Our teams

Our teams

In France

HEADQUARTERS

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sarah Gogel

Sarah Gogel, Executive Director of MADERA since June 2020, has a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Northeastern Law School in Boston and is a recognized social entrepreneur for her youth empowerment work around the world with the NGO YES Akademia (YAKA) based since 2012 in Paris, France. She has consulted with the UNHCR, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and other international institutions on topics of youth empowerment, informal education and European grants.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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PRESIDENT

Christian Blanchard

Former Déléguée Générale at MADERA, Christian is the President of MADERA since 2019.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Celine-Weymann

ADMINISTRATOR

Céline Weymann

Former Déléguée Générale at MADERA, Céline is now an Administrator on the Board acting as Secretary General.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Regis-Koetschet-Chairman

HONORARY BOARD MEMBER

Régis Koetschet

Régis Koetschet The Board validates the vision, missions and values of MADERA as well as its strategic orientations. It meets every 4 months in plenary and 5 times a year as Office of the Board.

Some part of the Former Team In Afghanistan until 2018

COUNTRY DIRECTION

DIRECTOR

Thierry

His role is to ensure the good functioning in the field of MADERA and its various departments (Operations, Logistics, Partnerships and co-financing, Monitoring and Evaluation, Human Resources and Finance), and to guarantee the proper implementation of the action plan. He also is the institutional representative of MADERA in Afghanistan and the head of security.

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

DIRECTOR

Fahim

He coordinates the implementation of the programs that MADERA develops in the field, in close collaboration with the provincial coordinators and the project managers. He also ensures relations with Afghan institutions (Ministries, local authorities ...)

LOGISTICS
DEPARTMENT

HEAD

Feroz

Responsible for all logistics actions (transport, buildings, materials, supplies ...), he is also safety coordinator

PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-FINANCING DEPARTMENT

GRANT MANAGER

Florence

She is in charge of fundraising, monitoring and relations with both Afghan NGOs and donors. She is also involved in communication.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT

COORDINATOR

Sonya

This department aims at supporting program impact analysis and preparing the feasibility study of new projects, as well as ensuring the capitalization of experiences. The coordinator keeps track of the database of projects and their capitalization in connection with teams in provinces.

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

HEAD

Aasia

She is in charge of the day-to-day management of Afghan human resources, recruitment, training and the collection of applications for consultants. She also ensures the proper application of internal HR procedures.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT

DEPUTY ADMIN AND FINANCE DIRECTOR

Mohammad

He is in charge of the good financial management of the projects and finances of MADERA in Afghanistan.

ACCOUNT
DEPARTMENT

HEAD

Ahmad

He monitors the cash flow and prepares the closing of annual accounts.

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