10+ years of field experience in East Africa
~€2M in funding mobilised
CoFounder of MOTHERLAND, I help organisations understand what’s actually happening and build what actually works.
I work at the intersection of people, agriculture, communities and complex systems. My work does not begin with answers.
It begins with listening.
WHAT I SEE
The most interesting answers rarely emerge in meeting rooms.
They emerge in conversations, in markets, in communities and in the small details of everyday life.
Over the years, I have worked across different cultural and social contexts and learned that people rarely act irrationally. Behind every decision are experiences, relationships, risks and invisible patterns that only become visible when we are willing to look more closely.
I do not believe people change their behavior because they attended a workshop. I believe change begins when people become part of creating the solution.
South Summit 2023, Madrid — Presenting MOTHERLAND and regenerative agriculture systems in East Africa
Katapult Future Fest 2023, Oslo — Lightning talk on field reality and community-centred change
WHAT I BUILD
I work with organisations, communities and partners to understand complex challenges and translate insights into strategies, programmes and long-term systems change.
My work combines field experience, qualitative research, strategic design and implementation across diverse cultural and organisational contexts.
Areas of work include:
Strategic Advisory
For organisations designing or scaling programmes in East Africa, from context analysis to implementation strategy.
Programme & Fundraising Design
From field research to fundable proposals. I help organisations build programmes that work — and attract the resources to sustain them.
Speaking & Learning Formats
Keynotes, panel contributions and workshop formats on regenerative systems, field reality and community-centred change.
Partnership & Organisational Development
Multi-stakeholder collaboration, donor relations and the organisational structures that make long-term work possible.
Many systems do not fail because of a lack of knowledge. They fail because they are designed for people rather than with people.
Projects & Partners
MOTHERLAND / Initiative Regenerative Marktwirtschaft / GIZ / Cisco Foundation / Chancemaker Foundation / W.P. Schmitz Stiftung / Future Food Campus / Promise Hub / The British Museum / MLOVE / Refugee First Response Center / MLOVE Foundation / U&I Foundation / Kyaffé Experimental School / Opportunigee / Futur i/o / WeFlow / Jan Bruch / Mike Zuckerman / Armillaria / Marc Buckley / Funzi
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
If you’re designing programmes or strategies in East Africa or want to bring field reality into your organisation, let’s talk.