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Africa's premier fundraising consultants

Africa Grant Advisors is Africa’s leading fundraising consultancy. We help our clients find, win, and manage grants and other capital for their most innovative and impactful projects. Our specialty is advising businesses whose work has a positive social and environmental impact. We also work with a number of NGOs and CSOs, academic and research institutions, national and local governments, multilateral institution country offices, and other organizations.

Our project portfolio ranges from large-scale agriculture and energy infrastructure projects to community-led projects in human rights and the arts. Our largest practice areas are renewable energy, agriculture, financial services, and health, but we have broad experience in many other sectors. Our clients include multinational companies, startups, SMEs, and a diverse array of other organizations.

Our team is comprised of experienced business consultants, fundraising experts, and international development professionals. We are passionate about creating value for our clients by helping them finance and deliver transformative double- and triple-bottom-line projects.

Where we’ve worked

Team

Tom George Managing Director

Tom George, Managing Director, is a development finance professional with extensive experience in consulting, finance, and impact investing. As a consultant, he has helped clients plan and finance projects funded by many of the largest international development donors, including the World Bank, the UN, the African Development Bank, USAID, DFID, and a number of other bilaterals, development banks, challenge funds, and foundations. Prior to launching AGA, Tom was an investment officer at an African renewable energy venture capital firm. Tom holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Chicago.

Rebecca Loh Senior Consultant

Rebecca Loh, Senior Consultant, is a commercial lawyer and has extensive experience in consulting, advocacy, content creation, and editing. Rebecca has advised AGA clients on fundraising for projects ranging from large-scale agriculture investments to renewable energy minigrids to textiles manufacturing. Prior to joining AGA, Rebecca practiced law with WongPartnership LLP in Singapore and China, co-founded a socially motivated artisan coffee business in Tanzania, and freelanced as a writer and consultant. Rebecca holds an LLB with Honours from the National University of Singapore and an LLM in Law & Development from the University of London.

Caroline Patrick Associate Consultant

Caroline Patrick, Associate Consultant, is a finance and development professional with expertise in financial management, market research, and proposal writing. She has advised clients on applications for and management of grants and other funding from primarily European public sector sources. She has also conducted detailed market research assignments for clients including multinationals, government agencies, and NGOs. Prior to joining AGA, Caroline was a Business Development Officer at Kashere Enterprises in Tanzania. Caroline holds a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Dar es Salaam.

Peter Masue Associate Consultant

Peter Masue, Associate Consultant, is an experienced financial analyst and researcher. His focus is on business development, strategy and financial modeling for clients. Prior to AGA, Peter was a Business Development Associate at First Access, a fintech startup, where he led research in the telecoms, payments, and banking industries. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Banking and Finance from the Institute of Finance Management in Dar es Salaam.

Tomo Sandeman Senior Consultant

Tomo Sandeman, Senior Consultant, is a renewable energy finance professional and leads AGA’s renewable energy practice. He has attracted grants and financing for both utility-scale solar and wind projects and rural energy distribution projects from the World Bank and a number of challenge funds and bilaterals. He previously worked in the UK renewable energy sector in wind farm project development and renewable energy project financing, including a successful $350m wind farm pipeline bid. Tomo holds an MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy from the University of Oxford.

Sia Lemnge Office Manager

Sia Lemnge, Office Manager, is a secretarial and operations professional with over two decades of experience in administration and office management. Prior to joining AGA, she worked with Anglo-American /Anglo-Gold Exploration (T) Ltd, Kilimanjaro National Park, K2-Techtop Consult, Coseke Tanzania, and Impresa Fortunato Federice/Sterling SPA in administrative and operations roles. Her experience spans bookkeeping, banking, office administration, human resource management, ICT administration, and marketing. Sia holds a degree from Tabora Secretarial College.

Arthur Karomba Director

Arthur Karomba, Director, is an engineer and lawyer with over 3 decades of experience in project management, business development, research, renewable energy, economic development, and development finance. He has implemented renewable energy, capacity building, and rural development projects for a number of large donors and multilaterals. He has also worked as project engineer and site supervisor in electrical grid projects for numerous organizations in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, including for the national utility TANESCO. Arthur holds a BSc in electrical engineering from the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Law from the Open University of Tanzania.

Frederic Morel Director

Frédéric Morel, Director, is a grants and renewable energy professional with over 15 years of experience in grant consulting and startups. He has launched and led several companies in Europe and Africa, including founding a major grant consultancy in Belgium and the Netherlands. As a consultant, he has won over $100 million in grants for clients implementing innovation, development, and investment projects in Europe and Africa. Frédéric also serves as Managing Director of Energio Verda Africa Ltd., an East African renewable energy project developer. Frédéric holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics and Business Engineering from the University of Antwerp.