People I Work With

Jean-Claude Mukadi
Zambezi Relief Program Director


Phillippe (from another agency) and Liz Satow - Program Officer
Philippe is a riot to talk to with his own energy and humour overlain with a heavy French accent (he is Belgian), . Everything is alive and intense when he talks about it. One of his best stories was in Somalia, his organisation could not get him any fuel. He had to keep the vehicles running so every night, for the good of humanity, he and a colleague would go out into the streets at siphon petrol from the local residents cars.

Innocencio
In the brief time we worked together we seamed to form a pretty natural friendship. If we had gone to school together I am sure we would have been great mates. Innocencio is starting his own church “Living Development”. He has practical programs as well as spiritual programs. I expect it is a bit of a hell fire and brim stone message but I did not get to hear him formally preach.

George.
George was the waiter at the hotel. From what we learnt he was basically a slave (or had been). He was not paid for his first two years of employment. He slept on a mat generally under the stars. If it rained he came into the porch. He was really humble, smiled a lot and did not appear to complain. He was a ‘happy’ alcoholic if there is such a thing. Based on his private history there was no purpose or means to saving money for the future. So any tips he got went into beer. Again, the most humble man I am aware of.




Joel (Food Program)


Bonifacio - Child Friendly Spaces


Florinda (Finance) and Laura (Office Manager)
Laura held the office together and was a multi-tasker extraordinaire.

Joseph Kumara (National Relief Director) and Jean-Claude