About our School
LEAH
Founder, Friends of Kisimani
Leah Wagner Leonard is an entrepreneur, impact strategist and the founder of MOVED Consulting. She first traveled to Tanzania as a volunteer teacher in 2008, and was inspired by her colleagues' vision for progress in public schools. She is passionate about the power of education to empower communities, and is a vocal proponent of dignified, equitable collaboration across cultures in service of sustainable, positive change.
Leah has spent the last 15 years sharing her time between Tanzania, Kenya and the USA.
ENOCK
Head Teacher, Kisimani School
Enock Laiser was appointed head teacher at Kisimani School in 2015, and has led the staff and teachers to raise their bar of academic excellence. Under his leadership, our inaugural graduating class was ranked #1 in the district with a 100% pass rate to continue to secondary school. He is committed to seeing Kisimani thrive, and lives in Arusha with his family.
Thank you Enock, for all that you do every day to serve the students and teachers at our school!
SAMWEL
Director of Programming, Friends of Kisimani
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Founder, EPI (Education Progress Initiatives)
Samuel Yonah is the founder and CEO of the local Tanzanian non-profit, EPI, our primary partners on the ground at Kisimani School. After a traumatic experience as a young student in the public schools, facing corporal punishment and ill-treatment from teachers, Samuel has dedicated his life and work to eradicating corporal punishment from classrooms and teaching positive alternatives for behavior management and student-centered learning. He shares his time between Singida and Arusha, Tanzania.
JAMES
Co-founder, Friends of Kisimani
James Losioki is a teacher and teacher coordinator with a passion for progress and positive change. He was an early collaborator and visionary for what Kisimani School could become and represent, and is proud of all they have achieved together.
Thank you, James, for your dedicated years of service and volunteering as Kisimani evolved and grew.
