Erwin Kinsey – Tanzania Country Director 
Polikapo Mginah - Finance and Administrative Manager
Euphrasia Fortunatus - Volunteer Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator
Chrispin Mirambo - Zonal Program Coordinator
Daphne Waite - Assistant In-Country Coordinator
William Rite - Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator
Evans Javason - Sustainable Agriculture Instructor 
Sommy Issangya - Sustainable Agriculture Instructor
Mary Lucas - Demonstration Plot Manager


Erwin Kinsey – Tanzania Country Director

Raised on a farm in northeastern Vermont, Erwin graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Animal Science. He then began a 30-year career with Heifer International in 1977 as a Dairy Technician and later server as the Heifer Tanzania Country Director and the Africa Regional Development Officer while based in Arusha, Tanzania.  While at Heifer he spearheaded a dairy development project which grew to national coverage and assisted over 30,000 families with livestock and training. The program pioneered in-kind credit whereby female livestock offspring and training were passed on to neighboring project farmers. The program also pioneered use of local volunteer 'farmer-motivators' and 'community animal health workers' who are the backbone of rural extension provision. In 2001 Erwin helped initiate a program to support families caring for HIV/AIDS sufferers, in which Global Service Corps and Heifer collaborated.  Erwin recently finished his Masters degree in Rural Development from the University of London, Wye College External Program. He has three sons in their early 20’s. His home is within a small organic farm which provides fresh garden produce, goat cheese, yoghurt and other dairy products to a number of families in the Arusha area. Erwin joined Global Service Corps Tanzania in 2007. Some of his goals are to expand and diversify its funding base and project portfolio, and increase sustainability of project work by volunteers.  Back

Polikapo Mginah - Finance and Administrative Manager

Polikapo Mginah works as part of GSC’s Accounting Department. Having recently completed his Master’s of Science in Finance, Polikapo brings with him over a decade of experience working with international development and donor agencies. His prior work entailed projects and assets management, assistance with international grants, as well as the writing of financial reports for international donors. Back



Euphrasia Fortunatus - Volunteer Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator


Euphrasia received an Advanced Diploma in Community Development from the Community Development Training Institute in Tengeru.  She has also attended courses on First Aid, food processing, and MBTI.  Euphrasia began working with GSC in 2005 as a counterpart and was then promoted to a position as a Peer Educator Coordinator.  In 2010 Euphrasia took on the role as HIV/AIDS and Nutrition Program Coordinator and is currently also working as the Volunteer Coordinator.  Back

Chrispin Mirambo - Zonal Program Coordinator

Chrispin works with GSC as a Zonal Program Coordinator. His educational background includes a certificate in Bio-intensive Agriculture & Rain Water Harvesting from the Tengeru College of Agriculture and Livestock Resources. He has also received numerous other certificates in program management, fish farming and natural resource management. Previously, Chrispin served as a Program Officer for the Natural Resource Management Program with Heifer International Tanzania. In his spare time, Chrispin is an avid basketball player who also enjoys travelling, reading and photography.  Back

Daphne Waite - Assistant In-Country Coordinator

Before joining the GSC team in April 2006, Daphne attended The Superior Commercial College, as well as the Nakuru Computer Training Institute, where she earned diplomas in Computers and Computer System Analysis and Design. In addition to her extensive computer, administrative, and English skills, Daphne brings a warm and welcoming presence to GSC’s Arusha office.  Back 





William Rite - Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator

William is the Senior Assistant Agricultural Tutor at Tengeru College of Agriculture and Livestock Resources, as well as the GSC Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator. He studied at Nyegezi Agricultural College from 1978-1980 to earn his certificate in general agriculture, and returned to Nyegezi in 1982 to earn his diploma in Land Use Planning. In 1989, William attended a one-year course at the Tsukuba College of Agriculture in Japan, and was awarded a diploma in Irrigation and Drainage. He also completed a three-month course on Irrigation Water Management in Thailand in 1994. 2001 marked the beginning of William’s work with GSC, in which he began developing the existing GSC Sustainable agriculture program. Aside from his extensive agricultural expertise, William's lively spirit and sense of humor keep our Sustainable Agriculture participants enthusiastic and involved! Back 

Evans Javason - Sustainable Agriculture Instructor

Evans, commonly referred to as Javason, received training at the Kenya Institute of Organic Farming and graduated from the Mpwapwa College of Agriculture and Livestock as a Certified Agriculture and Livestock Technician. He worked as a Tutor at MATI-Tengeru Agricultural College from 1990 – 1998 where he taught Principles of Agriculture and Extension Skills. Javason began working with GSC as a demonstration plot gardener in 2002 and became one of our instructors in 2004. Javason’s teaching skills and village extension support is greatly appreciated by our sustainable agriculture volunteer participants. Back 

Sommy Issangya - Sustainable Agriculture Instructor 

Sommy recently began working with Global Service Corps as one of our Sustainable Agriculture Coordinators. Before signing on with GSC, he spent nine years working as a veterinary field officer. Sommy has studied at L.I.T.I Tengeru College in Arusha and M.A.T.I. Nyegezi Mwanza in the fields of livestock production, crop production, land management, and human and animal management. Sommy’s bright and welcoming personality makes him a favorite of our sustainable agriculture volunteer participants.  Back 

Mary Lucas - Demonstration Plot Manager

Mary started working with GSC-TZ from the last quarter of the year 2003. She works as the BIA training demonstration plot attendant situated at the Livestock Training Institute Tengeru (LITI). Mary has deepest commitments and devotion on her garden. She sometimes works together with her daughter Neema as an encouragement process to make her learn BIA techniques. Mary believes that BIA gardening techniques are a solution to rural poor farmers. She has always been able to justify BIA dynamics by producing and selling healthier vegetables all the season round. Mary prepares a special lunch meal for all the volunteers on their first day attachment to their home stay in Tengeru. She loves working with volunteers. Back