
The people behind the elephant
Cafe Team
Ronald Rachkara
Cafe Manager
Generous and kind, hardworking and smart, Ronald shows up in force to any challenge he faces...
Read bioGwosussa Agnes
Cafe Manager
If you ask anyone what they think of Agnes, they’ll tell you she is quiet and hardworking...
Read bioAcan Concy
Head Chef
Generous, empathetic, and curious, Concy is in charge of managing the kitchen...
Read bioAkello Betty
Head Chef
As a teenager who grew up during the insurgency by the Lord’s Resistance Army, going to school...
Read bioOjok Charles
Head Chef
Charles originally joined Elephante because he liked the name. “But now, I want to get more knowledge...
Read bioAtim Evelyn
Baker
Evelyn has a very creative mind, and baking brings out her artistic side. “When I bake...
Read bioOyet Nicholas
Cashier
Shy and polite, Nicholas is one of the most recognized faces of Elephante. “I’m responsible for...
Read bioAchiro Monica
Cashier
Monica’s first claim to fame when she joined Elephante was her resemblance to her brother Ronald...
Read bioLawino Paska
Server/Barista
When Paska was growing up in the village, she used to help her mother in the garden...
Read bioOlara Daniel
Server/Barista
When Daniel first started as a server at Elephante, he was grateful for everyone’s patience...
Read bioAkulu Kevin
Expeditor
Kevin is a talented athlete and identifies as a low-key feminist. She loves to listen to gospel music...
Read bioLakidi Innocent
Chef
Of everything in life, the most important to Innocent are her two children...
Read bioAkello Joyce
Chef
Ambitious and hardworking, Joyce loves to cook both local and foreign dishes. She learned to cook...
Read bioAuma Gladys
Chef
Gladys spent the first four years of her life in Alero village, which is located in rural Nwoya district...
Read bioOloya Andrew
Pizza Chef
Andrew has a lot of ambition and a big heart. He used to be very serious about playing football and rugby...
Read bioOnek Kenneth Odinga
Pizza Chef
Kenneth likes to say, with complete candor, that he is in love with Elephante. “Here, we...
Read bioWelfare Team
Okello Francis
Transport Officer
Francis is one of those abundantly lovable people who actually embody sunshine and roses...
Read bioOjok Charles
Transport Officer
Everyone loves Charles. Mr. Congeniality, he loves to make jokes and rub shoulders with staff...
Read bioAwidi Lisa
Cleaning Officer
Independent and self-assured, Lisa is the heroine that Jane Austen only dreamt about...
Read bioAjok Doreen
Welfare Chef
As a single mother, Doreen moved to Gulu in order to find work and procure an opportunity...
Read bioOmoya David "Muzee"
Head Groundskeeper
Omoya is an old hand at making things grow and tending plants. “Starting in P3...
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Elizabeth Onekalit
Communications Director
Originally from Colorado, USA, Elizabeth had no idea that when she moved to East Africa in 2012...
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Brittany Neely
Executive Director
As a young girl, Brittany had dreams of becoming a writer, but as she grew older, her plans changed...
Read bioOrombi Gladies
Director of Operations
Orombi Gladies came to Gulu from Western Nile to study Public Administration and Management...
Read bioAgatha Francisca Isidi
Executive Administrator
A lover of African and English literature, a Selena Gomez fan, and feminist, Agatha...
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