Board of Trustees
ActiveHolds legal and fiduciary responsibility for GGF as a registered International Charitable Trust in Kenya. Sets strategy, approves budgets and oversees safeguarding.
Our Team & Governance
Governed well, delivered locally.
Grounded Generation Foundation is a registered International Charitable Trust in Kenya under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act (Cap 164). Oversight sits with the Board of Trustees; day-to-day management is led by the Executive Director and Director of Finance, supported by Innovation Centre teams and volunteers.
Board of Trustees
Highest governance & oversight · 4 members
Board of Advisors
Advisory · Under incorporation
Board of Pastors
Advisory · Under incorporation
Dotted links are advisory — these boards advise the Trustees, they do not line-manage.
Management Team
Executive leadership + volunteers
Executive Director
Strategy, programmes & partnerships
Director of Finance, Fundraising, Links & Partnerships
Finance, funding & linkages
Innovation Centre Team (volunteers)
Local delivery
Board of Advisors
Under incorporationA technical advisory body drawn from policy, education, enterprise and employment sectors. Members will be published once incorporation is complete.
Board of Pastors
Under incorporationProvides character-formation and pastoral guidance across programmes. Members will be published once incorporation is complete.
Management Team
ActiveDay-to-day management is led by the Executive Director and the Director of Finance, Fundraising, Links & Partnerships, supported by a volunteer Programme Coordinator and Curriculum Development Expert.
Innovation Centre Teams
Active in NgongEach centre is run by volunteers: a Centre Coordinator, Administrators, Counsellors and Skills Facilitators.
Board of Trustees
Samuel Mwangi Wanderi
Trustee & Chairman
Leadership, Strategy & Programmes
Leadership development consultant with over 20 years leading and governing non-profits across East Africa. He sets GGF's vision and strategy and drives partnerships and resource mobilisation.
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Samuel K. Mpyana
Trustee & Treasurer
Finance, Fundraising & Partnerships
Strategic professional with cross-continental experience in international development, partnerships, fundraising and project management across Africa and Europe. He leads GGF's financial management, sustainability and global linkages.
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Ilunga I. Mpyana
Trustee & Advisor
Strategy, Public Policy & Partnerships
Ilunga is the Founder & CEO of IUM Advisory, a strategic advisory and technology firm that partners with governments, institutions and enterprises to navigate complexity, build infrastructure and drive sustainable growth. A public policy, strategy and business-development leader with over 12 years' experience across multinational corporations, consulting, government and international development finance institutions in Africa and the Middle East, he has held public policy and strategy roles at ByteDance (TikTok), Meta and Airbus, and consulted for the World Bank. He holds a Master of Public Policy and an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Political Science & Economics from Sciences Po Paris. At GGF he brings strategic, governance and partnership expertise to guide the foundation's growth.
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Jackquiline Njoki Maina
Trustee & Secretary
Public Service & Administration
Jackquiline is a public-service professional with extensive experience across government agencies in Kajiado County and beyond, spanning secretarial practice, office administration and frontline service delivery. Her deep familiarity with public-sector systems, processes and stakeholders — particularly in Kajiado County, where GGF is rooted — brings administrative rigour, institutional insight and community credibility to the Foundation's governance. As a Trustee, she strengthens GGF's accountability, administrative systems and links to local public institutions, helping ensure the organisation is well-run, compliant and firmly connected to the communities it serves.
Management Team
Samuel Mwangi Wanderi
Executive Director
Leadership, Strategy & Programmes
Leadership development consultant with over 20 years leading and governing non-profits across East Africa. He sets GGF's vision and strategy and drives partnerships and resource mobilisation.
LinkedInSamuel K. Mpyana
Director of Finance, Fundraising, Links & Partnerships
Finance, Fundraising & Partnerships
Strategic professional with cross-continental experience in international development, partnerships, fundraising and project management across Africa and Europe. He leads GGF's financial management, sustainability and global linkages.
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Volunteer
Coordinates programme delivery, schedules and learner progress across editions.
Curriculum Development Expert
Volunteer
Designs and refines curricula so training matches what the market needs.
Innovation Centre Team
VolunteersCentre Coordinator
Volunteer
Runs day-to-day operations of the Innovation Centre.
Administrators
Volunteers
Handle registration, records and logistics.
Counsellors
Volunteers
Provide psychosocial support to learners.
Skills Facilitators
Volunteers
Deliver hands-on skills training in each track.
Board of Advisors
Under incorporationIlunga I. Mpyana
Trustee & Advisor
Strategy, Public Policy & Partnerships
Ilunga is the Founder & CEO of IUM Advisory, a strategic advisory and technology firm that partners with governments, institutions and enterprises to navigate complexity, build infrastructure and drive sustainable growth. A public policy, strategy and business-development leader with over 12 years' experience across multinational corporations, consulting, government and international development finance institutions in Africa and the Middle East, he has held public policy and strategy roles at ByteDance (TikTok), Meta and Airbus, and consulted for the World Bank. He holds a Master of Public Policy and an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Political Science & Economics from Sciences Po Paris. At GGF he brings strategic, governance and partnership expertise to guide the foundation's growth.
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Advisor
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Advisor
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Board of Pastors
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Board of Pastors
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Board of Pastors
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Volunteers
The people who make each edition happen.
Every edition is delivered by a volunteer team of facilitators, skill trainers, counsellors, mentors and logistics support drawn from the community and from professional networks. Volunteers are briefed on our safeguarding policy before working with youth.
- Skill trainers — digital, creative, technical and vocational tracks
- Professional mentors — sector professionals mentoring across programmes
- Counsellors — qualified psychosocial support for teen and adult groups
- Facilitators & logistics — registration, sessions, media and hospitality
