Ngong Road Children's Foundation

We empower Nairobi children living in poverty to transform their lives through education and support, leading to employment.

Aruna Varsani

Aruna Varsani joined NRCF in April 2019 as a Board Member. She has been part of Amref Health Africa in Kenya, Nairobi Cooking Club. She is currently The Director of Montessori Plus Center Kindergarten and college, located in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya.

She is trained in Early Childhood teaching and care from Gems School of Management and Montessori Plus Center.

Responsibilities at NRCF

Aruna serves as a board member in the NRCF board with the responsibility of planning out activities with the board members, reviewing project reports and policies.

She is also in charge of the education program and gives policy guidelines and recommendations on how to maximize the educational opportunity we are offering the sponsored children.

Why she is involved  in NRCF

Aruna is motivated to work for NRCF and it has always been her pleasure to work for and help the needy ones. Seeing people deprived of facilities and resources due to poverty really motivated her to help and care for people around her.  Her interest is mainly in children’s education.  Her goal is to see that all children are given equal rights in education and have a future whereby they can sustain themselves.

Neena Shah

Neena joined the board in January 2023. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession and holds a BA (Econs) (Honors) in Accounting and Finance. Currently, she is working as Group Financial Controller and Head of internal Aiudt for Wasoko (sokowatch) an e-commerce platform dealing with household consumables. 

Responsibilities at NRCF

Neena’s main responsibilities are to ensure the financial controls and processes are in line with best practices. She participates in monthly financial review meetings to understand the financials and provide support where required. She is also a member of the NRCF Audit Committee of the Board responsible for supporting the Board to fulfill its fiduciary role as it relates to financial reporting. 

Why she is involved  in NRCF

Neena believes that she is at the point in her life where she would want to have an impact in the community through education and NRCF provides a good opportunity for her to give back to the impoverished through her skills and expertise in financial management. Her aim is also to transfer the business skills learned in the corporate world to NRCF

Maureen Ngetich

Maureen is a seasoned legal professional with over five years of experience in providing comprehensive governance, compliance, and legal support to organizations. As the Corporate Secretary and Data Protection Officer at NRCF, Maureen plays a pivotal role in ensuring the organization’s adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, and safeguarding the data privacy of the relevant stakeholders involved with the organization.

Jeff Nthiga

Geoffrey Nthiga (Jeff) joined NRCF in January 2023 as a member. He holds a Master of Business Administration ( Strategic Management) from the University of Nairobi and a B.SC. in International Business Administration (Accounting option) from the United States International University-Nairobi  

Jeff is currently working as a Director at Greenyard Group of Schools Ltd since 2001. He is also serving as a Board Member of the Old Cambrian Society. He previously served as the Chairman of the Kenya Private Schools Association in Kajiado County         

Responsibilities at NRCF

Role: Programme and Education Committee Chair in charge of program implementation oversight as well as reviewing education program structure and partnerships. The committee reviews the performance analysis of students at the primary and secondary level vis vee the general performance of the focus school and gives recommendations regarding the school to continue the partnership with. The Committee also evaluates the effectiveness of NRCF programs (life skills, Sexual Reproductive Health, Camp, Saturday Child Development program) and recommends changes to the programs to maximize their impacts.

Why he is involved  in NRCF

Jeff is passionate about community transformation through education sponsorship. He also provides sponsorship for needy students at his school and therefore NRCF’s mission aligns with his desires. He believes that he will be able to share insight that will improve NCRF education and program management to ensure we achieve the ultimate goal of transforming lives.