Foundation Board Switzerland
Ruth Bütikofer (1951) Chairman of the Trustees, Switzerland
Ruth was a High School teacher in Oberhofen, Thun, and has served for seven years as the principal. She has many years of experience as Cabin Crew member and Instructor for Swissair/Swiss International Airlines. Ruth visits the orphanage 6 to 8 times per year.
Christina Gartenmann (1959)
Dipl. Pharm BWI ETH, a pharmacist in Bern and directs a family venture. Christina performs various accountings of Swiss SMEs. She has been involved for years as a Board member of the Foundation Ghirlandas.
Stefan Kirchhofer (1975)
Stefan Kirchhofer, lic. iur., University of Bern, is a partner at ADROIT lawyers in Zurich and is doing business in various industries.
Foundation Board Tanzania
Bütikofer Ruth (1951) Chairman of the Trustees, Switzerland
Ruth was a High School teacher in Oberhofen, Thun, and has served for seven years as the principal. She has many years of experience as Cabin Crew member and Instructor for Swissair/Swiss International Airlines. Ruth visits the orphanage 6 to 8 times per year
Margaret Alexander Mkandawire
Margaret studied Social Science and worked until her retirement in 2014 as an executive director of the state orphanage Kurasini, Dar es Salaam. She visited our orphanage regularly for many years and supported our mamas with their knowledge and their experience.
Christina Gartenmann (1959)
Dipl. Pharm BWI ETH, a pharmacist in Bern and directs a family venture. Christina performs various accountings of Swiss SMEs. She has been involved for years as a Board member of the Foundation Ghirlandas.
Xavery Makwi
Mr. Xavery Makwi is a lawyer and manages the lending operations of CRDB Bank in Dar es Salaam
Beat Buetikofer
AmbassadorBeat, Dipl. Systems Engineer, is a retired member of the Executive Board of Swisscom Informatik. He supports his wife Ruth in the daily work for the foundation. Together they organize the popular Tuwapende Watoto Charity golf tournament in Payerne. In cooperation with the responsible employees in Tanzania, Beat prepares the annual budget. In Tanzania. He is responsible for the technology of the solar system and the water treatment. He is Ambassaor and member of the foundation board in Tanzania. Beat visits the childrens home 3-4 times a year.
Beat is also a member of the foundation board of the Wyler Andersson Foundation in Thun.