FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mohamed Salia is the director for Supporting Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) Sierra Leone responsible for the overall management, coordination, Donor relation, reporting, supervision & oversight, collaboration. Mohamed is a renowned Sierra Leonean Social Entrepreneur and Development Specialist. He holds a BSc. in Peace and Conflict Studies (Fourah Bay collage-University of Sierra Leone), a diploma in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Development (Do School Germany), and a certificate in Entrepreneurship (Kanthari India), with extensive experience and specialized professional formal training in strategic project planning and management; budgeting and finance; communication; and microenterprise/microfinance development. Mohamed had won numerous awards for his service to humanity, like the Do School Award for courageous entrepreneurship, African Entrepreneur of the Year, South got Talent Development Personality of the year etc… Mohamed is fellows from prestigious fellowships like; Trinity Church Wall Street Leadership Programme: https://trinitywallstreet.org/stories-news/announcing-2023-trinity-leadership-fellows-cohort Startingbloc: https://startingbloc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/StartingBloc-Transparency-Report-2015.pdf Global Community Impact Leader: https://thoughtpartnerships.org/community-leaders
GENDER OFFICER
Rose Gbetuwa serves as the Gender Officer for SEED-Supporting Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. Her primary responsibility is to ensure that SEED's projects, programs, and policies are gender-responsive and promote gender equality. Rose guides the team in integrating gender considerations into all aspects of their work, including program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. She also provides training and support to staff and volunteers on gender issues, including gender-based violence, gender equality, and women's empowerment. Rose is a graduate in State Registered Nurse-SRN and holds a diploma in Gender Studies. She has seven years of experience working with specific target groups, including adolescent girls, physically challenged individuals, and vulnerable households.
PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
Martin Kailie is the program development consultant for Supporting Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) directly responsible for the overall monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities collect and analyse data on appropriateness of pilot approach, impact and changes, project and programme design. Martin has served for over 10 years, as freelancer and consultant for many Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and entrepreneurs around in Africa. Martin started as a university lecturer, but changed careers to support impact in his country Sierra Leone through technical support to actors. Mr. Kailie holds an MPhil in Linguistics from the University of Sierra Leone and taught in the same university for ten years before switching to sustainable agriculture and rural development. While documenting endangered languages in his native Sierra Leone, he witnessed the devastating effects of drought and floods on communities. Inspired by that experience, his dream is to use sustainable agriculture to tackle climate change to improve the lives of subsistence farmers at risk from climate change, and support development organizations for sustainable development. Learn more about Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-kailie-0b7a4056/?originalSubdomain=sl
HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION
John Sillah is the Head of Administration for Supporting Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) directly responsible for performing human resource activities provide logistical support, support procurement arrangements, Prepare financial report, Prepare vouchers & process all payments for projects and the administration activities. John holds a BEd. in Bachelor of Education (Njala University-University of Sierra Leone), MBA in Finance (Njala University-University of Sierra Leone), and he had got extensive experience and specialized Professional formal trainings in Financial Management, organizational development, budget management. He has over 8 years of work experience in human resource management, and a strong background in non-profit administration with a focus on data management and protection.