our co workers

VGF BOARD IN TANZANIA

Erik Winberg

Chairperson.Raised in Tanzania and has spent most of his life there. He has worked in several different regions of the country.


Emmanuel Urassa

Treasurer. Responsible for major purchases and disbursements. Emmanuel is an entrepreneur based in Arusha.


Julius &
Mama Gifti Mollel

Student Support Coordinator. Oversees the students receiving support through VGF. This includes purchasing school supplies and ensuring they reach the students. Their ability to speak the local language fosters strong connections with the children and their parents.



Ezekiel Kokan

Vice Chairperson. Acts as an advisor. Ezekiel, a former village chairperson of Olchoronyokie, knows the people in the area well.


Carl Winberg

Vice Treasurer.

Jane Laizer
Secretary
. Works as a

teacher in one of the neighboring villages in Ketumbeine. She was raised in the area and knows the children and their families personally.

VGF BOARD IN SWEDEN

Karl-Axel Karlsson
Chairperson

Lives in Sweden and have visited Tanzania several times.


Johanna Glimmerbeck
Member

Lives in Sweden, and have visited Tanzania.


Emil Lundkvist
Vice Chairperson

Lives currently in Japan, previously lived in Tanzania for several years.

Donald Fjällrud
Member

Lives in Sweden, and have visited Tanzania several times.


Carl Winberg
Secretary

Lives in Sweden. Spent most of his upbringing in East Africa and has worked in several African countries.


Mikael Nyman 
Member

Lives in Sweden. Spent most of his childhood in Tanzania, and has worked in multiple African countries with rescue operations.

Anneli Winberg

Treasurer

Lives in Sweden. Has lived and worked in Tanzania for serveral years, and has been involved in aid projects.

Per Halldin, Member

Lives in Sweden, is an entrepreneur and has visited Tanzania