Staff & Volunteers

Meet Our Staff & Volunteers!

• MARTHA SHAYO
  Martha works as a Store Keeper and Cleaner. Her main role is to ensure the upkeep of the centre’s environment is maintained and the children’s clothes are kept washed and stored. She is also responsible for escorting the small kids to nursery school. Martha likes to involve children in physical activities so as to learn the advantages of physical activities. She loves the children and likes to play with them different games such as ‘Kuruka Kamba’. Her hobbies are drawing and reading books.
• ELIZABETH KILIAN SHAYO
  Elizabeth works as a cook. Her main role is to prepare meals for the children everyday. She also manages food items and ensures the kitchen is kept clean, and the utensils and other cooking equipments are washed. She is responsible for the purchase of food items from the market and at times teaches the children how to cook. She likes playing with children especially the game ‘Kuruka Kamba’.
• STELLA & FRED
  Stella and Fred are responsible for all sports and drama troupe activities. Their main role is to teach the children drama, sports and games. They develop and initiate together with the children different games, songs, dances and poems. They are also responsible for escorting children to and from the playing grounds and on occasion will take the children outside the Kilimanjaro region for sports and drama activities.
• MAGRETH MWAKIPESILE
  Magreth is responsible for all the children’s health. She is in charge of taking sick children to hospital and accompanying admitted children whilst in the hospital. She maintains the children’s hygiene, teaches health education, and ensures a balanced diet. She maintains the hygiene requirements in the toilet and bathing areas for both children and staff. In addition she purchases the medicines and other health equipment and keeps health records of every child.
• ELIVINE TENGA
  Eveline is responsible for overseeing all garden activities. She makes sure the garden is watered daily, garden equipment is kept safe and stored appropriately and maintenance of the garden equipment. She teaches the children on how to take care of the garden and maintains accounts with regard to income and expenditures of the garden project.
• FRANSISCA JOHN
  Fransisca is the Night Supervisor for girls. She ensures the girls wash before bedtime and escorts them to the toilet during the night. She also assists the children with homework, makes sure the girls sleep in their respective rooms, resolves conflicts/fights – if they happen and wakes them in the morning in preparation for school, gives them breakfast and walks the smaller kids to nursery. She also makes sure the girls rooms are kept tidy.
• JOHN RICHARD MSOKA
  John is the Night Supervisor for boys. He ensures the boys wash before bedtime and escorts them to the toilet during the night. He also assists the children with homework, makes sure the boys sleep in their respective rooms, resolves conflicts/fights – if they happen and wakes them in the morning in preparation for school, gives them breakfast and walks the smaller kids to nursery. He also makes sure the boys rooms are kept tidy.
• JACKSON KORDONYI MOLELI
  Jackson is a Night Watchman (security guard). He is responsible for safeguarding all of the Kili Centre’s property during the night, he ensures the safety of all the children and staff during the night and assists the night guardians with any night duties i.e.: escorting the children to the toilets and resolving conflicts/fights between children – if they happen.
• RENALTA RAUYA
  Renalta is a tuition teacher. She teaches the children subjects that they may be struggling in. She has been a great asset to the Kili Centre in the academic progress of the children which continues to improve.
• SHABANI JUMANNE
  Shabani is the non-formal educator at the Kili Centre. He teaches children who’ve been out of school for a long time and who can not be immediately mainstreamed back into the formal schooling system until they have passed the non formal education system (MEMKWA). Shabani has made a lot of progress in this program and has managed to mainstream 9 children back into the formal schooling system.
• HILARY PINIEL SHUMA
  Hilary is a supervisor for development projects at Kili Centre. He is responsible for supervising all construction, renovation and income projects activities at Kili Centre.
• GLORIA MUSHI
  Gloria is a tailoring teacher. She is responsible for teaching older children how to tailor clothes. She is also responsible for tailoring torn clothes of the children.
• GODFREY WILLIAM MREMA
  Godfrey is a coordinator of education program. He is responsible for;Coordinating all formal and non-formal education activities at the residential care centre,

• Enrolling children in schools (nursery, primary, secondary, college, vocational training centers, apprenticeship etc.)
• Making sure all children have all school requirements such as school fees, uniforms, exercise books, pens, etc.
• Following up children in schools to make sure they attend at school and perform well in lessons.
• Following up the school transfers of children from their original schools    Working closely with DEO’s, WEC’s and head teachers in Kilimanjaro region in order to get exemptions for our kids in paying some of schools’ contributions.
• Interviewing new children at the centre
• Visiting the homes of our children’s families/relatives as a reunification process
• Visiting the streets in Moshi and Arusha for identification of the children on the streets and visiting the local leaders in the communities for the identification of the orphans who need our support.

• MICHAEL MPOMBO
  Michael is a founder and director of Kili Centre. His role is to oversee the organization’s programs, plans and activities. This involves managing, fundraising, reporting and recruiting volunteers.