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The team

The team

Get to know the team behind the u’GOOD research programme.

Programme steering committee

Dr Dorothy Ngila
Dr Dorothy Ngila
Programme leader
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Prof. Sharlene Swartz
Prof. Sharlene Swartz
Academic programme lead and principal investigator
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Dr Angelique Wildschut
Dr Angelique Wildschut
Co-principal investigator and thematic lead: livelihoods
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Dr Candice Groenewald
Dr Candice Groenewald
Co-principal investigator and thematic lead: mental health
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Krish Chetty
Krish Chetty
Thematic lead: digitalisation
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Dr Sindi-Leigh McBride
Dr Sindi-Leigh McBride
Thematic lead: climate change
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Zodwa Mbuyazi
Zodwa Mbuyazi
Project officer
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Dr Patrick Nonjola
Dr Patrick Nonjola
Grants manager
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Dr Avivit Cherrington
Dr Avivit Cherrington
Strategic learning and evaluation specialist
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Hayley Abrahams
Hayley Abrahams
Strategic learning and evaluation researcher
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Natasha Markus
Natasha Markus
Programme administrator
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Dr Yoliswa Ntsepe
Dr Yoliswa Ntsepe
Research manager
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Dr Mvuzo Ponono
Dr Mvuzo Ponono
Youth engagement specialist
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Project advisory group

Stefan-Andrei Trif
Stefan-Andrei Trif
Project advisory group: youth
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Surabhi Dogra
Surabhi Dogra
Project advisory group: youth
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Victoria Quaynor
Victoria Quaynor
Project advisory group: youth
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Siphesihle Brian Bhengu
Siphesihle Brian Bhengu
Project advisory group: youth
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Marcela Ñañez
Marcela Ñañez
Project advisory group: youth
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Emmanuel Godliving Minja
Emmanuel Godliving Minja
Project advisory group: youth
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Maty Sy
Maty Sy
Project advisory group: youth
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Muhammad Raiyan Fajri
Muhammad Raiyan Fajri
Project advisory group: youth
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Trang Nguyen
Trang Nguyen
Project advisory group: youth
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Luchuo Bain
Luchuo Bain
Project advisory group: senior
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Dr Mariano Rojas
Dr Mariano Rojas
Project advisory group: senior
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Dr Urvashi Aneja
Dr Urvashi Aneja
Project advisory group: senior
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Dr Emmanuel Ackom
Dr Emmanuel Ackom
Project advisory group: senior
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Dr Frederick Wekesah
Dr Frederick Wekesah
Project advisory group: senior
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Dr Sukanya Krishnamurthy
Dr Sukanya Krishnamurthy
Project advisory group: senior
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Dr Shreya Jha
Dr Shreya Jha
Project advisory group: senior
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Irene Ochala
Irene Ochala
Project advisory group: senior
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Roshni Nuggehalli
Roshni Nuggehalli
Project advisory group: senior
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