Team GAGA

The Board of Trustees

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Shirley Whiting, Chair

Shirley Whiting joined the Board as Chair in May 2024. She brings experience in governance and communications and a keen interest in education as a means to provide young people with opportunities to support themselves. She hopes her corporate and commercial background can also provide GAGA with a strong strategic way forward as it develops. She recognises and is keen to support the important work GAGA does with some of the most vulnerable groups in South African and Tanzania.

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Richard Lucas, Vice Chair

Richard Lucas is a management consultant specialising in organisational development and business transformation. Joining the GAGA Board of Trustees in 2019 his particular focus is to help us develop our proposal to Corporate donors.  He worked extensively on a volunteer basis with the leadership team of one of the Prince’s charities, Youth Business International, helping them to develop from a small team, to launching as an independent charity and onwards to a team of over 30 at the centre of a network of youth entrepreneurship programmes across the world.

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Luc Janssens, Treasurer

Luc Janssens is a Charted Accountant having trained at BDO in London. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Luc moved to London where he now runs his own business, Mercantile Accounting, which helps founders and business owners build finance functions for scale. Working closely within the start-up ecosystem in both UK and South Africa, Luc has a developed a strong network with investors, professional partners and business owners. Luc’s passion for charity work has been core to his journey, where he was a member of Rotary, the Vice-chair of The President’s Award (TPA) Youth Committee for the Western Cape, achieved Gold Award for TPA, and launched a charity fun-run where he was responsible for corporate sponsorship and fundraising. 

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Magcino Gule, Secretary

Magcino has over thirteen years experience across financial services and consulting, having held senior leadership roles and led high growth businesses and teams in both fields. She holds a Master of Philosophy in Politics, Philosophy & Economics (UCT), and has long-held passions towards international development, social impact and gender equity, having co-founded and played active roles on various related initiatives in both her professional and private capacities.   

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Sarah Hodgson

Sarah Hodgson joined the Board of Trustees following a period of nearly four years as the Director of GAGA and she now holds the office of Secretary.  A First Class honours graduate in International Relations, Sarah has travelled extensively in the southern hemisphere and worked as a monitoring and evaluating coordinator for over two years in an Early Childhood development project in Kwa Zulu Natal. We are delighted to retain Sarah's knowledge and experience in GAGA in her role as trustee.

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Claire Henley

Claire served as GAGA UK's Director from 2019 - 2023 having first fundraised and volunteered with GAGA for a couple of years.  She is a qualified accountant and had a career in financial services before moving to consultancy.  Having grown up in Botswana and Zimbabwe, Claire has a strong affinity with southern Africa and is delighted to put her skills and experience to good use on the Board of Trustees. 

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Dr. Colin Daley DBA, OLY

Colin Daley is a currently Senior Global Advisory Specialist at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).  He is currently based in Tanzania and works with financial institutions in Africa to enhance their strategies to attract, retain and grow women customer segments and ultimately differentiate themselves in their chosen markets.  Prior to joining IFC, Colin was a Partner at EY (Ernst & Young EMEIA) appointed to enhance the Financial Services practice in South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Colin is British, and holds a Doctorate (DBA), from Paris School of Business, France, a BEng in Electronic & Electrical Engineering, from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, and is an Alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme, at Lagos School of Business, Nigeria.

Colin is also an Olympic athlete, who represented Team GB in the sport of Taekwondo at the 2000 Olympic Games and has over twenty years of professional experience in Management Consultancy. Colin is a Rotarian, Coach for Boys to Men Africa, and a recent Trustee to GAGA UK.

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Namhla Ruselo

Namhla Ruselo is a seasoned Project and Program Manager with expertise in social impact management, stakeholder engagement, and impact storytelling across Sub-Saharan Africa. As the Founder and Director of Elimu Hub, she drives initiatives in partnership development, CSI strategy, innovation, and youth empowerment.

With experience at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), British Council, and Student Sponsorship Programme, Namhla has led multi-million-dollar projects, forged strategic partnerships, and designed programs that deliver measurable social impact.

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Fikira Ntomola

Fikira Ntomola is a seasoned insurance professional, entrepreneur, and board member with over two decades of experience across Tanzania’s insurance and financial services sector. She is the Founder and Managing Director of FBN Insurance Brokers Ltd., a firm she built from the ground up with a strong emphasis on integrity, sound governance, and long-term client relationships.

She currently serves as President of the Tanzania Women in Finance Association, where she provides strategic leadership and governance oversight while championing the advancement of women across banking, insurance, pensions, and capital markets. In this role, she leads the Association’s strategic direction, strengthens governance frameworks, and oversees programmes focused on leadership development, professional capacity building, and industry advocacy. She also represents the Association in engagements with regulators, financial institutions, and development partners, promoting inclusive finance and greater representation of women in decision-making roles.

Fikira holds an LL.M in International Commercial Law from the University of Salford, an LLB (Hons), and an Associate Diploma in Insurance. She is an ILO Certified Trainer in Inclusive Insurance and was named among the Top 50 Women in Insurance in Africa (2022) by the African Insurance Organisation.