Program Leadership
Our leadership spans the globe from fundraising in the United States to
Program delivery in Tanzania and Kenya
United States
The main role for the United Stated team is funding development, financial and program oversight, and support for new program development.
The Executive Director, Deborah Brown Magaya, who has lived in Tanzania for the past seven years works with the Country Director in Tanzania and Kenya to deliver program and assist with local growth.
Deborah works with the Board, her Executive Secretary and Media support to raise funding to support the work in East Africa. The part-time U.S. staff is supported by many volunteers. Join us!
Amy Carrier
Deanne Shultz
Mercy Lyimo
Country Leaders
We have one Country Director in each country we serve. Our Directors work closely with local social workers, community leaders, area clinics, and hospitals to ensure we provide services to the neediest families in our communities. Our criteria looks at need as well as the caregiver's commitment to improving themselves and their children through education, new skills, and working.
Our Country Directors review each referred family before engaging our team of social workers to guide them on a one to four year journey with Kulea Villages. The Directors also works closely with community leaders to support business startups, fostering a joint support system for the family. We believe a child needs a family to thrive, and a family benefits significantly from a community.
Tanzania
Paul Magaya has been our Country Director in Tanzania since March 2019. Paul comes to us with a strong history in Tanzania's Education system and a passion for supporting families. He was educated at the University of Dar es Salaam and has held leadership positions in Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, as well as establishing a flight school in Dar for pilots. held leadership positions in Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, as well as establishing a flight school in Dar for pilots.
The team Social Services Team in Tanzania is ready to help more families, with more funding support.
Sia Mamuya
Mercy Lyimo
Sia Mamuya
Robert Mduma
Daniel Kabuka
Kenya
Dalmas Nazi is the Pastor of Manna Bible Church in Likoni, Kenya, and has served as our Country Director since Kulea Villages started work in Kenya in 2011.
Dalmas was educated at the Baptist Seminary in Arusha, Tanzania, and later received his Master of Divinity degree from Uganda Baptist Seminary. He established Manna Bible Church in 2007 and later founded the Mombasa School of Theology, where his passion for bringing theological education to pastors who cannot afford it is realized. Throughout his ministry, Dalmas has consistently focused on helping orphans, vulnerable children living in poverty, and children living on the streets. Through Kulea Villages, he leads our work supporting children’s education, providing counseling and support to families in crisis, and offering small-business training and setup to build self-sustaining families. He currently has one social services person assisting:
Duncan Ndeme
