Founders of Young boys Academy, Tanzania                                                                  

Bo Kristiansen

Bo Kristiansen

Chairman

Bo knows about Africa, Tanzania and Arusha. I the period from 1982 to 1998 he worked for more than 10 years in Kenya and Tanzania for DANIDA (Danish Government Development Agency) and Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (Big Danish NGO). From 1994-1998 Bo worked as Director of Operations of MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS TCDC or Danish) in Usa River, Arusha.

Since Bo moved back to Denmark, he has minimum once a year been visiting Tanzania to meet friends and to take care of Lake Natron Maasai Support – a Masaai NGO – he also have co-founded.

Holger Kristiansen

Holger Kristiansen

CEO & Vice Chairman

Holger has during the past 25 years founded a number of companies within media, betting and football. Now he operate as a CEO both for the NGO and for Football Business Development. In Denmark and in Tanzania.

In Denmark Holger uses most of his time as the CEO of Young Boys FD – the Danish professional football club.
Here he recruit young talents (18-19 years) to further development – and to transition to business as well.

In Tanzania Holger will do the same: Recruit young talents (10-11 years) and develop both football, academic and personal skills. Holger also owns and run the company who owns the property in Ngongongare.