wearetlm | Tanzanian Team

TUMAINI LA MAISHA TANZANIA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors manages all the Operations and Programmes related to Children's Cancer funded by the initiatives of the group 'We Are TLM'

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Chairman Board of Directors.
Mr Gerald Mongella is also a founding board member of TLM Tanzania. Gerald is a respected member of the business community in Tanzania. He has expertly steered the board and TLM in general through the many complex management and operational challenges that face any start up organization.

Dr. Blandina Lugendo

Treasurer Board of Directors.
Mrs Blandina Lugendo is the founding member of the board of TLM Tanzania. She is a marine ecologist by profession, working as a Lecturer at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries - University of Dar es Salaam.

Dr Patricia (Trish) Scanlan

Secretary Board of Directors & C.E.O of TLM Tanzania.
Dr Trish Scanlan is a founding board member as well as an Irish Paediatric oncologist who has lived and worked in Tanzania since 2007.

Dr. Julius Mwaiselage

Dr. Julius Mwaisalage is a member of the Board of Directors; He is the Executive Director of the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI).

Saira Dewji

Mrs Saira Dewji is a member of our board. She was born and raised in Dar es Salaam although she has been educated in both India (high school) and the USA (BA in marketing). She is a mother of three beautiful children and feels blessed and compelled to reach out to children who are less fortunate. She is a dynamic addition to the team and has taken the lead in the field of fundraising and donations in kind for the children.

Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela

Dr. Mwele Malecela is a World Health Organization (WHO) Director in the Office of the Africa Regional Director and is the first woman to hold this position. She is also director of the Tanzania Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program. Dr. Malecela holds a Bsc in zoology from the University of Dar es Salaam and an Msc and PhD in parasitology from the University of London (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). She specialized in filarial immunology, specifically on filarial immune evas

Gerald_edited

Chairman Board of Directors.
Mr Gerald Mongella is also a founding board member of TLM Tanzania. Gerald is a respected member of the business community in Tanzania. He has expertly steered the board and TLM in general through the many complex management and operational challenges that face any start up organization.

Dr. Blandina Lugendo

Treasurer Board of Directors.
Mrs Blandina Lugendo is the founding member of the board of TLM Tanzania. She is a marine ecologist by profession, working as a Lecturer at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries - University of Dar es Salaam.

Dr Patricia (Trish) Scanlan

Secretary Board of Directors & C.E.O of TLM Tanzania.
Dr Trish Scanlan is a founding board member as well as an Irish Paediatric oncologist who has lived and worked in Tanzania since 2007.

Dr. Julius Mwaiselage

Dr. Julius Mwaisalage is a member of the Board of Directors; He is the Executive Director of the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI).

Saira Dewji

Mrs Saira Dewji is a member of our board. She was born and raised in Dar es Salaam although she has been educated in both India (high school) and the USA (BA in marketing). She is a mother of three beautiful children and feels blessed and compelled to reach out to children who are less fortunate. She is a dynamic addition to the team and has taken the lead in the field of fundraising and donations in kind for the children.

Dr. Mwele Ntuli Malecela

Dr. Mwele Malecela is a World Health Organization (WHO) Director in the Office of the Africa Regional Director and is the first woman to hold this position. She is also director of the Tanzania Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program. Dr. Malecela holds a Bsc in zoology from the University of Dar es Salaam and an Msc and PhD in parasitology from the University of London (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). She specialized in filarial immunology, specifically on filarial immune evas

Thank You Matthew

We would also like to thank Mr Matthew Banks, of Children in Crossfire, who was a founding board member until he left Tanzania. He was key to founding and registering Tumaini la Maisha as an NGO in Tanzania and we remain grateful to him for all his efforts

TLM TANZANIA TEAM

This dedicated team is made up of people from various professions from doctors to nutrition experts and play therapists to programme management.

This team works tirelessly to make the sure TLM's goals are reached and achieved.

Lilian Ndyetabula

Chief Of Operating Officer

Godlove Sandi

Dr Jane Kaijage

Director of Clinical Services

Alex Kaijage

Chief Finance Officer and Donor Manager

Veronica Magessa

Joyce Bulube

Finance Officer

Margreth

Meadhbh O'Rourke

TLM Ireland and International Strategic Development Manager

Ezekiel Tunduje

Salama

Sister Joyce Kopwe

Health Attendant

Anna Massawe

Hawa Mpina

Health Attendant

David Makunja

Alice Mutagonda

Outreach Coordinator

Martha Kiula

Parent Liaison Officer

Winifrida Mwigune

Parent Liaison Officer

Eunice Mtui

Nutritionist Assistance

Blandina Mlaguzi

Parent Liaison Officer

Reuben Kasiga

Assistance Programme Officer & Driver

Revinant Muro

Alistidia Albogast

Elisha Majela

Flora Mussa

Leonard

Doris

Hilda Mwageni

House Supervisor

Eliza Clown

Clown Doctor & Yoga Instructor

Monalisa Francis

Procurement and Maintenance Officer

Margret John

Assistant Play Therapist

Fredrick Macksaka

Programme Officer