About Us
Ojoba Collective was created in 2003 as a collective of sustainable solutions for addressing complex issues facing the most marginalized globally. We use a bottom-up approach ALWAYS incorporating and valuing local knowledge in the communities we work. No solution is a sustainable solution if it does not involve the at-risk community in the implementation, experimentation, and execution of effective program development. We have a proven track record of success and one of our projects in Ghana, West Africa celebrates 20 years in 2023.
Who We Are
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Tracy Wulfers
Director, Community Development Specialist
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Johan Wulfers
Director, Senior Ecologist
We are culturally competent to work in a wide variety of settings. We have a track record with short and long term projects with environmental and social justice perspectives. We always work bottom-up and do not adhere to western aid working models of dictating terms of engagement to the world’s marginalized communities. We have lived and worked in South Asia, North America, Europe, West Africa, and SE Asia. We have run a successful fair trade certified business for 20 years. Tracy is a specialist in Sustainable International Development with 25 years of project experience in Sri Lanka, India, North America, Africa and Europe. She is a skilled storyteller and out-of-the box thinker with strong facilitation skills and project development and management expertise. Johan is a trained ecologist and environmental scientist with 35 years experience. He has worked with a wide variety of cultures including indigenous people in Africa and North America on environmental preservation. He has a strong background in group facilitation, logistics and project development and implementation. He is a working organic farmer.