Danya Fast (Executive Director) is a medical anthropologist who has worked with street-involved youth in a number of settings including Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and most recently, Vancouver, Canada. Danya has also worked and traveled extensively in Morocco, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Australia and much of Western Europe.

Elisa Lloyd-Smith (Director) is currently working as an infectious disease epidemiologist in Vancouver. Elisa’s interest in art comes from her background in acting, music and visual art, and her love of film.

Jay Grandin (Director) is an industrial designer, co-founder of Giant Ant Media and the Creative Director of Watch For Change, a non-profit organization devoted to generating money for charities through online video.

Leah Nelson (Director) is an award winning documentary filmmaker, co-founder of Giant Ant Media, and Production Director for Watch For Change. Leah has co-produced film and video projects in Europe, and has worked as a documentary researcher on Easter Island, Chile.

Greg Csiszar (Director) has a background in journalism, and was employed by CBC Radio in Vancouver for over five years. For over two decades, Greg has been involved in numerous artistic projects pertaining to his Eastern European heritage, including dance and various historical projects.

David Munkyala (Coordinator, Dar es Salaam project) recently graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam with a B.Sc. in Aquatic Environmental Sciences and Conservation, and plans to pursue further studies on the management of aquatic resources. He currently works as a hydrologist for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in Iringa. David has been instrumental in the ongoing coordination of the housing aspect of the project, as well as providing the translation of Maisha Magumu lyrics.

David

Mussa Juma ‘Ninja’ (Assistant coordinator, Dar es Salaam project) is a hip hop musician and our resident expert on Dar es Salaam street life. He has been an asset to the Dar es Salaam project from the outset as both a participant and a coordinator (and even before that when he worked with Danya on her Master’s thesis).

Ninja

We would also like to acknowledge the contributions of countless volunteers who have worked ‘behind the scenes’ to help us with past fundraising efforts and events. We rely heavily on the support and in-kind donations of others not listed here.