By Mozambicans, for Mozambicans.

Roberto co-founded MSLI in 2016 and has served as Executive Director ever since. He leads MSLI's vision, strategy, and represents MSLI with government and international partners. He was born and raised in Chókwè, and is deeply dedicated to improving the lives of the children in his country. Before MSLI he worked for more than 12 years for international development and humanitarian organizations, and taught finance at the Economics and Management College of Mozambique. He holds a degree in Business Management and Administration from the Economics and Management College in Chókwè.

Talvina Ualane, one of MSLI's co-founders, grew up in Chókwè facing the same conditions as the children MSLI serves today. She earned a degree in Public Administration from the Polytechnic Institute of Gaza and spent three years cooking for humanitarian organizations before helping to start MSLI, where she cooked its very first meals in 2016. Today she is the School Feeding Manager for Chókwè District, overseeing meals at 23 schools and 14 preschools. To the children, she is affectionately known as “Mama Vina.”

Kátia is MSLI's Finance and Human Resources Manager, working diligently to ensure MSLI's processes meet high standards. She has a degree in Business Administration and more than 20 years of experience in financial management, human resources, and administration, focused on the non-profit sector. She specializes in transparent, responsible, and efficient systems building, bringing value for people and the organization's mission.

Abrão runs school feeding in Mapai and Chicualacuala districts, where MSLI serves 47 and 38 schools, respectively. He brings over 18 years of experience in community development, of which 10 were specifically focused on school feeding. For Abrão, no school is too far to be out of reach.

Alcídio runs school feeding in Mabalane District, where MSLI serves 61 schools. While some might be daunted by the frequent river crossings in Mabalane, Alcídio takes it in stride.

Abel runs school feeding in Chigubo and Massangena Districts. He brings more than 20 years of experience in school feeding, food security and community nutrition with international organizations. Abel has trained in nutrition counseling and community project management, focused on children's growth and development.

Rita is MSLI's Preschool Program Manager, leading the education and management across MSLI's 14 community preschools for 1,440 children. She works closely with the preschool teachers, providing support, guidance, and conducts regular assessments to track progress among the children. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education from Maputo Pedagogy University, and worked for over 13 years as an early childhood educator, including 4 years as the Pedagogy Director prior to joining MSLI.

Stela is MSLI's Avança+ Program Manager, leading the strategy for MSLI's program supporting rural students to attend secondary school. She has a Master's Degree in Education from Eduardo Mondlane University and has more than 8 years of experience in the implementation and coordination of community-based and school-based programs for adolescents and youth empowerment. Her areas of specialty include sexual and reproductive health, menstrual hygiene, gender-based violence, child marriage, and girls' education.

Jaime is MSLI's dedicated agronomist, with more than a decade of experience working with smallholder farmers in Gaza Province. He manages MSLI's local procurement strategy with farmer cooperatives, supports schools to create school gardens, and is a chief liaison for MSLI's work with teachers and government partners. Jaime holds an agricultural engineering degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Gaza.

Dino works as a school feeding officer in Chókwè District, providing consistent monitoring and support to the schools MSLI serves.

Tucha was born and raised in Chókwè. Her background is in public health and social activism, and she joined MSLI in 2022. She leads health and life-skills sessions for Avança+ students at the Manjangue Center of Excellence.

Jochua joined MSLI to support our mentorship program with Avança+. He leads tutoring and digital sessions for the students, and also supports operations at the Hókwè dormitory for secondary students.

Clarete is one of MSLI's tutors for the mentorship program with Avança+. She facilitates small group sessions with students and also supports Portuguese and English language practice.

Inocência is a MSLI mentor for the Avança+ program. She attended secondary school in South Africa, and brings her experience to develop interactive sessions for the students during the after-school sessions.

Vânia is an administrative assistant for MSLI, providing support to ensure that the key functions of the organization are in order and running smoothly.

Faruque knows Mozambique's roads like none other, especially the winding, sandy, pot-holed roads of the rural communities. He ensures MSLI's team gets where they're going safely.

Taquidir is one of MSLI's school bus drivers, providing daily transportation for rural students to attend Manjangue Secondary School.