Our Team in Copenhagen
Amelia hanne jeffrey
CISU PROJECTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Amelia is a young professional with a flair for partnerships and fundraising. Amelia seeks to develop cross-cutting partnerships in support of grassroots and locally-led development.
Stine H. Eilers
EU Projects & HR Support
Stine brings long history in Non-profits, along with her training in social work, social counseling, and a master’s in social entrepreneurship and Management. Uses time on frameworks supportive of marginalized citizens participation.
HELene koch
EU PROJECTS
Helene's background in the small scale business-world focused on ethnic minorities, and from her master in African Studies adds experience and knowledge about partnerships, strategy and DEI.
Technical Collaborators
SOLOMON OKURUT
VIDEOGRAPHY & GRAPHICS
Solomon has many talents from project and development experince to political acvism and community mobilization. But with his hand and head behind the camera, you cannot go wrong on what an visual-audio expert Solomon is.
EOIN O’SULLIVAN
PODCASTING
Eoin's specialties include podcasting, sound-editing, presenting and translating complex themes and messages into audio. In his spare time, produces and presents a popular podcast for expats named Coping in Copenhagen.
Country Coordinators
MAKA SARTANIA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - APD GEORGIA
Maka leads and oversees our partnership and activities in Georgia. Follow the links above to read more about this special expert in our network.
Peniel Rwendeire
Executive Director - NAC Uganda
A serial social/civil society developer, guider, advocate. Founder, Board Member, Trainer, Public Speaker and a real mentor for many CSOs.
Maryam Montague
Founder & Director - PS - Morocco
Meet our lead & expert from Morocco, an shoka Fellow, CNN African Changemaker, TEDX Speaker + Founder of Project Soar.
Emil Aurehøj Persson
CO-FOUNDER - INSPINEST GHANA
A dynamic Innovation & (Social) Entrepreneur born in Denmark that fell in love with Ghana on his travels to see the world from other perspectives.
VIOLET ANN NAIGAGA
COORD. MAYUGE COMMUNITY HOUSE
Meet Violet - our robust community mobilizer, facilitator, trainer, counselor and motivator - for the community groups we work with in Mayuge, Uganda.
ONWARD CHIRONDA
Director - My Age Zimbabwe (MAZ)
Onward Gibson Chironda is a Preacher, entrepreneur, globally sought after conference speaker, Author and development practitioner.
The Executive Board
Rita Tisdall
Board Chaiperson
Civil Connections
Stine Eilers
Board Vice Chairperson
Civil Connections
Rebecca Campbell
Board Treasurer
Civil Connections
Andrew J. Bende
Board Member
Civil Connections
Martina Popadakova
Board Member
Civil Connections
Bakhwi L. Kragh
Board Member
Bakhwi Lorelli Kragh brings rich experience from many worlds. An active member and M&E support to the Board for Para sport Denmark, Former Chairperson of Women Circle Botswana, a long career as a teacher, and Civil Society Activist.