This week we introduce you to Sylvia Mushumba-Barure, one of our Nurses in Southern Africa. Born in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, Sylvia attended primary school in Masvingo Province and then was enrolled at a boarding school, Gutu Mission, for secondary school. Her mother’s work with NGO’s in different provinces meant that Sylvia was […]

For our first blog post in 2015 we’re continuing our team profiles and are pleased to introduce you to Ngunga Nguta, one of our Programme Managers in East Africa. After studying Community Development and Communication, Ngunga joined the North Star team after “stumbling across a job advert on the internet”. While a typical day in […]

This week, we introduce you to Amon Tisibele, one of our Site Coordinators in Southern Africa. Born at a small chrome mining location along the Great Dyke in Mutorashanga, Amon attended a local school up to grade seven primary level, and then began his secondary education at a provincial town in Chinhoyi, before completing it […]

This week, we welcome you to meet John Mochama, one of our Project Officers in East Africa. John’s friends would likely describe him as a calm, focussed, caring, industrious and inspirational person that sees opportunities in the midst of challenging situations and always willing to go an extra mile. “There is an old Irish saying […]