Louise Helen Brown
Founding Director
Louise is a climate finance expert with a passion for building a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable world through scaling up climate investment through engaged and empowered national and local institutions. She has 14+ years of experience working in government, civil society organisations, multilateral development organisations and the private sector on issues spanning climate and sustainable development policy, governance, and finance.
Her expertise includes strategic planning, managing stakeholder engagement processes, research and analysis, fund design and management, project management, building collaborative partnerships, institutional strengthening and training, event design and facilitation, and communicating to diverse audiences. She is an experienced team leader, adept at designing and coordinating interdisciplinary work programmes, building coalitions, engaging donors and mobilising resources. She has a Masters in environmental economics and a Bachelors in ecology, and is completing a second masters in development finance.
Toini T.D Amutenya
Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Officer
Toini is a young professional in the field of Climate Finance, with over 4 years of experience in climate finance research, data analytics, public policy design, website management, strategic communications, and is a trained African Negotiator on Climate Change. She’s a BSc Honours graduate in Natural Resource Management from the Namibia University of Science and Technology and is currently pursuing her Master’s in public policy and management. Toini is passionate about promoting community resilience through climate-smart actions to help communities thrive beyond the impacts of climate change.
Toini’s skills include stakeholder engagement, research and data management, project coordination, and report writing. She’s an active member of the youth community. She engages beyond the national level, as a member of assorted youth programs advocating for actions on climate change, Loss and Damage, Sustainable Development, Just Transition and promoting sustainable socio-economic development.
Iyaloo Akuaake
Climate Finance Officer
Iyaloo is a climate finance research analyst with an interest in unlocking private sector capital to drive inclusive, climate-resilient development, particularly in vulnerable regions like Africa. Her work focuses on advancing research and analysis to strengthen the role of the private sector in climate finance by exploring innovative financing mechanisms and market opportunities that can accelerate climate adaptation in developing economies.
With over six years of experience across various resource sectors, she brings a diverse skill set spanning project management, research, financial and policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Iyaloo holds a Master’s in Energy and Development and is currently advancing her expertise through the Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance program.
Sakeus Kadhikwa
Consultant
Sakeus is a young environmental and tourism professional with a passion for promoting the sustainable use of common-pool resources through tourism as a catalyst for economic development and long-term sustainability. He has over 5 years of experience lecturing in academic institutions in the field of tourism, environmental conservation, and heritage management and conservation. He worked for private tourism and hospitality companies for a time in the tourism industry.
His specialities include events planning, administration and facilitation, training, stakeholder engagement, curriculum design and development, and research. Sakeus holds a Master’s degree in Culture and Environmental Management, Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management and Environmental Studies, and Post-Graduate Diploma in Project Management.