Our Team
We are a women-led social enterprise with an office and factory in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
and a presence in Germany. We are excited to introduce you to our wonderful
production & management team!
Our Founders
Tahira Nizari
Co-Founder, CEO
Hendrik Buermann
Co-Founder
In 2018, Tahira and Hendrik founded Kazi Yetu. Both have many years of experience in development cooperations and the economic inclusion of marginalized groups.
“Right now, tea is just exported in bulk completely and then all the jobs thereafter in that value chain are done abroad. So what we said was ‘let’s redistribute that job creation, let’s bring it back to Tanzania and let’s create a facility in which we can hire workers all locally and have a product that is 100% made in Tanzania.”
– Tahira Nizari, Interview with Forbes Africa
OUR Management Team
Ashley Speyer
Chief Operating Officer
Emmy Manyelezi
Head of Projects
Joseph Kaluwa
Supply Chain Coordinator
Kalili Kafuku
Sales Manager Tanzania
Katharina Eichinger
Sales & Communications Europe
Lugano Jengela
Grants Finance Manager
Saada Mlewa
Finance Officer
Stadia Kipangula
Production Supervisor
Our Production Team
Standing row from the left: Asha Nahodha, Zaharia Makau, Deborah Timotheo, Grace Andrea, Petrolina Joseph, Aziza Bakari, Hawa Mikidadi, Mwasiti Zayumba, Christina Ibrahim
Sitting row from the left: Gaudensia Saidi, Nassoro Omary, Johari Shabani, Rehema Mnzava, Munira Salehe, Mwamvua Said, Asha Amour