“I wish to call on you to join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced to flee, and in which refugees are protected until they can safely return home one day.”
Gahlia Brogneri has worked in the Education and NGO sectors for most of her career and specifically with refugees and asylum seekers since co-founding AMP in 2007. She is passionate about developing sustainable and empowering programmes for vulnerable people, and holds an Honours Degree in Psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education.
Gahlia Brogneri
Executive Director and Co-founder
Fiona Mendelson oversees the PSGP, Counselling and Social Work programmes as well as AMP’s Monitoring & Evaluation. She joined AMP in 2008 shortly after its inception and has held both on-the-ground and governance roles. Her background is in Accident and Emergency Nursing and Major Incident Planning. Fiona has worked in the NGO sector since arriving in South Africa in 2001, and has developed and implemented programmes in patient advocate training, youth HIV education and a University of Cape Town Continuing Education course for lay health care workers. Fiona has a MPH from the University of Cape Town.
Fiona Mendelson
Programme Director
David Bolomewa Ntiniwe is a registered social worker and has a Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences from UCCM in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a degree in Social Work from UNISA and is currently completing his Masters in Development Studies at the University of the Western Cape. He has extensive experience working with and advocating for vulnerable families, refugees and those suffering with mental health problems. David is passionate about empowering marginalised groups to self-advocate and is part of the Social Services team at AMP.
Tauhirah Keraan
Registered Counsellor
Nahimana Miti
Peer Facilitator
Andrea Donaldson
Finance Manager
Georgine Nguizani arrived in South Africa from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006, after working as a journalist. Before joining AMP she worked and volunteered for over 10 years in the field of gender-based violence prevention, HIV education and community outreach. In addition, she started her own catering company providing much needed employment for vulnerable women. Georgine heads up AMP’s team of Community Support Workers connecting communities with much needed information and resources.
Georgine Nguizani
Community Outreach Manager
Delice Mayamba
Peer Facilitator
Neva Smith is a registered Social Worker with extensive managerial experience. She has a long history of working with children and families in the Child and Family Welfare sector and over 12 years’ experience working in the disability sector. Neva and is passionate about empowering marginalised individuals and developing social workers to reach their full potential.
Neva Smith
Social Work Services Manager
Julia Limbaka
Community Outreach Fieldworker
Felix Nkotola is a trained peer counsellor and Malawian national. He is studying part-time for an associates degree in Business Management with Southern New Hampshire University. He is trained in HIV Counselling and testing and is passionate about sharing knowledge around health and well-being and supporting other foreign nationals. Felix spends his spare time volunteering at other non-profit organisations.
Viktor Jakara
Peer Facilitator
Katya Mendelson
Drama Therapist