OLBIOS CORRESPONDENT SOUTH AFRICA & INDIA

I have given a good 13 years in the environment with Greenpeace. And with each passing year, I have only come to believe more firmly in the world of environmental activism and above all environmental awareness for sustainable change. I started off as a Frontline Fund Raiser doing face-to-face fundraising or direct dialogue with people in the streets of Kolkata (India). What followed next took me to two new cities and decades of thorough fundraising experience with Greenpeace India. I am currently heading Fundraising operations in South Africa as the Fundraising Director to strategise and implement pan African fundraising. It’s been a fascinating experience in South Africa to be working with the top most rung of Greenpeace Africa alongside engaging with peers from the global fundraising teams that steer a global movement for the environment. In the last three years, Greenpeace Africa has battled the odds and has emerged as the fastest growing NGO in terms of individual income in the whole of Africa. It is also ranked as the fastest growing regional offices.