Our cross national team is driven by a commitment to directness, transparency, and hard work - balanced with teamwork, humor and the desire to do good work.

Nivi Sharma has dedicated her career to access; for children, youth, and adults. In 2011, Nivi co-founded eLimu, the first company to digitize the Kenyan Primary School curriculum for revision and literacy. eLimu was acquired by CcHub in 2020. Most recently, Nivi served as the Chief Operating Officer of BRCK, the onramp for frontier market internet users. Nivi serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, as well as on the board of Global Peace Heroes. She is a 2014 East Africa Acumen Fellow and a Fellow of the Fast Forward leadership program. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, camping and going on safaris with her family.

I am a civil engineer with twelve years of work experience in lecturing, construction, engineering consultancy, projects management, and engineering public servics. I hold a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. I have been a full-time lecturer at the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College of Kigali for five years, and an assistant lecturer in the University of Rwanda’s master’s program of transportation. I have worked as transport analyst at the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) in Rwanda, and worked for different institutions as an engineer. Recently, I acted as Director General of Engineering Works for the City of Kigali for three years, and coordinated the execution of projects and studies of roads, ravines, transport and housing. Currently, I serve as Operations Manager at B2P, a role that has helped me appraise more on the power of improving rural transportation and mobility. I am a fan of soccer and like watching it with my wife Ezzo, son Gwiza, and daughter Juru.

I am the Country Director at B2P Uganda.  A social development specialist by profession.  I have worked in the civil society sector in East Africa designing, advocating and promoting systemic social change using human rights-based approaches. I am particularly effective at developing and nurturing collaboration with a range of actors, from civil Society, Government, donors, private sector, academics, including in complex humanitarian settings. I have extensive experience overseeing organizational development initiatives, mapping institutional capacity gaps and power dynamics, deepening participatory approaches in policy making and implementation, setting up accountability mechanisms for key actors in the East Africa region. I have extensive experience managing diverse teams. I have three Children, love farming, and enjoy taking long walks. I hope to bring a deep understanding of power dynamics rooted in race, gender, culture, class and nationality to B2P and help create a value-based organizational culture.

I am a seasoned program manager, focusing on food security, livelihood and rural access development to eradicate rural poverty and inequality. I joined B2P in 2022 as an Ethiopia Program manager. Before joining B2P, I was the head of Action Against Hunger’s food security and livelihood department. I ensured the smooth integration of operation and program departments in the implementation of donor funding, including those from USAID, SIDA, EU, ECHO, DFID, and UNOCHA. I have also worked as a program officer and consultant for NGOs and UN agencies. I have a Masters degree in Food Security and Development Studies from Addis Ababa University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Administration. My Master’s thesis was published in the EJDR Vol. 37 No. 1 (2015). I am now enrolled in a PMI certification course. I am married and a mother of two children and have a cute cat and dog. In my spare time, I like cooking and spending time with my family.

I graduated with a bachelor’s of science in building economics and later pursued an ordinary diploma in civil and building engineering. During this period, I was mainly in the cell tower construction business, and due to my desire to improve on my leadership and construction management skills I pursued postgraduate diploma in project management, which I completed, followed by a master’s of science in construction, management. I possess over five years of postgraduate experience in public infrastructure design, construction supervision and project management.

I am a highly motivated and committed team player who believes that everyone has the right to feel joy in their lives, hence I came up with a phrase which I got from the word “JOY,” stating joined opportunities yield. I had this kind of mind set when I got the opportunity to work with B2P, which uses engineering and community resources to construct bridges for local communities, and I took it on with full enthusiasm.

I joined B2P in 2019 and I believe in the works of B2P, especially enabling isolated communities, which have difficulty connecting with other communities to have important opportunities (health facilities, education opportunities, markets for their produce) closer to them.

In my free time I normally engage in sports activities where I play or watch (cricket, rugby, lawn tennis) and some periods when I have the chance, I tutor the young generation through training clinics organized by the Ministry of Education and Sports.

It has always made me happy to be a part of a group that makes a difference to one or many people and after joining Bridges to Prosperity, I accomplish this every day.

I am a mother of three with a graduate degree from School of Finance and Banking – Rwanda (SFB). I worked for KK Security for four years, managing payrolls for over a thousand employees, and in different projects funded by USAID in the finance department for over a decade and a half before joining Bridges to Prosperity in May 2019 as a Program Accountant.

With a strong accounting and taxation background, I have always enjoyed working on payrolls and tax declarations. In addition to that I love playing with numbers and I enjoy doing reconciliations.

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

I was born in Rwanda and grew up in the Western Province. I pursued my university studies at University of Tourism Technology and Business (UTB) in the art of business Information and technology, where I was awarded a Bachelor’s degree. 

Before I joined Bridges to Prosperity, I spent five years working with government at the district level, with local officials and communities from 2014 to 2019 with a non-profit organization, Delagua Health Rwanda. During this time, I worked as District Project Manager in Ngororero District. 

When I joined Bridges to Prosperity on April of 2019, it provided me with a great opportunity to work again with districts and communities. I like what I do at Bridges to Prosperity because I believe that safe access is a human right. When the community members have  year-round access to different facilities like health care, education, markets and employment, it provides important choices to pursue different opportunities.

When I’m free, I like reading the newspaper and  watching different kinds of sports.

I am a graduate of the University of Rwanda in civil engineering, the University of Manchester in engineering project management, and the Erasmus University of Rotterdam in urban housing and livelihood. I have occupied several senior positions in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning: first as an infrastructure sector specialist, then as an infrastructure senior policy analyst in the Office of the Prime Minister (Rwanda), then infrastructure development specialist in CEPEX, and most recently as the Director of Water and Sanitation Development Services in the Rwanda National Water and Sanitation Corporation Ltd. 

I am very delighted to be part of the B2P team as a leader and also as an engineer. Representing B2P at the national level is a privilege. Being part of an amazing team that is self-motivated, poverty-alleviation driven, and is deeply motivated is one of the best things that can happened to any person whose dream is to see poverty graduation on a large scale. 

My name is Evariste Tuyizere and I am an accommodation attendant at Bridges to Prosperity. I love cooking.

(Kinyarwanda)

Nitwa Evariste Tuyizere kandi ndi kwitabira amacumbi kuri Bridges to Prosperity. Nkunda guteka.

I was born and raised in the Amuria  District, Eastern Region, Uganda, and am married with four lovely children. I am a qualified driver with over 17 years of experience driving different types of trucks. Before joining B2P, I worked with different private institutions like Spencon Construction Ltd. and Kagga and Patterns. When am not on the road, l like watching news and playing with my kids.

Carolyn Ogott has built her career, with a passion for supporting the growth and development of impact-led individuals and organizations; and a rooting in the idea that people amplify purpose.

Carolyn’s talent journey over the past 10 years has evolved across several roles including Relationship Manager, Executive Recruiter, Project Manager, Client Success Executive, and Global Consultant with a specialization in the private and non-profit sectors; in the USA and Africa.

She is a SPHRi with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and Marketing and a Prosci Change management practitioner.

Her role at B2P involves the design, development, communication, and execution of various talent strategies with an emphasis on creating happy, productive, and equitable workspaces.

In her spare time, she is a Lorax and an animal lover excited by sustainable solutions that protect our world.

I come from a background of grant writing, partner stewardship and cultivation, and development operations­; and, a deep appreciation for global connectivity. Born in New Zealand with Samoan roots and a traveler to over thirty countries, I have seen––and continue to passionately value––the impact of connection on a global scale. I’m proud to join B2P in connecting communities as a foundation for opportunity.

Before joining B2P, I graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with degrees in English Literature, Anthropology, and Music. Most recently, I served as the Grant Writer and Researcher at Florence Crittenton Services, where I helped further the organization’s mission of empowering teen mothers and their children through developing local and national foundation, corporate, and government partnerships.

Outside of collaborating with the B2P team, you can find me crocheting, paddleboarding, skiing, and hiking with my Akita, Raven.