Staff
Anita Atusiimire
Wash Trainer – Uganda
Anita assists the WASH coordinator with identifying needs in communities and schools and training those people to raise the sanitation and hygiene standards practiced.
Ambrose Bigaba
Program Director – Uganda
Ambrose supports monitoring and evaluation by gathering and analyzing field data. The information that Ambrose gathers tells what kind of impact our projects are having on people’s lives, and how we can do it better! Ambrose loves being with the Acts Uganda team and spending time with family.
Asaph Katungi
Water Technician & Water Quality – Uganda
Asaph works to connect pipes, completes water quality testing of various water samples selected and builds Gravity Flow Systems. He has very good time management and always approaches projects with flexibility.
Athens Atuhaire
Education Officer & Donor Support – Uganda
Athens has been working with Acts for Water since 2010. Her role ensures Acts supporters know the impact they are having on the lives of our friends in Uganda. She also manages our education program, selecting students for sponsorship, visiting schools and ensuring reporting is completed.
Edward Batuze
Water Technician – Uganda
Edward oversees our Construction Team to ensure projects are done on time and on budget. He’s very efficient at whatever he’s working on and enjoys farming when he’s not at work.
Edward Mugabe
Foreman – Uganda
Edward oversees our Construction Team to ensure projects are done on time and on budget. He’s a cooperative team member and enjoys leading others in prayers and enjoys farming.
Esther
WASH Mobilizer – Uganda
Esther assists our WASH Coordinator with Community-Led Total Sanitation. Together they work with people to raise the sanitation and hygiene standards practiced in the community. Outside of work, Esther enjoys listening to gospel music.
Friecca Kurniawan
Administration Support
After more than 15 years being a tax professional, Friecca pursued her calling to join the non-profit industry as a way to give back to the community. She joined Acts for Water in late 2019. Not easily having access to clean water during her childhood, the mission of Acts hit close to home for her. With years of experience dealing with numbers, details, clients and stakeholders, Friecca gives the best support for Acts and its donors to collaborate in giving clean water to the communities and is proud to be a part of this team to bring water to those in need.
Gift Agaba
Entrepreneurship Support Officer – Uganda
Gifts is responsible for training participants in WASH Groups on available credit options for them as well as helping them find and receive technical training in order to begin income generating activities.
Gordon Ahebwe
Water Technician – Uganda
Gordon works to connect pipes, builds gravity flow systems and helps to ensure Acts for Water can deliver on our promise. Gordon is calm, hard working and enjoys spending time with his family.
Grace Tugumisirize
Finance Admnistrator – Uganda
Grace primarily works to ensure the financial side of ACTS Uganda projects: payments, vendor and sub-contractor transactions, runs smoothly for all field staff. She is also responsible for coordinating travel and expenses for staff.
Hildah Katusiime
Manager of Operations – Uganda
Hildah ensures administration in Uganda is run efficiently and with full transparency. She joined Acts for Water in 2014 and works with our Canadian Accountants to ensure that every dollar that is spent is tracked and monitored against a detailed budget.
Jeff Golby
CEO – Canada
As a father of two little ones, I can’t imagine how devastating it would be to watch my children struggle with the daily effects of water poverty. Knowing the impact clean water can have on a child like mine’s life motivates me every day to build on the legacy that Acts for Water has as one of Canada’s oldest water charities. Being Acts for Water’s CEO allows me to take my background in fundraising, charity law and technology start-ups to help even more Canadians partner with our Ugandan team to provide clean, accessible water: for life.
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John Muhwezi
Security Guard – Uganda
John ensures the safety of people and property at the Acts for Water Uganda office. He’s also responsible for the maintenance of the Acts’ Uganda office. He is loyal, hardworking and respectful. He enjoys watching soccer, especially when Chelsea FC is playing.
Kenneth Turyahebwa
Water Technician – Uganda
Kenneth works to connect pipes, builds gravity flow systems and helps to ensure Acts for Water can deliver on our promise. He is hard working and outgoing and enjoys spending time with his family.
Lisa Beiderwieden
Director of Marketing & Operations – Canada
Lisa joined the Acts for Water team in 2020 with over 15 years’ experience in administration, debriefing and management in the non-profit world. She has a deep passion for cultures and working collaboratively with others in all stages of life. Having witnessed the impact of clean water in a number of communities around the world, she loves being a supportive hand and strategic mind for Acts in the areas of administration, operations and education.
Martin Muhwezi
Wash Trainer – Uganda
Martin assists the WASH coordinator with identifying needs in communities and schools and training those people to raise the sanitation and hygiene standards practiced.
Marvin Agaba
M&E Assistant – Uganda
Marvin works with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to assess the program performance of the WASH program and monitor the sustainability of community projects. Outside of work, Marvin loves reading and sports. He joined the ACTS Uganda team in October 2023.
Paul Bizimugu
Wash Trainer – Uganda
Paul assists the WASH coordinator with identifying needs in communities and schools and training those people to raise the sanitation and hygiene standards practiced.
Rachel Ashemereire
WASH Coordinator – Uganda
Rachel leads and coordinates the Water Health and Sanitation (WASH) team to effectively equip community members. She is warm, welcoming, and collaborative. Rachel also enjoys listening to gospel music and reading novels.
Richard Byaruhanga
Mobilization – Uganda
Richard works to rally hundreds of local volunteers needed to build each Gravity Flow System, assigning roles and schedules for volunteer suppport. He keeps the team lively and plays a key role in uniting the team, particularly as the camp DJ.
Richard Musinguzi
Director of Field Operations- Uganda
Richard has been working with Acts for Water for nearly two decades, moving up the ranks to oversee all our programming in the field. He provides leadership, guidance and strategy for our programming to ensure they are run as effectively as possible.
Ritah Ayebare
M&E Officer – Uganda
Ritah works to support the Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation to assess ACTS’ WASH programme performance by running the M&E function of the organization. Together they work in close collaboration with the ACTS field team in collecting data that facilitates programme implementation. She also guides and facilitates community members in monitoring their projects. Outside her work, she enjoys watching movies.
Ronnie Musoke
WASH Mobilizer – Uganda
Ronnie assists our WASH Coordinator with Community-Led Total Sanitation. Together they work with people to raise the sanitation and hygiene standards practiced in the community. Outside of work, Ronnie enjoys sports.
Yorokamu Mbahikiri
Camp Security & Construction Team – Uganda
Yorokamu ensures the safety of Acts for Water property and people on project construction sites. He is always in a good mood, welcoming and a great team player.
Board & Advisors
Dale Barkman
Chartered Accountant
CDN Board
In his career as a Chartered Accountant, Dale has worked with several clients in the charitable sector and as his knowledge of what’s important to them grew, so did his own passion for alleviating poverty in the world. Joining the Acts’ board, he brings a wealth of experience serving on voluntary boards and committees for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Dale and his wife Linda have two children (currently working with charities assisting the poor and disadvantaged), as well 3 grandchildren.
Dean Dalke
Lawyer
CDN Board
As an Acts for Water intern in 1999, Dean saw first-hand the impact that clean, accessible water has on the lives of Ugandans. After completing his legal studies, he joined the Board in 2005 to help ensure Acts’ legacy would be stewarded well in the next chapter of our growth. As a partner at a large corporate law firm, he brings critical analysis and discernment to the Board.
Diana Pham
Human Resources
CDN Board
Diana was born in Vietnam and came to Canada as a refugee at a young age. She feels called to give back to the community through her vocation in Human Resources in the non-profit and healthcare sectors. Through her role on the Board, she hopes to support and be an advocate for the work that Acts for Water is doing in Canada, Uganda, and beyond.
James Colburn
Business Owner / CEO
CDN Board
James has a thirst to deliver water to those in need. Not only does he serve on our board, but he also runs a beverage company. Through a partnership with Acts for Water and ‘Choose To Give’, James was able to see the work Acts does in Uganda firsthand and was hooked. He came on our board shortly afterward so he could help keep this good work flowing. James and his wife live in Fort Langley with their two daughters. They love spending time on Salt Spring Island and enjoying doing outdoor activities as a family, especially skiing and swimming.
James Kakiro Kamuntu
Human Resource Practitioner
UGA Board
James serves as Human Resource practitioner with a background in social work and development. He currently oversees the HR Department of the MUST grants office and has an impressive education and experience background.
Jocelyn Kwok
Nonprofit Professional
CDN Board
Jocelyn currently serves as our Board Chair and has a passion for international development, having seen first hand the impact access to clean water has on a community. She brings fundraising acumen and experience with donor relationships to our team.
Micah deKorme
Cinematographer and Photographer
UGA Board
Micah deKorme has been a new, but great friend to the organization. He and his wife Betsy have come from the US to both help NGO’s tell their stories through beautiful media, as well as Betsy has started her own NGO working with vulnerable refugee women fleeing abuse.
Teddy Kyomuhangi
Program Manager
UGA Board
Teddy has been a long-time ally of ACTS. She is the program manager at Healthy Child Uganda, with a Masters in Public Health Leadership. Her history with us, connection to Canada, and experience working in public health make her invaluable to the team.
Rhea Siu
Associate Director of Development
CDN Board
Rhea has a heart for philanthropy, seeing God’s work fulfilled, and clean water. With over 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector, she brings experience and knowledge around all aspects of giving from leadership to major gifts. As someone who benefitted from the generosity of others, Rhea truly believes in the power of philanthropy in bringing better outcomes and change to those around her. She resides in beautiful North Vancouver with her husband and soon-to-be first child, and enjoys being outdoors, sports, and cooking in her spare time.
Our Values
We are motivated by our faith in Jesus and the belief that everyone, regardless of where they live, deserves the foundational human right to the benefits of clean water.
No strings attached.
Sustainable Development
We strive for sustainable development, investing for the long term here and abroad. Our legacy matters to us.
Motivation
We demonstrate our faith and love in Christ through the practical expression of love in delivering clean water to people in need.
Maximum Impact
We aim to achieve maximum impact within the resources (time, talent and treasure) that have been entrusted to us. This means committing to monitoring & evaluation, looking at impact over outputs and asking the question “how can we do it better.” We treat every dollar as being hard earned, and selflessly given by the donor for us to steward on their behalf. No gift is taken for granted and our posture of gratitude motivates us to work hard to achieve this impact.
Accountability
We value our accountability to our donors, government, community at large, the people we serve and ultimately Christ. This sense of accountability motivates us to strive for the best in governance, program, finance and fundraising practices.
Partnership
We work best through partnerships in Canada and in Uganda. To do partnership well, we start with an underpinning of mutual respect, dignity and hope for all. We will partner with communities and individuals in Uganda and Canada, funders, institutions, implementing partners, local stakeholders and ultimately Christ in an effort to fulfill our purpose.
We treat every dollar as being hard-earned, and selflessly given by the donor for us to steward on their behalf.
It’s an act of trust. No gift is taken for granted and our posture of gratitude motivates us to work hard to achieve this impact. This means we work hard to stretch each dollar to have the biggest impact so that more people will receive a clean, accessible and reliable water source in their lifetime.
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