Shyam Nokta
Founder and Director
Founder and Director. Winner of the 2022 Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, with three decades of work on Guyana's environment and climate policy.
Our team
A small core team and an advisory board with decades of environmental, academic and community experience between them.
The team in action
From club visits and field days to public events, this is where our work happens.
Environmental clubs in action
Club members planting, recording and cleaning up across Regions 1 to 6.
Core team
Sarah Singh
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator. Runs the environmental clubs network day to day, from school visits to the annual Coordinators Connect.
Sasha Singh
Projects Assistant
Projects Assistant. Supports E-STEM sessions, field activities and the Foundation's documentation work.
Advisory board
Annette Arjoon-Martins
Conservationist and mangrove advocate, long involved in Guyana's coastal protection and community conservation.
Gitanjali Chandarpal
Advisory board member with a background in development and community programming.
Malisa Nokta
Advisory board member supporting communications and youth engagement.
Professor Paulette Bynoe
Environmental scientist and academic, specialising in environmental management and disaster risk.
Andrew Bishop
Former senior public servant with deep experience in Guyana's natural resources sector.
Dr. Rovin Deodat
Scientist and educator with a focus on environmental research and capacity building.
Denise Simmons
Advisory board member contributing expertise in law, governance and institutional development.
Work with us
We run student internships each year and welcome partners who want to support environmental education in Guyana.
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