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boNGO Team

boNGO's management are four people who were actively involved in setting up the Model Childcare Center Umodzi-Mbame in 2005/2006.

Tereza Mirovicova, Managing Director. Czech Republic

School of Economics. Czech Republic.

Development Volunteer for an international NGO, working within a Preschool and

Teacher-Training Program and developing a Teachers' Manual for rural Preschools. Malawi. 2003.

Promoting Fair Trade in the Czech Republic. 2004 to date.

Project Co-ordinator supporting the development of Umodzi-Mbame CBO. Malawi. 2006.

Founder/PR Director, boNGO Worldwide. Malawi. 2007 to date.

Supporting the development of the Government's Millennium Development Goals Booklet and the International Development Booklet for the Parliament Members and Senators. Czech Republic. 2008.

 

"I am a visionary. A lot of good ideas come to me and some of them I turn true. One of these was building a preschool in Malawi, which in the end was the foundation for starting boNGO. Without this original project my boNGO colleagues would never have gotten together, and without them there would be no boNGO."

Justin Namizinga, Malawi Program Director. Malawi

Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE). 1999.

Diploma & Certificate in Project Management (Community Development). Frontline Institute of Zimbabwe. 2003.

Working with several international NGOs in Malawi - Gift of the Givers, World Vision, Hunger Project, World Food Program, DAPP. 1999 - 2006.

Graduate in Marketing, Malawi College of Accountancy. 2007.

Project Officer supporting the development of Umodzi-Mbame CBO. Malawi. 2006.

Founder/Malawi Program Director, boNGO Worldwide. Malawi. 2007 to date.

Early Childhood Development Certificate, Ministry of Gender and Child Services Malawi. 2008.

 

"I am happy to work for my country in the area of development work and to be one of the founding members of boNGO Worldwide.  Imagine: working, interacting, sharing with different people of different backgrounds, cultures, understanding, perceptions, and interests. It must be challenging and good."

Simone Fuchs, Education Director. Switzerland

Graduation as Primary School Teacher in Switzerland. 2001.

Development Volunteer for an international NGO, working within a Preschool and Teacher-Training Program and developing a Teachers' Manual for rural Preschools. Malawi. 2002.

Preschool Teacher. England. 2003.

Coordinator and Fundraiser for a Development Education Charity, encouraging global awareness and

responsibility within education. England. 2004.

Education Officer supporting the development of Umodzi-Mbame CBO. Malawi. 2006.

Founder/Education Director, boNGO Worldwide. Malawi. 2007 to date.

 

"boNGO evolved out of our personal life experiences. For me boNGO is therefore not just a development concept but a living approach which I am continuously exploring on a personal and social level. It's about joy, potential, openness, motivation and trust in oneself, the people and life."

David Leflar, U.S. operation director

B.A. English Literature, minor in Psychology. University of the South, 2003.

Bass Player, Mojo Hand. USA. 2002-2004.

TEFL Certificate. ITC Prague, 2004.

English Language Teacher, James Cook Language Agency. Prague, Czech Republic. 2004-2006.

Voice Recording for English Language Lessons. Prague, Czech Republic. 2005-2006.

Good/Bad Giant, English Language Theater. Prague, Czech Republic. 2005-2006.

Partnership Development Officer, supporting the development of Umodzi-Mbame CBO. Malawi. 2006.

Founder/Managing Director, boNGO Worldwide. Malawi. 2007 to date.

 

"As an educator, linguist, and musician by nature, I have always had a passion for bringing the best out in people. My initial year in Malawi taught me that there is much more to development than providing aid to the poor, and the foundation of boNGO has allowed me the greatest opportunity to help people bring out the best in themselves and their communities."