Ben Udejiofo
CEO – UK Based
Ben was born in a village called Achi, in Enugu State. He came to the UK at the age of 8 years and was brought up in North London. Ben studied Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield and worked as a Chartered Civil Engineer for nearly 20 years. He is married with 3 children and is a member of Wycliffe Independent Church in Sheffield.
Ben set up TASTE in September 1999 with the help of some friends. He served as a Trustee until May 2012 when he resigned to take up the role of Chief Executive Officer with overall responsibility for TASTE.
Yakubu Nuhu Chayi
Chayi is the Country Director of TASTE Nigeria; he is responsible for providing leadership and team building to ensure the achievement of TASTE vision. Chayi, is well experienced in the field of development management and has transformed TASTE over recent years into the widely respected and preferred partner for both charitably funded and government projects in the region. He derives motivation from facing new challenges that come his way, system strengthening, team building and staff capacity development is his major area of focus in his work with TASTE. He is married with children. He enjoys learning, supporting Christian organisations to strengthen their systems and public speaking.
John Bartholomew
Jonathan Makan
Jonathan is the Program Officer of TASTE Nigeria; Jonathan leads the design and implementation of all projects in TASTE and also facilitates the evaluation of completed projects. He works closely with the account officer and community leaders to have needed information for planning and project implementation. He plays basketball once in a while, married to Phidelia and blessed with 3 beautiful girls.
Stephen Sunday
Stephen is the country Administrative Manager of TASTE Nigeria. He is responsible for smooth day-to-day operations, policies and compliance; efficient workforce, correspondence, information management and supports project planning and delivery. Besides his role in TASTE, he is actively involved in community development through a youth association in his local community. He plays bass guitar in his local church, is an advocate for good governance and helps youths discover and develop their potentials through seminars and mentorship. In his leisure time, he enjoys watching comedy and spending quality time with his family and friends. He is married and has two children.
Dinatu Dami
Dinah is TASTE Nigeria’s accountant; she is responsible for all financial matters regarding TASTE Nigeria. She performs all the accounting responsibilities including planning the project, its procurements, execution and accounting for monies used. Aside from her work with TASTE, Dinah joins her sister is farming Irish Potatoes, is a captain of the Girl’s Brigade in Jos and a Bible teacher for children in her spare time. Dinah is married to her lovely husband Habila Dami and are blessed with 3 children.
Yohanna B. Dula
Yohanna is a drilling assistant with the drilling team. He assists the chief driller in the field. He helps with the drilling, movement of heavy-duty equipment and tools. Yoh enjoys being with his family, neighbours and Church fellowship.
Sunday Jatau
Sunday assists the chief driller in the field with drilling. Sunday is married to Rifkatu and they are blessed with 8 children and 10 grandchildren. He is calm and enjoys doing his work without any complaints. Sunday enjoys time with family and friends in the community and can usually be found under a tree chatting with them.
Rita Rugu
Rita is TASTE Nigeria procurement officer responsible for managing the sourcing and purchasing of supplies and relationship with our suppliers. She ensures that goods and services are acquired at the best possible value. Outside of work, she is a leader in the Women group in her Church. She loves reading, travelling and watching movies. She is married and has four kids.
Doris Samuel
Doris Samuel is TASTE Storekeeper. She makes sure that all materials and components are available and monitors incoming and out going resources to ensure they are fully accounted for and accurate records are kept. Doris enjoys singing and cooking in her free time at home. Doris is single and lives with family. She is also a stronghold of the family.
Donald Michael Yenkwap
Donald is the TASTE Cashier. He prepares financial reports and performs a wide range of finance related tasks. Donald works with passion and loves working with people and seeks new challenges. In addition to his role in the Finance Department, he has skills in providing the communities with training in MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning), WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene), formation of Self-help Groups and data collection. He is happily married to his lovely wife, Patience. In his free time, he listens to music, anchors events, and plays football.
Balka David
David is our Design Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Officer (DMEAL) responsible for the design of all data collection and monitoring tools. He is also responsible for developing logical frameworks, tracking project indicators, conducting baseline and endline surveys, and producing evidence-based reports to support decision making. He also involved in developing funding proposals. When not working David loves attending church programmes, spending time with family and friends, teaching, learning new skills/capacity building, watching movies and watching/playing sports. He is married to Ritkatmwa and blessed with a child.
Damen Hankling
Nankling is the Sanitation Officer responsible for the upkeep of the office and the compound to ensure a conducive work environment. She also assists in other administrative tasks and office logistics. Besides her role as a Sanitation Officer in TASTE, Nankling is studying Public Administration and is a Chorister in her local church. Singing and cooking are among her hobbies. Nankling is single and lives with her family.
Joel Dirnan Peter
Peter is our Geologist. He conducts geophysical survey to determine ground water distribution and availability to enable identification of suitable points for drilling of boreholes. He supervises drilling of boreholes to ensure it meet the required standard and he also coordinates the rehabilitation of hand pump boreholes across all TASTE project communities. Peter is married.
Choji Ignatius Davou
Choji is our Training Facilitator. He is a trained Environmental Health Officer. As a Training Facilitator, Choji designs and delivers training across thematic areas including Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Nutrition, Waste Management, and Self Help Group (SHG) development. He also coordinates our WASH volunteers.