Teresa Mbagaya, a Kenyan educationist and entrepreneur, has been appointed to serve as a board member at a leading international humanitarian organisation.
Save the Children is regarded as the world's first and leading independent organisation aimed at improving the lives of kids in need.
Mbagaya, is a specialist who has extensive experience in the education sector. She is also a principal of the global impact investment firm Imaginable Futures, which deals with building equitable systems for all students.
She is among four new directors appointed for the role, with the others including Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani (Nigerian private sector executive), Deepak Kapoor ( Indian accountant) and Larry Kamener (senior adviser in the Melbourne office of the Boston Consulting Group).
"The new directors, with expertise in education, innovative financing, and climate emergencies, take up their positions this month and increase board membership to 17 from 14, with one of the directors elected to a role vacated late last year," read part of the statement.
Angela Ahrendts, the organisation's board chair, exuded confidence in the four directors noting that they were up to the task.
“The new directors will further enrich our Board’s ability to rapidly evolve and leverage our scale to triple our impact for children,” she stated.
Her sentiments were echoed by Inger Ashing, the organisation's CEO, who affirmed that she was looking forward to working with the new directors.
"Pandemic, conflict and climate crisis are undoing decades of progress and create a renewed urgency to protect children’s rights across the globe,” she stated.
Mbagaya's achievement span across her career ladder- ranked as Kenya's Top 40 Under 40 by Forbes Africa.
Save the Children was established in 1919 in the United Kingdom, has aided more than 45 million kids in 122 countries across the world.
