She is a seasoned educator and has worked with dozens of countries and lived in 13 countries working with schools, universities, Ministries of Education, NGOs and multi-lateral/bilateral organisations. She has led many teams and managed numerous large education development and humanitarian projects, especially over her ten years as Head of Education for UNICEF China and Uganda and over a year at UNICEF HQ. She holds B.Ed., M.Ed. and PhD degrees. She has also published widely, with 28 articles in internationally renowned journals (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2921-6756). She believes that teachers are the key to development and humanitarian support and is particularly interested in what goes on in classrooms i.e. teaching and learning quality and capacity building. In light of hers and her co-founders’ interest and belief in the key role of teachers, and especially teacher motivation, in quality education for every child, they set up Power Teachers Africa in Uganda.

He has extensive experience and expertise in education programmes and business management drawn from over 10 years working with UNICEF Uganda, where he was responsible for Quality Education, Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Emergency Education programmes, as well as experience in the United States, where he worked for a number of educational and community based organizations. Edward is also the President and Co-founder of Bugumiro Foundation Uganda, a US based NGO with operations in Uganda, whose mission is to bring hope to the most marginalised families, communities and individuals in Uganda through education, health and economic empowerment programmes. Edward is a results-oriented, high energy person with a passion for education and its role in enabling development and providing opportunities for the most disadvantaged children. He believes that teachers are critical to quality education and hence directly impact on all of the sectors of the society. Edward holds an MBA degree and an Associate Arts Degree from the US.

An educationalist with four decades of experience across all levels of education from pre-primary to tertiary, he has led teams to deliver education interventions in humanitarian, transitional and development settings, benefiting millions of children and communities impacted by complex emergencies, poverty and sheer disadvantage. He is an accomplished researcher, educator, trainer, facilitator and programme manager, with considerable expertise in areas including pedagogy, life skills, gender, human rights, special needs, child labour, HIV/AIDS, sexual maturation and adolescent interventions. He holds an M.Phil. from University of Cambridge and a Doctorate in Education from the Institute of Education, University College London. He is passionate about working with schools, teachers and communities to develop novel solutions to ordinary and extraordinary challenges to education and learning.