Staff
GreenFaith’s Africa team
Meryne Warah
Global Organising Director
Meryne is based in Nairobi, Kenya. She previously worked as Senior Project Director at the Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), where she coordinated PACJA’s regional climate justice policy advocacy in 8 African countries. She also served as the Programme Officer for Gender, Environment and Climate Change at the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya.
Robert Dawa
Africa Operations Manager
Robert Dawa, GreenFaith Africa Operations Manager, is based in Nairobi, Kenya and is an accomplished operations professional overseeing finance, accounts, administration, procurement, logistics and IT for Africa. He has over 10+ years’ experience working for NGOs and has served as Senior Operations officer at Options Consultancy Services, an international development consultancy firm and previously worked as a logistician with mothers2mothers (m2m), providing health care to families who need it most, delivered by women who know them best. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce.
Maxwell Atuhura
Uganda Organizer
Maxwell is a climate activist, human/ environmental rights defender, and team leader at Tasha Research Institute Africa (TASHA). He holds a Bachelor’s in Law and is pursuing a Master’s of Security Studies at Cavendish University specializing in Energy Security. Maxwell excels at community mobilization, legal counseling, mediation, public speaking, advocacy and community empowerment. He is a champion of movement-building against fossil fuels and always yearns for protection of the earth, nature, and people, and sustainable development for the environment.
Baraka Lenga
Tanzania Organizer
Baraka is a climate justice defender and researcher. He previously worked as a Young Digital Activist on issues pertaining to climate change with FORUM CC. Baraka has also worked as a consultant with various organizations on the issues of climate change such as Organization for Community Engagement (OCE), Green Conservers and Ujuzi Smart.
Pius Oko
Africa Program Manager
Pius is the Greenfaith Africa Program Manager from Nigeria. With over eight years’ experience as a Climate Justice Campaigner, He previously worked as Project Lead at the African Coalition for Sustainable Energy Access (ACSEA) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA); building an inclusive African movement to amplify and unite the voices of local communities in over 8 African countries to advance policies and practice in support of climate justice within the context of the climate emergency.
Gifty Agbenyefia
Ghana Organizer
Gifty Agbenyefia is a GreenFaith Organizer based in Accra, Ghana, responsible for building relationships with Ghanaian faith leaders and individuals of faith. Her focus is on the “Keep Oil in the Ground” campaign, while also engaging faith leaders in addressing fossil fuel and oil drilling concerns within the country. In her past work, Gifty has spearheaded communications at SYND Ghana and directed the biodiversity team at SYND, managing a mangrove restoration project in the Ada region.
Digital Activists
Musanje Shafik
Uganda
Musanje Shafik, based in Uganda, GreenFaith Young Digital Activist good at influencing and attracting people to join campaigns focused on growing, promoting and supporting activities of STOP EACOP Movement building and Collecting of local stories through videos, interviews, photos digital/social media platforms including twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, among others about climate change, climate justice, Human rights and broader environmental On top of that I do repair and maintain the computer, I also install software on the organization’s computer, I also perform different duties on graphic work for example graphics designs.
Baraka Machumu
Tanzania
Baraka Machumu works as a Digital Young Activist for GreenFaith who brings the voices of vulnerable peoples to the tables of policymakers, political leaders, and global leaders through social media, media houses, and outreach campaigns. He has extensive experience in renewable energy and climate change advocacy. He is passionate about empowering, mobilizing, and touching youth and women’s lives through his talents. Currently, he is working on the STOPEACOP campaign.
Tony
Uganda
Tony’s role is grow, promote and support activities of GreenFaith’s digital/social media platforms and act as a catalyst among multifaith youth group in Africa on campaigns about climate change and Climate Justice.
Aliyu Sadiq
Nigeria
Aliyu Sadiq is a Nigerian environmentalist and climate justice activist. Through working with local and international non-Governmental organizations to carry-out climate change campaigns, advocacy, trainings, community empowerment and sustainable environmental solutions, He is on a mission to tackle climate change, poverty, and pollution in Africa.