Team

Great Commitment

Velafrica is coordinated and managed by a team of 22 employees, all focused on mobility with prospects. Their work is the equivalent of 13.2 full time employees. They are supported by three people undertaking civilian service.

At Velafrica, we work velocratically. Velocracy is an agile organizational model that Velafrica has developed based on the holocratic organizational model: Instead of the classic hierarchical structures, there are function-related roles and employees fulfil their responsibilities in a self-organized and autonomous manner. Learn more about our organizational model here.

Approximately 30 volunteers contribute more than 2000 hours of voluntary work every year through the bicycle workshop, bicycle collections and information events.

Advisory board

The advisory board is a formal body with an advisory function. Board members offer advice, suggestions and recommendations based on the vision and mission of Velafrica, including future strategic and operational developments.  Commitment to the Advisory Board is voluntary.

Urs Heierli
Ph.D. Economics, former lecturer at HSG

Markus Jordi
Head Corporate Solutions Legal EMEA at Swiss Re

Nicola Morganti
President at Fondazione ACRA

Remo Oswald
Managing Partner at Enabling Qapital AG

Nora Julien
Changetrackers GmbH Founder, Impact Management

Peter Kern
Entrepreneur and Impact Investor

Anna Pamberg
Passionate International development expert

Paolo Richter
Founder of Drahtesel and Velafrica

Michelle Baumann
Fundraising
Deborah Bieri
Communication & Fundraising
Claudio Brenni
Impact Measurement
Ladina Caprez
Communication
Nadine Degen
Supply Chain Management
Michel Dietrich
Spare parts
Michel Ducommun
Co-Head & Africa
Martin Eisenring
Supply of communication tools
Vincent Eringfeld
Intern Communication & Marketing
Elia Etienne
Workshop
Zoe Grosjean
Fundraising
Däni Grüter
Instructor & Advisor
Mats Gurtner
Bicycle collections
Michelle Harnisch
Partner relations Switzerland
Lea Helfenstein
Fundraising
Dora Herren
Fundraising
Valentin Janda
Velafrica Germany
Chris Klein
Production & Quality
Théodore Perriard
Layout & Communication
Nikolai Räber
Co-Head & Finances
Fabian Schranz
Logistics clerk
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