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Nelson is the current Vice-president of the Uganda Orthopedic Technology Association and the technical director of the Nkolo Orthopedics Rehabilitation Services Limited.

He holds a Diploma in Orthopedic Technology and a Higher Diploma in Leadership and Health Management in Tanzania.

Nelson is a dedicated and passionate professional, providing prosthetic and orthotic services to people with disabilities and has worked for NGOs, private orthopedic laboratories and in the public sector.

John Ondiege is a senior orthopedic technician and trainer in the rehabilitation profession and heads the Department of Orthopedic Technology at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi.

In addition to running the largest rehabilitation department in the country, he is an advisory member of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and an advisor to theAssociation for People with Disabilities of Kenya (APDK).

John is strongly committed to see rehabilitative care reach everyone in his community (and beyond) so that each family they are a part of, might live a dignified existence.

Herbert James is a non-profit management professional. He is both resourceful and dedicated to his work and has a long and proven track record of fostering organizational growth in NGOs, effectively managing large teams and building partnerships with people and organizations across all industries. He has worked with CURE Children’s Hospital in Mbale, Uganda, World Vision Uganda in Soroti, A Rocha in Kampala and Soroti Environmental Concern.

He is presently the Executive Director at Save a Seed for the Future, a non-profit organization committed to advancing agricultural sustainability for future generations He is also responsible for overseeing the finances a the New Hope Bidibidi Rehabilitation Center with Hope Health Action Uganda.

Mark Ndagonera received his diploma in orthopedic technology from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania.

He has been the president of the Malawi Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists for the past three years and works as a senior orthopedic technician at Kamuzu Central Hospital in the Lilongwe Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery (KCH – LION).

Serge has a long career in the rehabilitation profession and extensive work experience in several countries. He has worked in Italy for Orthosanity, in Tunisia for Orthotechnique, in Mali for the Center Père Bernard Verspieren, and in Togo for the National Prosthetic/orthotic Centre (CNAO), until he established his own orthopedic laboratory in Parakou, northern Benin.

He has obtained several specializations in orthotics and prosthetics and is an active member of several organizations such as the African Federation of Orthopedic Technicians (FATO) and the Parakou Rehabilitation Committee as well as serving as the president of Solidarité, Inclusion et Développement of Benin.

Sarani is a highly qualified Senegalese manager and program coordinator who specializes in advocacy for landmine victims. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Assane Seck University in Ziguinchor, Senegal, and was trained in “Project Management” at the Higher Institute of Management (ISM).

Presently, he is the coordinator at Initiative Solidaire des Actions de Développment (ISAD), an organization that works in the field of anti-mine action and accompanies poor and conflict-affected populations in Casamance. Sarani is himself a victim of landmines, having lost his left leg when he was 12 years old to a mine placed in his schoolyard by rebels, and therefore makes his work his life’s mission.

Bernardo is a certified orthopedic technician who graduated from the Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde in Lisbon and currently works with one of the largest international humanitarian organizations.

As orthopedic technician, trainer and project manager he served in Myanmar, Cambodia, Uganda, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Niger and The Gambia.

His passion and dedication to the rehabilitation of people with disabilities led him to work as an orthopedic technician trainer for SwissABILITY, participating in training missions in our project countries.