up the GOLD Peer Education Model.
PEGGY CHISHIMBAPEGGY CHISHIMBA - TREASURER
Peggy has a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with several years’ experience in the financial services industry, having worked in auditing, accounting, banking and the pension funds industry. Has worked as a Business Development Consultant and in the SMME sectors as an advisor and a training facilitator. Qualified in governance with ICSA (Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators). Five years’ experience working with non-government organizations that focus on women and children that are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the capacity of Finance and Fundraising Manager.
SAMUEL KAREITHISAMUEL KAREITHI - MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Sam is a development economist and consultant in both the economic development sector and the corporate world, having worked widely in Africa and Europe. He has taught at universities in the UK and currently teaching community development at Cornerstone Christian College and is a faculty member at Stellenbosch University, He has a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Luton, UK. He is involved in building the capacity of global church leaders in the areas of poverty and development and also in monitoring and evaluation of organisations to determine how they achieve their development objectives.
ALICIA DAVIDSALICIA DAVIDS - TRAINING
Alicia has extensive experience in teaching and facilitation and has also worked in communications and fundraising. Alicia started out her career in the 80s as a high school teacher at Macassar Secondary School. Since 2002 she has been an Independent Education Practitioner & owner of Summit Training & Consulting cc. In 2008 she resumed this role after serving as shareowner and academic director of a learning organization for 2 years. Her undergraduate majors were English and Psychology at UWC in the 1980s. She later completed a B Ed Hons at UCT and partially completed an M Ed also at UCT in Adult & Higher Education. She is currently a contract lecturer on their ACE in School Leadership & Management. She is hoping to resume her M Ed in 2011. She is a co-founder and pastor of a Church in Cape Town. Alicia is a strategic woman with a passion for young people and empowerment through education.

RACHEL MASHRACHEL MASH - HIV TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Rachel has a Diploma in Missiology with All Nations College, MA (hons) Edinburgh University, Scotland and an MTh from Stellenbosch University where her thesis was ‘Youth sexuality in Anglicans – aged 12-19’. She is currently busy with her PhD in peer education. She is employed full time by the Fikelela AIDS Project which includes: HIV/AIDS task team church mobilisation, Orphan support centres and youth sexuality programmes. Rachel is the assistant priest at St Marks District Six and is a Board member of Sibanye Economic empowerment.
DR. THAPELO J. OTLOGETSWEDR. THAPELO J. OTLOGETSWE - EDUCATION AND MEDIA/ BOTSWANA
Thapelo is a corpus linguist and lexicographer in the Department of English, University of Botswana. He lectures in English linguistics and compiles Setswana/English dictionaries. Thapelo was educated at the University of Botswana, University of Oxford and University of Pretoria. He has compiled the largest Setswana corpus (textual database for linguistic research) comprising over 13 million words and has authored two books. He is currently working on two major projects: the development of a Setswana Pronunciation dictionary and the Setswana Rhyming dictionary.
ALICE THEMBOALICE THEMBO - SADC STRATEGY/ ZAMBIA
Alice Jere Tembo is a Chartered Accountant and a partner in the Audit Department of Deloitte & Touche, Zambia. Alice became Deloitte & Touche, Zambia’s first female partner in 2005, aged 33. She has a Bachelors Degree in Accountancy from the Copperbelt University and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Alice has specialized in managing audits as a key resource of World Bank/International Development Association and other donor funded projects.