Our Team

Our Team in German

Roland Benkeser

President and Founder

Roland Benkeser is the President and founder of the registered The charitable aid organisation Smile and Help e.V. dedicated to helping needy and orphaned children in Africa, especially in Tanzania.
 
‘The charitable aid organisation Smile and Help e.V. is my heart project, my childhood dream. And I will dedicate my life and all my energy to making it come true ,Through the work of the organisation”
 
I have the chance and the opportunity to bring about positive change somewhere in the world.” That has been his inspiration all his life: to support children in need. Roland Benkeser is convinced that a child born into poverty has little influence on its future.
 
Roland Benkeser is convinced that a child born into poverty has little influence on its health, education and quality of life and therefore in most cases cannot realize its life’s dream.”
 
I am grateful for the support of many German friends, the local people and for the good cooperation with the Tanzanian project partner GUARDIAN ANGEL FOUNDATION FOR AFRICA: “I can’t do everything alone, but together we can achieve a lot to give poor African children an everlasting smiles.
 

I guarantee with my name that 100% of all donations and other contributions will go directly to your sponsored children or to the projects you have selected. Without any deductions”.

Roland Klimesch

2-Board member

Elke Hoerth

Sponsor and sponsorship supervisor

Michael Ernst

Secretary

Herman Hoerth

Treasurer

Our Team in Africa

Daniel Peter Albert

A dedicated teacher and the Founder of Guardian Angel Foundation for Africa. Dealing with welfare of the kids was a crucial role that moved him to start

Barnabas Mark Paul

Barnabas is one of the founders and Sponsorship coordinator of GAF who obtained a bachelor's degree in Education from St John's University in Tanzania.

Violet Robert

Violet Robert is the treasurer who's really passionate about helping people in need. She's got a lot of experience working with

John Emmanuel

John, a dedicated web developer and graduate of the Kilimanjaro International Institute for Telecommunications, Electronics, and Computers (KIITEC)

Daniel Peter Albert

A dedicated teacher and the Founder of Guardian Angel Foundation for Africa. Dealing with welfare of the kids was a crucial role that moved him to start the project in 2022 at ORTUKAI village in Makuyuni, Tanzania.

Being a teacher and love for the kids plays a major role and facilitate him in helping those who are in need. A graduate from Mzumbe University giving back to his community was a number one goal to Daniel since he was a kid. Thank you, GAF, for believing in me and I am paying it forward.

Barnabas Mark Paul

Barnabas is one of the founders and Sponsorshp coordinator of GAF who obtained a bachelor’s degree in Education from St John’s University in Tanzania. 

Since he was born in Tanzania and grew up in Arusha, where he witnessed many people, especially children, going through difficulties and poverty, he saw that he would dedicate his life to improving the lives of orphans and those living in the most difficult circumstances; he is a believer in the philosophy that no child deserves to suffer.

Violet Robert

Violet Robert is the treasurer who’s really passionate about helping people in need. She’s got a lot of experience working with charities, so she knows what it takes to make sure our accounts are in order. Plus, she’s a social worker who takes care of our orphanage and school in Ortupai, and she’s really passionate about our kids.

John Emmanuel

John, a dedicated web developer and graduate of the Kilimanjaro International Institute for Telecommunications, Electronics, and Computers (KIITEC) in Arusha, plays an important role in the Guardian Angel Foundation for Africa.

John’s expertise in web development and passion for the welfare of children drives his commitment. As the custodian of the foundation’s online presence, he manages the website, social media, and graphic design, helping to make significant changes.