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  • The Team

    The Team

  • The Team

    The Team

  • The Team

    The Team

Office Management

Florian Kraemer

POSITION: Founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Project Management
  • Financial Administration
  • Pedagogical Management
  • Fundraising
  • Logistics / Management of the Vulingoma Concert Tours

Naddy Magorokosho

POSITION: HR Manager / Finance Administrator

JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Human Resource Management
  • Labour Law / Disputes
  • Biometrics
  • Payroll
  • Financial Administration / Bookkeeping
  • Tax Reconciliation
  • UIF Administration
NOKUTHULA KRAEMER

NOKUTHULA KRAEMER

POSITION: Public Relations Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Managing enquiries from media, individuals and Organisations
  • Managing and sharing content with users on social media sites
  • Fundraising
  • Events planning
  • Managing Volunteer programme

MANAGEMENT ASC (After School Care)

Akhona (Pinky) Stuurman

POSITION: Musical Director Vulingoma Youth Choir

JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Managing the After-School-Care
  • Programme Director for ASC Programmes
  • Management of the Crèche / Educare
  • Youth Work, Counselling, Peer Education
  • Musical Director Vulingoma Youth Choir

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Ernest Matomela

POSITION: Operations Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Management of all Support Staff
  • Logistics
  • Requisitions / Shopping / Food Management
  • Cars
  • Security
Sifiso Ngqoleka

Sifiso Ngqoleka

POSITION: Garden Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Management of the Organic Vegetable Gardens
  • Management of the Farm
  • Maintenance / Groundkeeping
  • Youth Work in the Gardening Project

Complete Management

CHILD CARE STAFF

The 36 children and youth living in the OVC, the residential part of Vulamasango, as well the 48 youth attending our After-School Care, are being looked after by a dedicated team of 12 qualified Child Care Workers (Housemothers), a qualified Waldorf Creche Teacher and a Youth Facilitator. Their dedication and professionalism are a key element of Vulamasango’s success, and we thank them for their continued dedication to our children and youth!

SUPPORT STAFF

Apart from the Management and the Child Care Staff, we have an amazing group of support staff working for Vulamasango: 4 Security Guards, 2 Drivers, 1 Gardener, 1 Groundkeeper, 1 Coo, 1 Cleaner, 1 Laundry Woman,  6 South African Interns, 6 German Volunteers.

Without this group of dedicated people, our work would not be possible! Thank you!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ana Paula Kircheisen

Ana Paula Kircheisen

POSITION: Chairperson

BACKGROUND:
  • Vice-Chairperson of Vulamasango since 2014
  • Architect
  • Qualified Pedagogue / Child Care Worker / Educator
  • Grew up in Brazil
  • Lives in Germany
  • Married with 2 children (2016/2018)
Ulrich Feigl

Ulrich Feigl

POSITION: Vice-Chairperson

BACKGROUND:
  • Board Member of Vulamasango since 2019
  • Waldorf Teacher / Pedagogue for 35 years
  • Of those, 23 years as pedagogue for disabled children and children with special needs
  • Therapist of „Bothmer Gymnastics“ and „Spacial Dynamics“
  • Electro-Technician
  • High-Voltage Electrician (Siemens AG)
  • Married father of 4 children and 9 grandchildren
  • Lives in Germany
Tsholofeo Mogae

TSHOLOFELO MOGAE

POSITION: Secretary

BACKGROUND:
  • Board member at Vulamasango since 2022
  • Bachelor in Actuarial Science (UCT)
  • Masters in International Finance & Banking (Sheffield Hallam University)
  • Finance professional
  • Tutors Maths & Economics part-time
  • Born and raised in mining town in Botswana
  • Recently got married and relocated to Cape Town, South Africa

Thank you for your service

Dr. Philip Rüther

POSITION: Chairperson

BACKGROUND:

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Dr. Philip Rüther for many years of service in Vulamasango, for his support and guidance and medical advice, and for providing Holistic Health Sessions for our children and staff.

We wish Philip and his family all the best for this new, exciting step in his life.