ITL Office Team

Office News

16 April 2024

Dion stepping into a new chapter

We were sad to have Dion Kandima leave our team in December 2023, but we are truly excited about his new venture. After attending ALICT in 2009, Dion served as an ALICT Campus Coordinator (2010) and Lead Campus Coordinators (2015-2016), after which he became part of the core ITL office team in Stellenbosch in 2017 serving as the as Short Training and Curriculum Coordinator.
We are very proud of Dion as he steps into the role of operations manager at a well-known international non-profit. We wish him every success in his new chapter!
He might have said goodbye, but his contributions will always be here - and in hearts all across the globe. It has been an honour to have him part of our team.

Congratulations to Tahina and Tsiory on the birth of their second child, a beautiful baby girl, in December 2023. May you have many precious moments together as a family.

Caroline Poole (South Africa) was briefly part of our team from June 2023 as Operations Manager and Monitoring & Evaluation Manager but resigned in February 2024.

Johan Horn

Co-Founder
and Director

  • Life motto or quote: Grace finds beauty everywhere
  • Bible verse for 2024: Ps 143:8, Prov 4:23, Mat 5:3
  • Hobbies (besides working): Working / maintenance at home
  • A book you recommend reading: A Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
  • Favourite movie: Forest Gump
  • Favourite part of my job: The people
  • What would you want to be in the Guinness World Book of Records for? The longest and best party with friends and family
  • Which person from the Bible, besides Jesus, would you like to have lunch with? Adam
  • An interesting fact about me that most people don’t know is… I would love to have a campervan.

Mamatsau Monyane

Coaching
& Project Manager

  • Life motto or quote: If you dont after what you want, you will never have it. If you dont ask, the answer is always no. If you dont step forward, you are always in the same place
  • A motivational Bible verse for this year: Zephaniah 3:17
  • Hobbies (besides working): Playing chess, watching soccer, travelling and eating ice cream
  • A book you recommend reading: Cry the beloved country & Dead aid
  • Favourite movie: Spirit of a Stallion
  • Favourite part of my job: The diversity 
  • How many languages can you understand?: 6 languages including Sign language
  • An interesting fact about me that most people don’t know is… I always wear socks that does not match.

Nadéne Truter

Project Manager
Marketing & Communication

  • Life motto or quote:  If God says yes, you can do it!
  • Bible verse for 2024: Jer 29:11
  • Hobbies (besides working): Gardening, hiking and baking
  • A book you recommend reading: Around Africa on my Bicycle by Riaan Manser
  • Favourite movie: Life Is Beautiful
  • Favourite part of my job is serving Kingdom leaders who bring light to the world. 
  • Which person from the Bible, besides Jesus, would you like to have lunch with? King Solomon 
  • An interesting fact about me that most people don’t know is…  we have a dog that is allergic to grass.

Soamalala Randria

Counseling
& Project Manager

  • Life motto: Empowering humanity to see healthy people, healthy families and healthy communities.
  • My motivational Bible verse for this year: Isaiah 43
  • Hobbies (besides working): Music, Food tasting & Traveling
  • Recommended book: The heart of a Servant Leader letters from Jack Miller
  • An interesting fact about me that most people don’t know is… I change my toothbrush on average twice a month

Tahina Andrianaivo

Admin, Assets & Finance
and Project Manager

  • Life motto: There is a Malagasy saying ‘tsy misy mafy tsy laitran’ny zoto’ meaning ‘If you possess courage nothing is too difficult’
  • Bible verse for 2024: For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. Rom 11:36
  • Hobbies: driving around, eating, playing music.
  • Recommend reading: Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren 
  • Favorite TV series: Designated Survivor 
  • Favorite part of my job: is when I am on holiday 🙂 hahaha… Knowing that God gives you the privilege to serve the world.
  • Person from the Bible that I want to have lunch: David, if he can tell me a story of his Faith, facing the giant, and the love story between him and God.
  • Interesting fact about me is that I celebrate the 22nd year of being a church organist/pianist 

Tsiory Andrianaivo

Logistics
& Project Manager

  • Life Motto: When there’s a will, there’s a way
  • Bible verse for 2024: The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. Psalm 118:6
  • Hobbies: Traveling, watching documentaries about history, travel, investigations and spending time at the beach. 
  • Favourite movie: War Room
  • Favourite part of my job is helping people and seeing the success that follows from it
  • What would you want to be in the Guinness World Book of Records for? Eating Apple Crumble 
  • How many languages can you understand? 4