OUR TEAM

Nicole is born in Sorengo and holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Geneva. She holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Cooperation and Development and a CAS in Project Management from SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland).

After travelling in South America, she started working in the field of development cooperation, mainly in the area of communication and event organisation. Since July 2020 she works for SwissLimbs, in charge of communication, events and fundraising. Nicole is fluent in Italian, French, Spanish and English.

Alessandra was born in Varese, Italy, and she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and International Relations from UCSC in Milan and a Master degree in International Organisation from Leiden University, in the Netherlands. She also holds a Specialization Diploma in Project management for International Cooperation and several courses in the humanitarian and gender equality field.

In 2019, she joined a volunteer program in Zanzibar (TZN) and in 2020, she spent few months in an Center of Extraordinary Reception for migrants in Varese, writing her Master thesis. Since 2021, she works for SwissLimbs as Administrative assistant.

Stefan is born in Brig (VS) and is half Swiss and half Dominican. In 2018, he completed his apprenticeship and graduated as a logistics employee AFC.

Since May 2020 Stefan has been working at Roll-Star in Sementina, which is part of the Hepius Group, of which SwissLimbs is also a part, and is in charge of logistics for both. He is fluent in Italian and German and has a good knowledge of English.

Dr. Lair is an Austrian orthopedic surgeon residing in Italy, who started his career as an orthopedic technician and then studied medicine in Innsbruck, becoming a specialist surgeon in the field. He currently works with private and public facilities in South Tyrol, with a particular focus on paediatric orthopedic surgery and hip and knee replacements.

Through a German doctor working also in the field of development, became involved with SwissLimbs, becoming a technical advisor in 2021.

Tommaso is a BSc Occupational Therapist graduated in the University of Pavia (Italy) and currently works for SwissLimbs as a consultant and freelancer. He is fluent in Italian and English.

Emmanuel is a highly experienced Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist, committed and passionate to humanitarian causes and projects. He works for AVSI Foundation Uganda at Gulu Regional Orthopedic Workshop “GROW”, and has over 40 years of experience in the profession.

He is manager of the Mwanza Prosthetics & Orthotics Workshop MPOW, which was rehabilitated by SwissLimbs in 2018.

Dr. Bryceson Kiwelu obtained a doctor of medicine degree from Muhimbili University College of Dar es Salaam University, a Master’s degree in orthopedic and trauma rom Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College of Tumaini University, a Certificate in hospital management under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a certificate of principal of fracture management in Davos-Swiss land, a Certificate in advance trauma management from Fukui Prefectural University in Japan and a Certificate in arthroscopy and arthroplasty from Yonsen University in South Korea. Dr. Bryceson Loti Kiwelu is orthopedic and trauma surgeon with over 10 years of working experience, a certified senior assessor of Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives under Joint Commission International (JCI), the co -Founder of Tanzania true Exposure (TTE) Company, the former director of health services at Kibaha Education Center and the former orthopedic surgeon and chairman of quality improvement and assurance team at St Francis hospital in Ifakara in Morogoro. Now, he has been appointed Hospital Director for Desire Charitable Hospital and Rehabilitation Centrer in Kibaha, SwissLimbs' first hospital, operational from 2021.

Henrique Luis Matsinhe, 32 years old, Mozambican Nationality, Medium level orthoprosthetic technician, (Diploma) graduated from the Institute of Health Sciences of Maputo-Mozambique in 2013.

Since then he has worked as an Orthoprosthetic Technician at the Central Hospital of Maputo.