Team - Girls First Fund

Our team brings together a group of dynamic, diverse professionals with a passion for advancing girl-centered and gender-transformative work taking place at the community level.

The Girls First Fund is a fund of Capital for Good USA, a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity. The fund relies on these individuals and other staff and services of Geneva Global to support its operations.

Annette Ashaba

Program Advisor – Uganda

Arlene D’Attilio

Senior Operations Associate

Balkissa Harouna Brah

Program Advisor - Niger

Boikanyo Modungwa

Director of Learning

Dayhana E. Hernández Veras

Program Advisor - Dominican Republic

Divya Mukand

Program Advisor – India

Fanta Toure

Fund Director

Florence Ayo

Program Advisor - Uganda

Françoise Mukuku

Program Advisor – Democratic Republic of Congo

Jama Jack

Senior Communications Officer

Jaynice Del Rosario

Senior Program Officer

Lakshmi N. Moore

Director of Programs

Léa Kengue

Executive Assistant

Lydie Tonguino

Program Advisor - Guinea

Malorie Tull

Operations Director

Meylin Valeria Montúfar Esquiná

Program Advisor – Guatemala

Nirmala Gurung

Program Advisor - Nepal

Sarah Jakiel

Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships

Shruti Karki

Program Advisor - Nepal

Meet Our Governance Committee

The Girls First Fund is governed through a committee of the Board of Directors of Capital for Good USA. The committee is made up of leaders from some of the most influential organizations championing gender equality and girls’ advancement.