Team

Abigail Aruna is the CEO of Clean Team Ghana Limited, (CTGL) a social enterprise that provides dignified toilets to low-income urban households in Kumasi: an alternative to public toilets that improves sanitation, convenience, and dignity, whilst offering direct daily cost savings to the user. She is a Supply Chain professional with an MSc in Supply Chain Management and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography and Rural Development from the School of Business and the Department of Geography and Rural Development at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. She has over 10 years of experience in waste management, value chain leadership and occupational health and safety. Abigail Aruna took over as CEO at the end of 2021. Abigail was employee number 2 when Clean Team started in April 2012 and has been an integral part of its growth from 100 users to more than 16,000 today. She was the head of our Operations Department, leading the operational side of the business so has a vast knowledge of the organization and the regional sanitation sector. She was selected for the competitive Young African Leaders Initiative by the US Embassy for their flagship program (Mandela Washington Fellowship) in 2021 and is an Acumen West Africa Fellow. She is passionate about leading Clean Team to become a sustainable sanitation business that provides dignified toilets for all across Africa. She is also keen to mentor and support the growth of a new breed of authentic leaders for Africa.