Who we are

With two decades of dedicated experience at Greenpeace, Bodhisattva Gupta is a seasoned environmental advocate driven by a core belief in activism and public awareness as catalysts for sustainable change. His career began on the streets of Kolkata, India, as a frontline fundraiser, where he honed his skills over a decade on campaigns across the country. Today, as the Head of Fundraising and Engagement for Greenpeace Africa, Bodhisattva leads the strategy and implementation of the organization’s Pan-African fundraising and Engagement efforts. In addition to this role, he oversees Greenpeace Africa’s digital and volunteer programs, which have achieved significant growth and engagement under his leadership.

Stefan Blignaut is the Deputy Director of Fundraising at Greenpeace Africa, where he leads high-impact, data-driven fundraising strategy across the organisation. With over nine years at Greenpeace Africa, he has progressed through roles including Supporter Journey Manager and Head of Retention, building a strong track record in strengthening supporter engagement and driving long-term income growth. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, bringing a distinctive combination of storytelling and behavioural insight to his work. This is complemented by a City & Guilds Professional Chef Diploma, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach grounded in creativity, discipline, and craft. Stefan has played a central role in advancing supporter engagement and retention within Greenpeace Africa, with a sustained focus on building donor loyalty and long-term value. His experience spans the development of integrated fundraising systems and the leadership of teams delivering consistent, high-quality performance.

Gerhard Combrink is a South African Chartered Accountant based at the Greenpeace Africa Johannesburg Office. He has international experience managing finance, administrative and strategic planning, and development functions. His extensive experience in working for large international organisations ranges across a variety of professional settings; including corporations, government, as well as non-governmental and relief agencies.

Dikson has worked across Africa and the UK in digital, youth and activist organisations leading diverse teams to deliver change. Part comms, engagement and digital leader – from Magamba Network in Zimbabwe to Greenpeace UK and now Greenpeace Africa Dikson has shifted the dial on how to inform and engage audiences to take action and helped organisations lean strategically into the on and offline space to make them stand out as leaders in the field of on and offline mobilisation, communication and fundraising. Part creative – a published poet and writer, exhibited photographer with depth of experience in and passion for conceptualising, scripting and executing high performing video from satire to compelling campaign content.Always activism.

Murtala has diverse career experience and skill set having worked in the public and private sector as well as the NGO space promoting and defending human rights as well as peace and security across Africa. Murtala has experience working with intergovernmental organisations including the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His academic pursuit resulted in a Master’s degree in African literature at the Universite de Limoges in France, another Master’s degree in Peace Studies, specialising on African Peace and Conflict at the University of Bradford in the UK as a Rotary World Peace Fellow. and a Master’s degree with distinction in Project Management at the Northumbria University with focus on how the NGO sector manages benefits of projects.