ABOUT

Our Team

Beth Mburu

Field officer, Kenya

Beth Mburu is a dedicated professional committed to empowering widows in Kenya. As a Field Officer at the Global Fund for Widows, she specializes in executing the WISALA project, uplifting widows in the community. With expertise in communication, organization, and responsive management, she excels in seamless team interactions and timely addressing of inquiries. Backed by a bachelor’s degree in Community Development, she merges academic knowledge with practical experience, making informed decisions for impactful projects. Her aim is to leverage her unique skills and education to continue positively.

Headquarters

Elena Saenz Feehan

Interim Executive Director

Elena Saenz Feehan oversees the operations of GFW’s Country Programs while championing the rights of widows at the local, national, and international levels.

Georges Sabé

Global Operations and Compliance Manager

Georges Sabé oversees the operations and compliance of GFW at the global level, implementing efficient processes and ensuring regulatory adherence across diverse regions.

Fatima Martin Sanchez

Program Associate

Fatima Martin Sanchez provides a range of duties that support and reinforce GFW´s successful execution of programs and initiatives.

Mwila Agatha Zaza

Grants Specialist

Mwila is a communications and institutional fundraising specialist in the international development aid sector.

Kenya

Fredrick Onyambu

Fredrick brings a wealth of experience in community development, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, mediation, and program management to GFW.

Alex Kiogora

Field officer, Kenya

Alex Kiogora is a creative media professional with over 2 years of experience in photography, videography, graphic design, and editing.

Delvine Awuor

Deputy Program Manager, Kenya

Delvine is dedicated to ensuring the successful implementation of the WISALA Project, showcasing her hands-on approach to making a difference.

Joshua Moganda

Financial Controller, Kenya

Joshua plays a pivotal role as the Financial Controller at the Global Fund for Widows, overseeing the financial management of the WISALA projects in Kenya.

Kenneth Ndung’u

Deputy Monitoring and Evaluation controller, Kenya

Kenneth plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the impact of various initiatives is both quantitatively and qualitatively measured.

Musau Peter

Field officer, Kenya

Musau Peter has a strong commitment to empowering marginalized groups like widows, orphans, and underserved communities.

Pauline Kitenge

Legal officer, Kenya

Pauline is responsible for the implementation of GFW’s paralegal training program in Kenya.

Egypt

Awny Mikhaeel

Egypt Country Director

Mr Mikhaeel is responsible for establishing over 1000 village savings and loan associations across Egypt.

Mariam Fawzy

Field Officer & Vice Manager

Nabil Aziz

M.E. Specialist

Sahar Farouk

Fatma Osama

Tanzania

Mesha Singolyo

Tanzania Country Director

Ms. Mesha Pius Singolyo oversees the operations Global Fund for Widows in Tanzania Programs while championing the economic rights and access to education for girls and young mothers in Arusha Region.

Mary Lomayani Laizer

Mary Lomayani Laizer oversee field activities, training widows and help the country director to manage office operations, procedures, handling correspondence, organizing and scheduling meetings, maintaining and databases at Global fund for Widows. Before her role at GFW she worked as a company administrative manger Conservation Resource Centre & Centre for Research Cooperation Ltd.