About Amend

Ângela is a senior program assistant for Amend Mozambique. She is with Amend Mozambique since 2015 and has been involved in the implementation of several projects developed by Amend.

She works in close liaison with government institutions, public schools, traffic police and other stakeholders that work with Amend in implementing road safety programs.

Angela coordinates and oversees all road safety programs in Maputo and Inchope.

Ayikai is Program Director for Amend. She has a background in civil engineering with specialization in transport planning and traffic engineering. She has a passion for road safety and promoting thriving communities. Ayikai also has a keen interest in children and holds a diploma in Montessori early childhood education.

Ayikai started off her career working as a traffic/highway engineer for consultancies in the United Kingdom and Ghana. She joined the Amend team in 2015 as a Program Manager for the School Area Road Safety Assessments and Improvements (SARSAI) program in Tanzania and went on to setup the programme in Ghana.

Ayikai currently directs Amend’s infrastructure programs across the organization and travels to project countries. Some of her current projects include pedestrian assessments on World Bank funded roads in Tanzania, and infrastructure improvements around schools in Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia.

Ayikai holds professional membership with the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE).

Edna is an Office Manager/ Program Officer for Amend in Ghana. Over the past four years, she has attained substantial experience in working with Amend on road safety projects around school areas. She began as a road safety instructor in 2016 and rose through the ranks to her current position.

Edna has a civil engineering background and also acknowledged as an expert in road safety in Ghana. Her expertise in designing, developing, implementing and evaluating road safety programmes has contributed to the lives of over 19,000 students in Accra. She also trains road safety instructors and research assistants.

Edna is currently working on a School Area Road Safety Assessments and Improvements (SARSAI) programme funded by the FIA Foundation, designing road safety measures and implementing infrastructure improvements around schools in Accra. She is also spearheading a research into alternative materials for pedestrian crossing markings.

Enock is the Office Assistant for Amend Ghana and has been with the Amend team since 2018. He has a “Managing Safely” Certificate from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.

He is willing to devote all his time to saving the lives of vulnerable kids and as such has joined the team of road safety instructors. In addition to his various contributions to Amend’s work, he also serves as a research assistant during road surveys.

He recently started a degree program in Information Technology and with the help of these newly acquired skills, he is determined to further fight road crashes through technology driven innovations.

George is a Program Officer for Amend, with over four years of experience working on road safety. He joined Amend’s office in Tanzania in 2015 and has been based in Dar es Salaam ever since.

George has solid experience in conducting road safety researches especially for low-volume rural roads, but also great experience in working on assessments and improvements of infrastructure around urban schools. He is a team member of Amend’s programme known as School Area Road Safety Assessment and Improvement (SARSAI), and has worked on the implementation of this programme in ten African countries.

George recently worked on Tanzania Strategic Cities Project (TSCP) - a World Bank-funded project to assess pedestrian safety around primary schools in five growing cities in Tanzania and provided road safety recommendations. He is now working on a two-year program to improve road safety in the city of Tanga, Tanzania.

Jeffrey is Amend’s founder and Executive Director.

He is responsible for leading the development and pursuit of Amend’s programmatic, advocacy, financial, and partnership strategies.

Juliet joined Amend in February 2020 as the Country Manager in Ghana and a Road Safety Engineer. She is an engineering professional with a passion for preserving the lives of road users through her work.

Juliet has fourteen years’ experience working with consulting engineering firms in Ghana as a Traffic Engineer on several infrastructure development projects in sub-Saharan Africa at planning, design and implementation phases.

Juliet holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration in Project Management, both from Ghana. She is member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Juliet is also an International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) accredited supplier.

Juliet is currently leading an investigation into innovative infrastructure for non-motorized road user safety in Africa as part of the UK-funded High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme. She was instrumental in leading country-specific research to enhance understanding on safe motorcycle and three-wheeler use for rural transport in Ghana as part of a four-country research under the UK-funded Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP).

Moises is the Administrator for Amend Mozambique. He has been a member of the Association of Accountants and Auditors of Mozambique (OCAM) since 2016. During his spare time is a lecturer for Accounting and Management at Universidade Pedagogica de Maputo.

Moises has provided valuable advice and assistance to Amend Mozambique since 2015, supporting with accounting and regulatory issues on a consultancy basis and joined Amend on a full contract in 2020.

Neema is a Senior Programme Officer for Amend, with over eight years of experience working on road safety and communities. She joined Amend’s office in Tanzania in 2012, and has been based in Dar es Salaam ever since.

Neema has a strong experience and knowledge on designing and implementing road safety education and awareness activities for the most vulnerable road users and mostly school children. She has been engaged in different national road safety activities and working very closely with the Traffic Police and other road safety stakeholders in Tanzania.

Neema is currently working with schools in Tanzania to build road safety consciousness and leadership behaviour among the young generation and the community around schools. She is now managing different road safety education programmes in different regions of Tanzania.

Providence joined Amend in 2017 as the Head Accountant with over five years of experience from accounting firms in diverse countries. He has a proven track record in consistently delivering accounting services that do not consist in simply batching numbers but rather aiming to guide organizations in achieving their objectives.

Providence established Amend’s current effective accounting system and works closely with all countries’ Office Managers and other staff members to ensure that all finances of Amend are well managed and represented transparently.

Despite his accounting background, Providence is also a team member of Amend’s award-winning SARSAI program. His interest in road safety and ability to speak French has enabled him to work on the implementation of SARSAI in Francophone countries like Cote D’Ivoire and Senegal. He was also involved in the production of “Un Grand Pas en Avant” (the French version of “Step Change”), a road safety report on safe walking for African children.

Rama is a program officer for Amend, with over 9 years of experience working on road safety education. He started working with Amend in 2011 as a road safety instructor and later became a Program Officer.

Rama is well experienced in training, supervising and managing road safety instructors; he has also led team of project and research assistants, as well as being MC at many of Amend's events.

Rama has now taken the role of Tanga Project Coordinator, leading our work in the city of Tanga for the Botnar project. He is heading up Amend's first "satellite" office, in Tanga.

Ronny is a Program Officer for Amend with a background in construction project management. Formerly a Quantity Surveyor and Safeguards Manager for Mohammedi Builders Ltd a class one contractor building the largest bus stand in East Africa.

Ronny is a former 3 time host and event planning committee member for the Malaysian International Cultural Festival, an event that celebrates the world’s diversity with dignitaries from UK, Swaziland, Lesotho, Malaysia and 15000+ in attendance, He is an avid musician and fitness enthusiast when not working.

Ronny joined Amend in 2019 and is currently working on the World Bank funded RISE program, He is currently leading teams of ESIA and Design experts from roads authorities and consultants in developing a model for community engagement that intends to democratize how we design, build and use rural roads.a

Simon is a Programme Manager for Amend, with over seven years of experience working in road safety. He is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he started his road safety work in 2012.

Simon is a trained and an active road safety advocate for the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, and regularly facilitates workshops at their annual global events.

Simon is involved in overseeing overall implementation of Amend’s road safety programmes across ten countries in southern, eastern and western Africa. His work focuses on assessing child pedestrian safety around urban schools. He is currently managing a School Areas Road Safety Assessments and Improvements (SARSAI) programme through which he implements inclusive infrastructure improvements, road safety education and advocates for Safe and Sustainable schools in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Ghana. SARSAI programme has been internationally recognized with two distinguished awards in 2018 and 2019. He is also leading a Traffic Conflict Analysis study around schools in Ghana. He was recently involved in delivering road safety trainings to local NGOs and local government authorities in Jamaica and Morocco.

Texel is the Country Manager for Amend Mozambique, with three years of experience working with road safety and project development and management, based in Maputo Mozambique.

Texel works with local authorities, civil society and stakeholders to improve the road safety situation in the country and represents Amend Mozambique during national and international meetings and conferences.
She is currently working towards reducing speeds around schools through Amends’ Road Safety Kids’ Court. Increasing driver’s awareness of the risks of reckless driving around schools and increasing children’s knowledge about road safety. Working towards changing knowledge, attitudes and practices of road users for safer roads.

Theodora is the Administration Manager for Amend Tanzania. She has been with Amend in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania since 2010.

Theodora has great experience in administration, human resources and accounting. She is responsible for the overall management of Amend's office in Tanzania including day to day management of accounts and finance. She works closely with the Head Bookkeeper in preparation of financial reports for various funded programs. She also provides operational support to program activities.

Theodora is responsible for statutory reporting, travel arrangements, visa and resident permit for non-citizen employees.

Tom is a Program Director for Amend, with over sixteen years of experience working in road safety and transport planning. He established Amend’s office and programs in Tanzania in 2009, and has been based in Dar es Salaam ever since.

Tom is recognized internationally as an expert on road safety in Africa. He is an advisory board member of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance, is on the selection committee for the annual global Sustainable Transport Awards, and regularly attends meetings of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration.

Tom is currently working with the roads authorities in Tanzania, on the World Bank-funded RISE program, developing a model for community engagement in rural road design. He is also currently leading a two-year program to improve road safety in the city of Tanga, in north-east Tanzania. He was recently Team Leader for a research study into the use of motorcycles as taxis in rural DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Yusta is the Administration Assistant for Amend Tanzania. She joined the organization in 2012 and is based in Dar es Salaam.

Yusta provide assistance in the overall management of Amend's office in Tanzania including office cleaning, maintenance, clerical works, bills payments and any other assistance as may require.

She has taken a new role of managing petty cash and reconciling expenses with the Administration Manager.

Chloe Teasdale, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. The focus of her work is on evaluating the implementation of HIV care and treatment programs with a specific interest in assessing outcomes of children, adolescents and pregnant women living with HIV in resource limited settings.