Riders for Health
Riders resource office in the UK has 30 full time members of staff, but the vast majority of Riders’ staff, over 270 of them, work in our field programmes and are nationals of the counties in which they work. To contact our UK or field offices, click here.
In Africa the Riders for Health's teams are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help health workers across Africa to reach nearly 11 million people with regular healthcare.
CEO and Joint Founder
Andrea is chief executive officer of Riders and has guided the financial/funding and advocacy development of Riders from its inception, including establishing the entrepreneurial income streams and innovative fundraising initiatives.
Joint Founder, Executive Director
Barry, is designer of the groundbreaking TRM and TAM systems and the Riders cost-per-kilometre calculator. He has nearly 20 years’ experience in developing sustainable systems for managing motorised transport in hostile conditions.
Joint Founder
Widely regarded as the most exciting and most charismatic grand prix motorcycle racer of his generation, Randy Mamola was a consistent challenger for the 500cc world championship title throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
Operations Director
Ngwarati was programme director for Riders' programme in Zimbabwe before transferring to the UK resource centre in January 2008. Ngwarati is now overseeing all of our programmes and working with our teams to replicate Riders’ programmes.
Replications Director (Zambia)
Alfred first became involved with Riders for Health in 1996. He is now in charge of replicating our programmes in new countries and overseeing the Zambia programme.
Country Director: The Gambia
Therese joined Riders in 2001 after retiring from the civil service, becoming Riders’ Gambia country director. Therese has guided the development of a nationwide programme, establishing a management team to run the programme.
Country Director: Lesotho
Mahali qualified as a motorcycle rider under Riders’ first nationwide motorcycle fleet programme in Lesotho in 1991. She is now country director for Lesotho.
Country Director: Zimbabwe
Anold is working with the established team in Zimbabwe, putting in management structures and systems, in order to increase the number of vehicles we manage.
Country Director: Nigeria
A qualified pharmacist, Effiom has observed the health care system in Nigeria first hand. His strong management team is leading the growth of our Nigerian programme.
Country Director: Kenya
Irene joined Riders in 2010. As a business graduate Irene has been guiding and growing our Kenyan programme.
Replications manager
As part of the replications team, Lloyd works with Alfred Gonga to establish Riders' programmes in new countries.
Malawi Programme Manager
As an experienced NGO programme manager, Alexander is working on developing the partnership landscape in Malawi to establish our programme there.
Ewan McGregor narrates a short film giving an insight into the work of Riders for Health.