About Us
Opportunity Education Foundation is an International NGO registered in Tanzania and headquartered in Moshi. OEF was established in 2005 by US entrepreneur, founder, and first CEO of TD Ameritrade Joe Ricketts, after a visit to Tanzania. He came to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and fell in love with the people of Tanzania. He resolved to help, and to do so by improving education for Tanzanian children and youth. OEF works closely with Opportunity Education, a US-based foundation that developed Quest Forward Learning.
Leadership Team
Andy Karas
Vice President, East Africa Operations
Laurent Gama
Director of Teaching & Learning
Wilbert Ijumba
Director of Curriculum Development
Eligrania Lema
Director, Partnerships and Network Development Team
Dickson Hezron
Manager, Strategic Resources
Glory Kilewo
Manager, Impact and Evaluation
Program Team
Daniel Mlambo
Program Manager
Tupokigwe Abnery
Instructional Coach
Godance Andrew
Quality Support Specialist
Jerome Massawe
Technology Specialist
Leveri Mlaki
Instructional Coach
Mary Modest
Administrative Assistant
Edna Mollel
Alumni Network Specialist
Fredy Mollel
Instructional Coach
Beatrice Tesha
Instructional Coach
Violeth Mbando
Implementation Manager
Sufiani Iddi
Project Coordinator
Board of Directors
Susanne Shore
Margot Ricketts
Callan Ricketts
Daphne Ricketts
Saltieli Munisi
Laura S. Kikuli
Marianna Balampama
Rebecca Monnier
Manuel Mattke
A Vision for Learning
Opportunity Education founder, benefactor, and CEO Joe Ricketts discusses his vision for solving secondary education’s deepest problems with Quest Forward Learning.
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