Why Mwanga wa Elimu?
Meet the Luminaries transforming African education
Founding Luminaries™
The architects who shape the direction of the movement. Pioneering leaders who set the foundation for Africa’s EdTech transformation.
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Benicio Arnindo
The Institute for Open and Distance Education (IEDA), Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC), Mozambique
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Dr. Joshua Valeta
Distance Education Association of Southern Africa (DEASA)
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Kagendo Salisbury
Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Leonard Mgcibelo Tsela
Ministry of Education & Training, Eswatini
Developer
Michael Wachira
Virtual Essence Limited
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Mmabaledi Kefilwe Seeletso, PhD
SADC Centre for Distance Education | Commonwealth Of Learning | DEASA – Botswana
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Momodou Jeng
Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, The Gambia
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Nathaniel Cisco
Ministry of Education, Liberia
Teacher/Learner
Peter Bushnell
Teacher Trainer & National Trainer for ICT Integration (Kenya)
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Prof. Smile Dzisi
Ghana Education Service
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Professor Sir Michael N. Nkwenti
Ministry of Basic Education, Cameroon
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Stephen Owusu, Ph.D
Westmont University
Advisors
Four senior advisors guide the movement. Together, they provide the strategic direction and ensure that the movement stays grounded in African realities
Strategic Advisor
Barbara Glover
Strategic Advisor | AUDA-NEPAD
Strategic Advisor
Maria Stella Namyaro
Strategic Advisor | AUDA-NEPAD
Programme Manager
Ninon Nelson
Manager | Spix Foundation
Executive Coordinator
John Kimotho
Founding Luminary Coordinator | Spix Foundation
Luminaries™
Committed leaders who have pledged concrete actions to build a unified EdTech ecosystem for 200 million African learners by 2030
Researcher
Alex Njiiri
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Developer
Alfredo Muchanga
Saudigitus
Researcher
Anthony Bloome
mEducation Alliance
Developer
Anthony Kahinga
Elimutab
Developer
Carmen Strigel
RTI International / Tangerine Central
Developer
Cyrus Kamau
Director ICT, TSC
Researcher
Dan Baffour-Awuah
Workforce Development International
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Dlamini Phumlile Patricia
Ministry of Education & Training, Eswatini
Researcher
Dr. Ilongo Fritz Ngale
University of eSwatini
Developer
Edgar Kasenene
Idex Africa
Developer
Evans Rotich
Dals Learning
Researcher
Fredrick Macharia
Spix Foundation
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