Jolita or Tata as her family and friends call her, is a development worker since 2015 having been involved in INGOS such as Oxfam, World Vision and VSO. While development work is her passion, she actually began as a Researcher for a government cultural agency in the Philippines after which, she transferred to the private sector as a Research content writer and later Business Risk analyst for a consultancy firm.

Interested in interacting with different types of people from different ethnicities and races, Jolita loves traveling, (but on a budget) and immersing herself in everything the place has to offer. She once lived in the south of Germany for two years for her Masters, Bangladesh in 2018 where she did volunteer work and, also briefly in Singapore for her university fieldwork.

At present, Jolita is working for a German development agency in her country.

Salem Koredele Elegbede is from Benin. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the African School of Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance from Central University. He currently supports the financial management of the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land use (WASCAL) in Benin.

He also contributes to other WASCAL activities including: the implementation of the PAUWES (Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences), CLIMAFRI (CLIMate-sensitive Adaptation strategies to reduce Flood RIsk) and H2 Atlas-Africa projects in Benin. In this respect, he has contributed to a proper financial flow of information between donors and management.

Moreover, he worked with Ecobank Ghana Ltd, contributing to an efficient bank service to customers. With his academic and professional background, he has solid skills in financial management, project management and monitoring, and logistics. His research interests are public policy and governance, development finance, risk management.

I’m Amaani from Sri Lanka. I’ve studied BSc. Business Information Systems at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is a member of British Computer Society. I support sustainable development, peace, fair distribution of resources, justice, equality, and human rights. I enjoy travelling, swimming, philanthropy, music, reading, and handwork.

I’m Gali Swetha chowdary from India. I’ve earned my bachelor’s degree in commerce at Sree Vidyanikethan Degree College. Travel, music & movies gets me high on life. I’m determined in being the source of learning for people who are keen in growing.