Team - Girls First Fund

Meet Our Team

The Girls First Fund 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.

Fanta Toure-Puri

Fund Director

Balkissa Harouna Brah

Program Advisor - Niger

Arlene D’Attilio

Senior Operations Associate

Jaynice Del Rosario

Program Officer

Dayhana Hernandez Veras

Program Advisor - Dominican Republic

Shruti Karki

Program Advisor - Nepal

Annette K. Ashaba

Program Advisor – Uganda

Lakshmi S. Mani

Program Director

Françoise Mukuku Mwamba Malale

Program Advisor – the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Puja Roy

Program Advisor – India

Malorie Tull

Senior Operations Officer

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.