BetterLife is led by an African team working to strengthen food security, bringing together expertise in agriculture, community development, climate action, law, finance, monitoring, communications and youth leadership.
Our country and programme teams bring professional knowledge together with a close understanding of the communities where we work.
Three things shape who leads BetterLife, and how we work alongside communities to strengthen food security.
Founded and led by Denise Ayebare. Women hold 2 of our 3 executive leadership roles and 3 of 5 board seats.
As a refugee-led team, we had grown up experiencing many of the challenges facing the communities we wanted to work alongside. That lived experience is where BetterLife began.
Denise Ayebare founded BetterLife International in 2021, at nineteen, with a small team of young people. It remains a youth-led organisation.
Our people lead beyond BetterLife too
Denise Ayebare is a Ugandan lawyer, climate justice advocate and youth leader who founded BetterLife International at nineteen. She currently serves as Secretary for External Affairs of Uganda's National Youth Council and has represented young people in regional and international climate-policy processes.
Desire Ainembabazi is a nutrition and dietetics professional, youth nutrition advocate and Regional Director at BetterLife International.
Samuel Ahabwe serves as Head of Finance at BetterLife International, supporting the organisation's financial planning, accountability and responsible use of resources.
Our Regional Director works across all five countries, and country managers lead programmes, partnerships and community relationships in their own, so solutions are shaped by the people closest to the challenges.
Desire Ainembabazi
Regional Director
Becky Alec
South Sudan
Victoria Kinobe
DR Congo
Comboni Daniel Mutabaazi
Tanzania
Desmond Dorvlo
Ghana
The people who coordinate the work, track what changes, keep the organisation running and carry community voices to a wider audience.
Our board provides oversight, experience and accountability as the organisation grows.
Felicia Davis is a climate justice advocate and sustainability leader with more than two decades of experience connecting environmental action, education and community empowerment.
Charity Kembabazi is a social scientist, monitoring and evaluation expert, and community development professional serving on the Board of BetterLife International.
Pamela Musimenta is a Ugandan water resources engineer, environmentalist and climate justice advocate working with the Ministry of Water and Environment.
Sedrick Otolo is a Ugandan technology entrepreneur, author and youth mentor serving on the Board of BetterLife International.
Bob Natifu is a Ugandan climate-policy practitioner and climate-education advocate serving on the Board of BetterLife International.
Want to join the BetterLife team? We are always looking for passionate people to work with us.
