Who we are

Project management team | Experts | Local tour guides | Volunteers

Project management team:

Johanna Kolehmainen
  • Dr. Johanna Kolehmainen, Project Leader
  • Finnish
  • PhD Plant Biology
  • Expert in Saintpaulia ecology and conservation
Johari Mtango
  • Mr. Johari Mtango, Assistant Project Leader
  • Tanzanian
  • BBA International Business Administration
  • Dipl. Agriculture & Livestock Production
  • Specialization in agriculture and tourism
Anthony Senkoro
  • Mr. Anthony Senkoro, Project Coordinator
  • Tanzanian
  • MSc Agriculture and Soil Conservation
  • Muheza District Authority

Experts:

  • Mrs. Luciana Mshana
  • Expert in Natural Resources Management
  • Tanzanian
  • MSc Management of Natural Resources, BA Land Use Planning and Environmental Studies
  • Forestry & Beekeeping Division
  • Field Coordinator in transition of project phases I and II
 Luciana Mshana
  • Mr. Raymond Killenga, Forest Conservation Expert
  • Tanzanian
  • MSc Forest Biology
  • Forestry & Beekeeping Division, Dept. of Catchment Forests and Mangroves
  • Field Coordinator in project phase I
 Raymond Killenga
  • Mr. Juhana Nieminen, GIS expert
  • Finnish
  • MSc Environmental Biology, GIS entrepreneur
  • Mapping of tourist trails and Saintpaulia localities in project phase I
 Juhana Nieminen

Local tour guides:

Edna Munga
  • Ms. Edna Munga
  • Magula village
  • Tel. +255 718 577885
  • Speaks good English
Francis John
  • Mr. George Daffa
  • Magula village
  • Tel. +255 785 340917
  • Speaks good English
Paulo Vicent
  • Mr. Paulo Vicent
  • Mwembeni village
  • Tel. +255 786 719197
  • Speaks some English
Kilua Chambo
  • Mr. Kilua Chambo
  • Mgambo village
  • Tel. +255 787 724407
  • Speaks some English
Mussa Shaabani
  • Mr. Mussa Shaabani
  • Mwembeni village
  • Tel. +255 786 976514, +255 718 271836
  • Local botanist / medicinal healer
Rogers Mndolwa
  • Mr. Rogers Mndolwa
  • Mwembeni village
  • Tel. +255 787 506526
  • Local botanist / medicinal healer
Iddi Selemani
  • Mr. Iddi Selemani
  • Mwembeni village
  • Tel. +255 783 934698
Nurdin Omari
  • Mr. Nurdin Omari
  • Mgambo village
  • Tel. +255 715 867811
Francis Sezua
  • Mr. Francis Sezua
  • Magula village
  • Tel. +255 782 300229
Salima Salim
  • Ms. Salima Salim
  • Magula village
Joyce Charles
  • Ms. Joyce Charles
  • Magula village
George Daffa
  • Mr. Francis John
  • Mwembeni village
Jerome Yohana
  • Mr. Jerome Yohana
  • Mgambo village
  • Tel. +255 786 328742