Janet is a program associate with Wezesha. She is a program management professional with a background in Actuarial Science and Social Innovation Management. She has 6 years of experience in program coordination working with Entrepreneurs in Enterprise Support, particularly around Capacity Building for Small and Medium Businesses.

Her areas of expertise include Program Design and Management, Information Flow and Knowledge Management, training and capacity building, client relations, impact measurement, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in the education and consulting sectors.

Janet supports impact work in the SME space and consciously seeks to support entrepreneurs with initiatives that focus on solving societal problems. She is passionate about the SDGs, with a focus on Education, Preserving the Environment, and Gender equity, as well as Community Building and Entrepreneurship.

Loreen describes herself as a social intrapreneur with over seven years of experience and foundational training in Sociology, Psychology, Gender, and Development (MA) in the Youth, Community Development, Gender and Social Development projects with NGOs. Her proficiency is in program and project management, process improvement, stakeholder engagement, budgeting and operations management, monitoring and evaluation.Loreen joined Ongoza in 2021, where she leads the Wezesha service that focuses on skills building and empowerment.

Silvia has over 10 years of working experience as an entrepreneur and management consultant for start-ups, SMEs, and Enterprise clients. Her areas of focus include technical expertise in the textile sector, supply chain management, partnership development, project management and business development.Mentorship and business coaching is a platform she continuously uses to inspire entrepreneurs. Her intention as she engages with entrepreneurs is to offer support to their growth and development at both a business and personal level.

Belinda’s enthusiasm, dedication and 10 years of experience across various business sectors, such as customer service, business development, and relationship management alongside general operations have made her ideal for the Stakeholder Engagement lead role in Ongoza.Since joining in January 2021, she has successfully represented stakeholders internally and externally, coordinating with other functions to implement client systems, address ongoing service needs, and conduct productive donor onboarding and retention strategies.Additionally, she is leading Ongoza’s Marketing and Communications objectives to ensure it’s on target to drive participation and increase organisational awareness.In her spare time, Belinda enjoys reading, writing and long walks.

Philip joined Ongoza in 2018 with five years of sales experience to head our entrepreneur recruitment. In 2015, he co-founded Paperless World (an online platform that aggregates information about public schools in Kenya and offers online solutions to clients), where he was the head of business development. He then became a business development executive at Greenbell Communications. As a volunteer, he led recruitment at Lapid Leaders, a youth leadership non-profit. Philip has a B.Sc. in Information Technology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Philip loves to dance, and when he does, his purpose is to enjoy every step along the way rather than to reach a certain destination. He applies this principle to his life as well.

Brian is a seasoned enterprise development expert with six years of experience under his belt. Armed with a Bachelor's degree in Business Information Technology from Jomo Kenyatta University, Brian possesses exceptional computing and problem-solving skills.

His passion for continuous learning is reflected in the various certifications he's earned and volunteer work he's done. As an accomplished Enterprise Development professional, Brian has honed his skills in financial inclusion and microenterprise development, positively impacting entrepreneurs.

Beyond his work, Brian is an enthusiastic Rotaract member committed to giving back to his community. With his friendly demeanour and meticulous approach, Brian is always eager to tackle challenges and adapt to change, making a profound impact wherever he goes.

Zawadi has over 10 years of experience in finance and administration having worked in various sectors including the automotive industry, financial and management consulting and social enterprises which include water and sanitation services and youth employment.She successfully led the accounting, finance and administration functions in a number of organizations with a focus in strengthening systems and processes as well as setting up internal control systems to improve operational efficiency.