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Lucie Kasanga (Chairperson)
Ms. Kasanga has served on Disacare’s board since 1993. A civil engineer by profession, Ms. Kasanaga maintains a consulting practice while she volunteers with many organizations. Currently, she is the treasurer of the board for APTERS (a sister organization to Disacare), the executive chair of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (a pan-African institute for Christian leadership, democracy, and peace building), a trustee of SOS Village Zambia (a non profit working to give orphan children social mobility), and a Lusaka Rotary Club Rotarian. Ms. Kasanga has also worked extensively with microfinance groups and in election management, which started from her experience as an elections commissioner for Zambia.

Senja Väätäinen
Ms. Väätäinen has represented KEPA<links to description on partners page> on Disacare’s board since 2005. Like the KEPA representatives before her, Ms. Väätäinen facilitates Disacare’s communication with its Finnish partner organizations and helps the development of Disacare’s managerial capacities through trainings. As a project advisor at KEPA Zambia, Ms. Väätäinen works with several other local disabled peoples organizations, including Disacare’s partner ZNAPH. Ms. Väätäinen has a Masters in Environmental Studies from the University of Helsinki.

Dr. Felix Silwimba
Dr. Silwimba originated the idea of Disacare and its founding organization, LUDISEP<link to history page>. In 1997 Dr. Silwimba moved to Northern Province to work as a doctor in the Kasama General Hospital’s Department of Surgery. A few years later, he became the district health manager there, shifting his career into public health. Dr. Silwimba currently volunteers his time to start an advocacy group for children with disabilities in the Kasama District, following the principles of community-based rehabilitation. Dr. Silwimba also recently started the Disacare Data Club in Kasama for young disabled people to earn money by selling computer and printing services.

Reuben Zulu (Treasurer)
Mr. Zulu is the executive director of the Economics Association of Zambia, and he is serving his 10th year as a Disacare trustee. Outside of offering Disacare his financial and administrative expertise, Mr. Zulu does motivational speaking to encourage people to realize their full potential, and he serves as an elder for his church.

Temwani Chihana
Mr. Chihana has spent 2 years on the board of trustees, before which he spent several years as a loyal client for wheelchair and crutch services. Professionally, Mr. Chihana is an consulting accountant for a project between the Zambian Ministry of Finance and the European Union. On Disacare’s board of trustees, Mr. Chihana adds his accounting services to those of the treasurer, Mr. Zulu.

Richard Beardsall
Mr. Beardsall has served on Disacare's board since 2000. He is also an active Rotarian in Lusaka, and a pilot in his spare time. Professionally, Mr. Beardsall consults for Barclay’s bank and owns Kaingo Business Consultants and Kaingo Leisure Ltd.

 




 
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