Team
The Solafrica team is organised in a solacratic way. Solacracy is an agile form of organisation tailored to Solafrica, in which leadership tasks and responsibilities are distributed among the team members.
Instead of hierarchies, the focus is on dedicated roles and circles that reflect the different responsibilities and fields of activity. In this way, we promote a dynamic approach and equality in our day-to-day work, workflows and processes.
The Solafrica employees share 950 work percentages.
Elias Kost
Strategy and development
Elias Kost has been a key figure in the further development of Solafrica for over a decade. The former Managing Director represents the organization externally.
Florian Schlegel
Program East Africa
Florian Schlegel is an old hand. The program manager has been using his expertise to coordinate solar projects in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania for more than ten years.
Marieline Bader
Refugees Go Solar+
Marieline Bader is the program manager for Refugees go Solar+. The award-winning Swiss project paves the way for refugees to enter the solar industry.
Flora Conte
Program Santé Solaire
Flora Conte is responsible for the Santé Solaire program. She is working in Togo, Niger and Burkina Faso to light up health centers.
Rebekka Gammenthaler
Institutional fundraising
Rebekka Gammenthaler is in contact with our institutional financing partners. She therefore forms an important bridge to our project managers.
Martin Wanner
Scouts go Solar and Jugendsolar
Martin Wanner passes on knowledge about solar energy to younger generations. He also trains solar ambassadors in the global scout movement.
Anna opladen
Fundraising and Solarvignette
Anna Opladen is responsible for fundraising with private individuals. She also promotes more solar power in Switzerland with the popular solar vignette.
Fabienne Biedermann
Communication
Fabienne Biedermann is responsible for communications at Solafrica. She spreads stories from the projects across the various communication channels.
Martin Theiler
Solar Fuels project
Martin Theiler is working in Ethiopia to build up expertise in the conversion of renewable electricity into renewable fuels.
Renato Breitenstein
Central Services
When you find a solar vignette in your letterbox, Renato Breitensteins has a hand in it. He has the orders under control and keeps the dispatch running.
Anna Abel
Program East Africa
Anna Abel is a program manager in the East Africa region. She also develops projects and devises strategies to help us achieve our goals.
Claudio Clematide
Financial advisor
Claudio Clematide supports financial management with his expert knowledge. His trained eye and instinct for figures leave no detail unnoticed.
Malou Cornelsen
Institutional fundraising
Malou Cornelsen is an important link between institutional partners and the project managers. She maintains an overview of project funding.
Theo Werlen
Central Services
Nothing works in the Solafrica office without Theo Werlen. He manages the finances, takes care of personnel administration and pulls the strings in the background.
Tim Bacher
Marketing and Central Services
Tim Bacher creatively works in a variety of media. They write texts, do graphic design, take care of the database and coordinate the backend of the website.
Maria Bongard
Program East Africa
Maria Bongard is the maternity cover for Anna Abel. In her absence, she takes care of the program in East Africa, develops our project portfolio and helps us achieve our goals.
Alicia Blair
Program Santé Solaire
Alicia Blair is the maternity cover for Flora Conte. As program manager for Santé Solaire, she works to make health centres light up in Togo, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Project Partners
Amsale Mulugeta
Managing Director Education for Sustainable Development
Amsale Mulugeta founded the Ethiopian relief organisation Education for Sustainable Development in 2009. Together with her team she works closely with local stakeholders in the Solar Learning Project in Ethiopia and ensures that the project runs smoothly.
abigael W. Okella
Managing Solar Mtaani
Abigael W. Okello is our partner in the Solar Learning Youth Centers and Solar Learning for Women projects in Kenya. She is responsible for working with local partner organizations and key stakeholders in government, the private sector and civil society.
Aline Kana Fomekong
Program Coordinator in Cameroon
Aline Aline Kana Fomekong from the Association Jeunesse Verte du Cameroun (AJVC), together with Serge Jiflin Moassoumbe and Marie Tamoifo Nkom, is responsible for the coordination and local implementation of the Climate Caravan in Cameroon.
Cète Tiendrebéogo
Managing Director Entreprise SETHI
Cète Tiendrebéogo manages the Santé Solaire program in Burkina Faso. Additionally, he is the regional coordinator for the program. The company SETHI, which he founded, is specialized in information technology and photovoltaic services, with a focus on the health sector. The project team includes other technicians and consultants.
Adideme Koutangni
President of the association Kekeli
Adideme Koutangni is a trained geographer and is head of the Santé Solaire program in Togo. Poverty reduction through own acquisition, sustainability and health of disadvantaged groups, among others women, are a major concern for Adideme Koutangni.
Seidi Mohamed Abdourahmane
Founder of ACRPE
Seidi Mohamed is head of the Santé Solaire program in Niger. He holds a master’s degree in “Planning and Projects for Third World Cities”. He has been involved in various development projects in Niger for over 20 years.
Board of Directors
Dr. Kuno Roth
Co-president
As a pioneer of Greenpeace and co-founder of Solafrica, Kuno Roth is greatly committed to sustainable energy supply worldwide. His wealth of experience is priceless for Solafrica.
Cedric Marty
Co-president
Cedric Marty has a degree in environmental sciences and several longer stays in Africa, giving him the right tools for his role as co-president of Solafrica.
Christine badertscher
Carmen Carfora
Daniel Wyniger
Raphael Engler
Nadja Scherrer
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is a body of experts who may be included in the work of Solafrica for specific topics and tasks. They supplement our office and the Board of Directors with their expertise.
Marc Lombard
Database management
Luca Muntwyler
Editorial advise
Jolanda Fritschi
Projects