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
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Gift Chiponde
Researcher
Harpal Punia
The Thika Alumni Trust (TTAT)
Researcher
Hesbon Ng’eno
The Spix Foundation
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Isatou Cham
Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, The Gambia
Developer
Jennifer Cotter Otieno
EdTech East Africa
Researcher
Joao Abilio Lazaro
UniSCED (University)
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Joseph Berkoh
Fixxies Technologies Limited
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Joseph Wambua
Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Julia K. Sandiman-Gbeyai
Center of Excellence for Curriculum Development and Textbook Research – Ministry of Education
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Kaddijatou Singhateh
Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
Researcher
Kago Desmond Monare
Centre for Technology-Enhanced Learning & Teaching (CTELT), Botswana Open University
Teacher/Learner
Kaliduo Jallow
Curriculum Research, Evaluation and Development Directorate
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