In line with promoting accountability and sustainability of our work as a nonprofit organization, GHI has added new members to its governing and advisory boards. The three people joining, are individuals of high repute, who have made tremendous achievements in their personal and professional lives. GHI is more than excited to have these additional members join us in achieving our mission of advancing sustainability in cities and communities of Nigeria.
We strongly believe the new members will facilitate our aim to improve lives and protect the environment through various projects focused on sustainable development goals 6 (water), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 11 (cities and communities), and 13 (climate action).
Our new board chair is Salma Y. Mohammed. She is currently the Acting Managing Director of ALC Finance Limited. Prior to joining ALCF, she was an Executive Director/ COO of New Frontier Developments Limited. She also was the Group Head, Corporate Services at ASO Savings & Loans and Director of Integration for ASO & Union Homes. Key among her achievements included a transformation project of ASOs Internal Systems that entails the restructuring of the bank’s HRM framework, systems, and processes.
She has attended several short courses at INSEAD, Lagos Business School, London Business School, Wharton Business Schools; Desmond Tutu
Fellowship/ Oxford University, Euro money training, Theios Consulting; London Business School; KPMG Professional Services; Franklin Covey; Salma is also an African Leadership Institute fellow (Tutu Fellow).
Her full profile can be read here.
Another Governing Board Member is Dayo Olaide. He is the current Deputy Director Nigeria of MacArthur Foundation. He is an international development professional with significant experience in project design, grant making, fundraising, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and strategy development. He has led proposal writings, fundraising, and grant applications across diverse themes – girls’ secondary education, gender-based violence, gender and social inclusion, maternal health, community engagement, natural resource governance, elections, transparency, participation, and accountability. Mr Olaide has experience collaborating with government, civil society, the private sector, academia, and media. He trains, mentors, and advises nonprofit leaders and board members in proposal design, advocacy, and fundraising as a consultant, board advisor, and volunteer board member. He holds an MA in Development Studies and an MBA in Accounting and Finance.
His full profile can be read here.
In addition to the Governing Board, GHI has set up its first Advisory Board. Its objective is to provide expert advice to GHI on its focus areas; SDGs 6, 7, 11 and 13. We are very excited to announce Maria Yetano Roche as a member of this board. She is an international consultant and researcher with two distinct fields of expertise: sustainable energy access and climate policy. She has eighteen years’ experience in energy and sustainability, of which five have been in Nigeria, with active involvement in the country’s energy access, off-grid, clean cooking and NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) spaces.
The experience of the new team members will place GHI on a high pedestal and will enable us to make a more sustainable impact along the way.
