Why Mwanga wa Elimu?
Meet the Luminaries transforming African education
Secretariat
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
AUDA-NEPAD
Strategic Advisor
Maria Stella Namyalo
AUDA-NEPAD
Programme Manager
Ninon Nelson
Spix Foundation
Executive Coordinator
John Kimotho
Spix Foundation
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
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
Mr. Cimpaye Bartheciema
Ministry of Education
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Mr.Andrew Kojo Kwakye Adu
Vocational Education & Training Service (TVETS) Ministry of Education
Developer
Ms. Joanna Gomez
CUBE
Teacher/Learner
Mutumbwa Abia
Zimbabwe Open University
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Mweneni Shahungu
National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST)
Researcher
Nyagaki Gichia
@Team4Tech
Developer
Palesa Mucivame
EduSphere
Developer
Patrick Njoroge
Edutab Africa
Developer
Peter Fagerström
Educraftor / Teach Millions
Researcher
Poncelet O. Ileleji
Jokkolabs Banjul
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Prof Jonas A S Redwood-Sawyerr
University of Sierra Leone
Policymaker/Public Sector partner
Sangay Faeflen
Ministry of Education, Liberia
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