{"id":17,"date":"2025-07-19T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T10:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:37:39","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d494b73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d494b73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe052c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fe052c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79442c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79442c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/About-us-lemida-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/About-us-lemida-1.webp 626w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/About-us-lemida-1-300x288.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd56a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acd56a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628b25e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"628b25e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5ebf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5ebf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-6d51ff58c one laptop-one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mfn-module-wrapper mcb-column-inner-6d51ff58c mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p>Lemida Africa is a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered under NGO-8LFJ with its headquarters in Hurlingam, Nairobi. We are committed to driving transformative change in Kenya&#8217;s agricultural and forestry sectors by addressing food security, poverty alleviation, and environmental sustainability.<\/p><p>Through innovative approaches, we empower smallholder farmers and community organizations to maximize their potential, enhance value addition, and access competitive markets.<\/p><p>Our efforts are focused on creating scalable models that contribute to economic development and ecological balance in East Africa and beyond.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-uael-partstyle=\"nasa\" data-uael-partcolor=\"\" data-uael-partopacity=\"\" data-uael-partdirection=\"bottom\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e866cc6 uael-particle-yes e-flex e-con-boxed uael-particle-adv-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e866cc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39792bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"39792bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">| Leadership <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc3d6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fc3d6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5849452 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5849452\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a077899 uael-shape-rounded uael-member-image-pos-above uael-team-member-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-team-member\" data-id=\"a077899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member\">\n\t\t\t<div class = \"uael-team-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=elementor-animation-><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1117\" height=\"1408\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MARGARET-KIBOGY.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-311\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MARGARET-KIBOGY.jpg 1117w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MARGARET-KIBOGY-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MARGARET-KIBOGY-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MARGARET-KIBOGY-768x968.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1117px) 100vw, 1117px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-team-name\">Margaret Kibogy (O.G.W)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-designation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-desig\">Executive Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be40360 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be40360\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9353d59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9353d59\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d030cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d030cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-6d51ff58c one laptop-one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mfn-module-wrapper mcb-column-inner-6d51ff58c mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p>Margaret Rugut Kibogy OGW is a seasoned executive whose leadership has strengthened public institutions, advanced agricultural transformation, and fostered partnerships that improve livelihoods.<br \/>Margaret previously served as the Managing Director of the Kenya Dairy Board, where she spearheaded transformative reforms that strengthened the dairy sector.<\/p><p>Her outstanding contributions to leadership, governance, and agricultural transformation have earned her numerous national and regional recognitions, including the Safe Homes Safe Spaces Award, Agricultural East Africa CEO of the Year, Runner-up, Women on Boards CEO of the Year Award, and the prestigious Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW) Presidential Award.<\/p><p>Margaret has served as a Board Member of Eldoret Water and Sanitation Services Company, Chairperson of the Kenya Credit and Debit Card Association, Board Member of Restore a Dream Africa, and Board Member of CPF Group Uganda. Through these leadership roles, she has contributed to strengthening corporate governance, advancing institutional strategy, and promoting sustainable development across diverse sectors.<\/p><p>Driven by integrity, transparency, innovation, and servant leadership, Margaret remains committed to empowering communities, fostering strategic partnerships, and positioning Lemida Africa as a catalyst for sustainable transformation across the continent.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fe298 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81fe298\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f238a9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f238a9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa637e uael-member-image-pos-above uael-shape-square uael-team-member-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-team-member\" data-id=\"bfa637e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member\">\n\t\t\t<div class = \"uael-team-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=elementor-animation-><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JANE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JANE.png 1122w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JANE-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JANE-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JANE-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-team-name\">Jane Wakaimba<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-designation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-desig\">Director Operations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d38882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d38882\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c377299 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c377299\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ee598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ee598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-6d51ff58c one laptop-one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mfn-module-wrapper mcb-column-inner-6d51ff58c mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p><br \/>Jane\u00a0 Wakaimba, she provides strategic leadership in strengthening the organization&#8217;s operations, systems, and programme delivery to advance sustainable development. With extensive experience in operations management, programme administration, grants management, donor compliance, and institutional strengthening, she plays a pivotal role in ensuring operational excellence, fostering strategic partnerships, and supporting impactful initiatives that promote sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, environmental stewardship, and the economic empowerment of women, youth, and rural communities.<\/p><p>Jane has built a distinguished career leading operations and programme management across government, diplomatic, and international development institutions. Through senior leadership roles, including Director \u2013 Information &amp; Media Relations at the Office of the President, Senior Grants Manager at Rural Women Peace Link, Program Manager at the Kenya Parliamentary Human Rights Association, and VSU at the Australian High Commission, she has consistently strengthened organizational systems, enhanced stakeholder collaboration, and supported the successful delivery of high-impact programmes<\/p><p>\u00a0She is passionate about building efficient systems, fostering collaboration, and strengthening organizational capacity to deliver sustainable, community-driven solutions that create lasting impact.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cbcb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28cbcb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc34fcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc34fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1a24b uael-member-image-pos-above uael-shape-square uael-team-member-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-team-member\" data-id=\"df1a24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member\">\n\t\t\t<div class = \"uael-team-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=elementor-animation-><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Simam-e1782823597952.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-231\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-team-name\">Luke Simam<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-designation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-desig\">Finance Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ce8ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ce8ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1102b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1102b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f773a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f773a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-6d51ff58c one laptop-one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mfn-module-wrapper mcb-column-inner-6d51ff58c mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p><br \/>As Lemida Africa&#8217;s finance manager, Luke Kinyor Simam brings knowledge of organizational governance, strategic planning, and financial management. He is dedicated to enhancing financial accountability and creating robust financial systems that, via honesty, openness, and prudent resource management, support the organization&#8217;s long-term viability.<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>Luke has established a solid career in financial management in both the public and private sectors. He is skilled in financial reporting, donor fund management, budgeting, compliance, and strategic financial planning. Given his expertise, he possesses the capacity to support informed decision-making, increase the organization&#8217;s financial resilience, and provide excellent financial monitoring.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>Prior to his current role, Luke served as an Accountant at Strategic Atelier and held finance positions at the Kenya Roads Board and the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). These roles strengthened his expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, compliance, and financial analysis, equipping him to support Lemida Africa&#8217;s commitment to accountability, operational excellence, and sustainable growth.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7400877 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7400877\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41aad93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41aad93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fabcf uael-member-image-pos-above uael-shape-square uael-team-member-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-team-member\" data-id=\"33fabcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member\">\n\t\t\t<div class = \"uael-team-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=elementor-animation-><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1163\" height=\"1352\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SHILDA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SHILDA.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SHILDA-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SHILDA-881x1024.jpg 881w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SHILDA-768x893.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-team-name\">Shilda Bor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-designation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-desig\">Administrative Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7748a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7748a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e9bb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34e9bb9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d3fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d3fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-6d51ff58c one laptop-one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mfn-module-wrapper mcb-column-inner-6d51ff58c mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p>Shilda J Bor brings together HR administration, project coordination, and operations management into a career built around one through line: making organizations run better so their work can reach further. Across the private and nonprofit sectors, she has strengthened teams and systems in agriculture, community development, and food security programs.<\/p><p>Her project management background shows up in the details \u2014 coordinating partnerships, streamlining office operations, and keeping programs on track from planning through delivery. She has a particular interest in agricultural and food security initiatives that build sustainable livelihoods, and in the operational groundwork that makes those programs succeed.<\/p><p>Outside her day-to-day role, Shilda is invested in leadership development, women&#8217;s empowerment, youth programs, and innovation in agriculture. She approaches her work with a people-first mindset, pairing strong organizational instincts with a steady commitment to integrity and impact.<\/p><p>At the core of it: she believes good leadership and well-run organizations are how communities actually change for the better.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d872ffc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d872ffc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d336c9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile uael-member-image-pos-above uael-shape-square uael-team-member-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-team-member\" data-id=\"6d336c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member\">\n\t\t\t<div class = \"uael-team-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-member-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=elementor-animation-><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-75x75.webp 75w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder-480x480.webp 480w, https:\/\/lemidaafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-team-name\">Obed Lamai<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-member-designation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-team-desig\">General Manager | Operations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lemida Africa is a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered under NGO-8LFJ with its headquarters in Hurlingam, Nairobi. 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