Testimonials
Go Fresh offers practical solutions to help you establish, enhance or expand your business. Our team has a broad range of skills and experience in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi.
“Laura has executed her duties with the project to an exceptionally high standard the commitment and determination that she has shown to this challenging task have been exemplary.”
Dr Paolo Gianaddo, Category Lead, Energy and Fuels, Illovo Sugar Africa
Go Fresh was contracted to lead a project team through feasibility and IPP procurement for a 10 MW solar installation. “The development of this project has required a highly multi-disciplinary approach with numerous and diverse stakeholders ranging from in-company executive to external third parties, including high ranking individuals from the regulatory authorities, ministries and utilities. The work carried out has been ground-breaking for the organisation, challenging many long views on energy procurement, and the solar industry widely recognised the tender issued to the market for its high standard and comprehensiveness.
Laura has executed her duties with the project to an exceptionally high standard the commitment and determination that she has shown to this challenging task have been exemplary. Her capacity for learning new things and rising up to overcome project challenges has assisted in developing this project to an advanced stage. It bears further mention that much of this work happened remotely and via video conferencing facilities, with onsite activities carried out as and when necessary.
“Expertise and experience in agro-industrial administration, coupled with an intimate knowledge of banking agri-finance, was what Phoenix Seeds desperately needed.”
Kevin M Gifford, Managing Director, Phoenix Seeds lda Moçambique
“Expertise and experience in agro-industrial administration, coupled with an intimate knowledge of banking agri-finance, was what Phoenix Seeds desperately needed. We found all this and more, when we involved Laura in our business. Our success is a credit in no small part to Laura’s efforts.”
“This role demonstrated Laura’s project management ability in conceptualising the new business and leading the investment team through to project execution.”
Nigel Seabrook, Director, AgDevCo
“Laura was Project Director on a large scale, green-field, project primary agriculture project in Mbala, Northern Zambia. This role demonstrated her project management ability in conceptualising the new business and leading the investment team through to project execution. This included, amongst others; farm planning cropping programs employing suitable management setting up accounting systems and procuring capital items. Laura was hardworking, reliable and committed to her role.”
“Laura also assisted in setting up administrative and accounting processes and systems, as well as employment of management and extensive stakeholder engagement.”
Simon Brown, General Manager, Katito Farming Enterprises Limited
“Laura’s responsibilities included: business modelling, overseeing financial modelling, debt and equity structuring, raising equity funding, overseeing licensing and permitting, overseeing Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), project planning, concluding offtake agreements, capital purchases and delivery up to project execution. Laura also assisted in setting up administrative and accounting processes and systems, as well as employment of management and extensive stakeholder engagement. I do not hesitate to recommend her to any operation requiring these skills and traits of their people.”
“Go Fresh assisted KASCOL in formulating a business plan and financial model with the purpose of raising funding for conversion of flood to drip irrigation.”
Percy Simunika, Financial Director, KASCOL
“Go Fresh assisted KASCOL in formulating a business plan and financial model with the purpose of raising funding for conversion of flood to drip irrigation. Laura worked with irrigation suppliers to ascertain the best implementation plan and design – with a financial analyst – in order to work out the best funding structure. We found her to be knowledgeable, transparent and ready to assist in many areas outside of her scope.”
“Noeline quickly made a positive impact and delivered results with the energy and enthusiasm we needed.”
Dale Turner, outgoing Managing Director, YARA
“Noeline joined our team on a consultancy basis at a time the business was going through a transition period with many complex HR requirements. She was able to easily adapt to our corporate systems and way of working, while also brining her own ideas and solutions on the key challenges. Noeline has a professional approach combined with strong people and organisational skills. She quickly made a positive impact and delivered results with the energy and enthusiasm we needed.”
“Mubanga Mwansa is a seasoned and duly registered service provider for Goldenlay Limited and has been offering environmental-related services from 2011 to date.”
“Mubanga Mwansa is a seasoned and duly registered service provider for Goldenlay Limited and has been offering environmental-related services from 2011 to date. Mubanga Mwansa has provided the following services: environmental and social Impact assessment/ resettlement action plans (Kafubu Farm ESIA, Kanyenda Farm ESIA, chicken Processing Plant ESIA, Fertilizer Plant ESIA, Kafubu Farm RAP, Kafubu Irrigation Dam ESIA, Kasongo Dam ESIA) hazardous waste management (Handling & Disposal of fluorescent tubes, waste oils, filters etc.). Stack emission monitoring, noise measurements, and dust fallout measurements for the incinerator and milling areas, respectively. We would recommend that his professional services be used in the above, as he has demonstrated the ability to undertake the tasks satisfactorily”.
