Meet the team

Hildah is a UNV hosted by United Nations Environment Programme as a Finance and budget Assistant working for the GEF Mitigation Unit.

At UNEP, she supports budget preparation, fund management, provides ongoing guidance on financial reporting ensuring financial integrity across all stages of project implementation.  

Joyce is part of UNEP GEF's programmatic department, bringing expertise in economics and statistics. She plays a vital role in supporting the development and management of programs that aim to address GEF initiatives

Lisa supports communication for the UN Environment Programme’s Global Environment Facility project portfolio. In her role, she leverages her expertise in digital brand management, public relations, and content production to enhance the visibility and impact of environmental initiatives.

Thandeka Mbatha provides operational support for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) projects under the UN Environment-Global Environment Facility Chemicals and Waste portfolio. 

Grace works with Medium-Size-Project (MSPs) and Full-Size- Project (FSPs) supporting all Portfolios. 

She provides financial and budgetary support to Global Environment Facility (GEF) Climate Change Mitigation projects, including financial reporting, fund management, budget preparation, and financial monitoring.

Pauline supports the GEF Chemicals and Waste portfolio on finance and budget management. She also serves as the IPMR focal point, leading on reporting and financial tasks. Prior to joining UNEP, Pauline spent five years in the private sector.

Daria supports the portfolio on project and programme development and monitoring and evaluation. She previously interned for UNEP before relocating to Nairobi support the Unit's work on SAICM. Daria is a Russian national and holds a BSc Molecular Biology and Sustainability. 

Carolyne is Finance and Budget Assistant at UNEP's GEF Coordination Office. She brings with her over five years of experience in finance, business development, and community engagement.

Maurice supports the portfolio on IPMR. Prior to UNEP, he founded the NGO Children of Hope India before working for the Indian High Commission, and then as a business development manager for law firm Chabi Otieno Chiteri Advocates. Chabi is a Kenyan national and holds a BSc in Communication Engineering from the National institute of Technology, Silchar, India. 

Elca supports the development, management and implementation GEF Climate Change Enabling Activities Portfolio. She has 15 years’ work experience in Climate change, Environment and Natural Resource Management.

Iñaki supports the Mercury portfolio as a Task Manager, developing and overseing projects mostly in the Africa region. Prior to UNEP, he worked for UNIDO on mercury reduction projects in the ASGM sector and Circular Economy projects and in the private sector in plastics production.

Sumayya is responsible for the development and implementation of part of UNEP's portfolio of GEF mitigation projects in East Africa. Thematic areas include electric mobility, net-zero nature-positive accelerator, climate transparency, sustainable cities and energy efficiency.

Sandra supports the Global Environment Facility (GEF) portfolio of Climate Change Mitigation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. She focuses on transparency initiatives, including projects that build reporting systems (CBIT) and those that deliver reports (BTR/NC).

Maythinee supports the financial management and oversight of UNEP’s climate change mitigation and environmental projects across the Asia portfolio. Her responsibilities include budget preparation and revision, expenditure report review, financial monitoring, audit coordination, partner financial management, and compliance with UNEP and donor requirements. 

Tsungi Mutesva is responsible for financial planning, budget management, and strengthening financial controls across UNEP programmes.

She supports strategic decision-making through financial analysis, reporting, donor compliance, and oversight of GEF and GCF funded projects.

Derrick Oguda provides financial and budgetary support across projects, including budget preparation, financial monitoring, reporting, and project lifecycle management. He ensures compliance with donor and UNEP regulations, supports project reviews and closures, and liaises with stakeholders across Africa and ECA portfolios.

Anne supports the coordination and timely implementation of the GEF Climate Change Enabling Activities portfolio.

Hyder Matano provides dedicated financial and administrative support to the African portfolio within the Climate Change Mitigation Unit, playing a key role in the effective delivery and coordination of programme activities under the GEF Portfolio.

Ranjila Singh is supporting UNEP's portfolio of GEF climate change mitigation projects in the Pacific region including Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency, Electric Mobility and Climate Transparency projects.  

Juliane manages all data within the Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) Portfolio.

Marcellus supports the GEF climate change mitigation enabling activities projects.

Alphonse Mutabazi is a home-based Consultant for Climate Change Enabling Activities