Adedoyin Adeleke (Italy and Nigeria)
Founder/Executive Director
He says ‘while I specialise in sustainable energy and contribute to educational development, my interest transcend energy and goes beyond education, I want to contribute to the making of the Real Africa: the Africa with llivelihood that reflect its potentials’….‘Africa is too rich to be poor, I choose to Act’.
Agatha Christy Sonma Okoro (USA)
Manager, Administration
Oluwadamilola Pikuda (Canada)
Manager, Programmes
She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria where she graduated with first class honours and a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, at the Institute Center for Water and Environment (iWater), Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, UAE, where she worked on Semi-Conductor Thin Films for Solar Light Activated Glass and graduated with distinction. She is a past recipient of several prestigious scholarships such as Carnegie Female Merit Award, USA (2009-2012), Federal Government Undergraduate Scholarship, Nigeria (2009-2012), Masdar Institute Scholarship, UAE (2015-2016), and currently McGill Engineering Doctoral Award, Canada (2017 – date) and the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (2018-date). Also, Oluwadamilola was awarded Best Thesis Award, Department of Chemical Engineering; Master of Science Outstanding Thesis Award; and Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Academic Performance and Maintaining a GPA of 4.0 (2015-2017 Academic Years) at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology upon the completion of her M. Sc. Programme.
She has presented her research work at different conferences across the globe and published several peer-reviewed publications. Asides her commitment to environmental-related research, Dami is also passionate for educational development especially in Africa and continually engages in activities to contribute to youth-related causes in the continent. She is a founding member of Nigeria Future Energy Group (NiFEG), a Nigeria-based NGO which promotes sustainability whilst proffering solutions to localized energy problems. Among the successful projects of the group is powering the Kanji and Wolfson lecture halls in Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria using solar PV panels, as well as providing training sessions on PV panel installation to the university students.
She is the Program Manager of International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa).
Akinleye Folorunsho (Nigeria)
Coordinator, Mentors’ Relation | Mentoring for Research Programme
Festus Adedoyin (UK and Nigeria)
Coordinator, Mentees’ Relation | Mentoring for Research Programme
Enoch Bessah, PhD (Ghana and Nigeria)
Coordinator, Selection team | Mentoring for Research Programme
Titilope Odutayo (Italy)
Lead, Communications
Amanda Kahunzire (Uganda)
Communications Associate
Yasmin Khalafallah (UAE)
Communications Associate
Victorine Ghislaine Nzino Munongo (Cameroon)
Communications Associate
Sylvie Tchoumi Tchoumke (Cameroon)
Communications Associate
Aparajita Alam (Bangladesh)
Communications Associate
Charles Tumuhe (Uganda)
Communications Associate
Adekola Adeniran (Nigeria)
Programme Associate
Tobiloba Adaramati (Nigeria)
Programme Associate
Achoroi Aaron (Uganda)
Programme Associate
Charles BIDIME EPOPA (Cameroon)
Programme Associate
Oluwaseun Salami (Nigeria)
Programme Associate
Aderonke Odebiyi (Nigeria)
Programme Associate
Guy Joel (Cameroon and Egypt)
Programme Associate
Ivy Malunga (Zimbabwe)
Programme Associate
John Moono (Zambia)
Programme Associate
Lindah Fatuma (Kenya)
Programme Associate
Mary Immaculate Neh Fru (Cameroon )
Programme Associate
Melissa Montrose (France)
Programme Associate
Rania Jribi
Programme Associate