Maarten Bottelier – Chairman.
Maarten worked for many years in Africa for Médecins Sans Frontières. In 2002 he took the initiative to build wheelchairs in Tanzania. He has lived in Tanzania for five years.
Peter van den Berg – Treasurer
During a vacation in 2015 in Tanzania, Peter got interested in locally built wheelchairs. During a second visit in 2017, he decided to apply for the position of treasurer at Tanzania Wheelchairs. Peter is a physiotherapist and was a co-owner/manager of a large rehabilitation and wellness center in South Germany for 27 years. After finding a suitable successor, Peter now has time for his postgraduate center in manual therapy, hobbies, and the Tanzania Wheelchair Foundation.
Josephine Rees – Secretary
Josephine joined as the secretary for the Tanzania Wheelchairs Foundation in 2024. Her drive to improve wheelchair accessibility and get involved in Tanzania Wheelchairs Foundation grew out of personal experience, as she used a wheelchair herself for several years. Alongside her work as secretary, Josephine runs Able Amsterdam, a website about wheelchair-friendly things to do in the Dutch capital.
