ORGANISATION IN SWEDEN
THE BOARD OF LOZA FOUNDATION
The board of Loza Foundations has the overall responsibility for all Loza operations and has at least four board meetings a year. Board members are appointed by the board and the Loza head office is situated in Varberg, Sweden.
Johan Isacson
Chairman of the Board of Loza Foundation.
Johan has long experience from international contexts and has worked in, as well as built relationships across, several of the regions where the Loza Foundation is active. Through previous collaborations, he has also been involved in work alongside organisations such as Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and SOS Children’s Villages.
With a background in international leadership within the private sector, Johan has experience of working in complex environments. In his board role, he contributes perspectives on governance, organisational development, communication, and strategic board work, with a strong focus on long-term responsibility.
Sabina Grubbeson
General secretary and board member of the Loza Foundation.
Sabina works with research and project development in the Loza Foundation and she is the operational leader for the ongoing work in the organisation. Sabina originally studied healthcare and is a certified nurse with experience from both hospitals and care homes, where she has worked with disabled people and also people with physical and mental illnesses. After this early career, she has devoted her professional life to product development and run her own firm, Grubbeson Design, since 2010. In 2016 she started a research concerning the situation of the most vulnerable people in the poorest parts of Europe, which resulted in the formation of the Loza Foundation.
Lina Brustad
Vice-chairman
Lina has a strong background in civil society and public education in Sweden. Lina works at the Folkbildningsrådet, where she handles government grants to non-profit organizations operating in the field of education. In addition to this, Lina is also a PhD student at the University of Gothenburg, where her research reflects her commitment to education and community development. Lina’s knowledge and experience contribute to the organisation’s work in strengthening efforts for society’s weak and vulnerable.
Jörgen Grubbeson
Boardmember
For fourty years, Jörgen has built up rental company Stål & Hyrmaskiner in Varberg that today is Renta Sweden. Jörgen has been a part of the Loza Foundation board since the foundation was founded in 2017.
Thony Hannel
Boardmember
As a tax lawyer at BDO in Gothenburg. Thony works with a whole range of customers, but has specific experience with tax management for charities, foundations and non-profit organisations. Thony has been a part of the Loza Foundation board since the foundation was founded in 2017.
Magnus Sjöbäck
Boardmember
Magnus is a journalist and has worked with communication in both an editorial environment and as a PR consultant for companies and organizations for 30 years. He is today the CEO and owner of the PR company Greatness PR.
Pär Rylöv
Boardmember
Pär works with business development and startup companies at Connect. He has been an important resource for Loza Foundation, contributing to organizational development and structural growth within the organization. With his background in coaching, he has also introduced a coaching approach that is now a vital part of the organization’s work in the field, where we daily meet people living in extreme poverty.
Ali Habibi
Boardmember
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Andrijana Velkovska
Administratör
Andrijana has a background in economics, business administration, and international relations. She has lived and worked in North Macedonia, where the organization carries out its projects, and since moving to Sweden she has developed a strong understanding of both Swedish society and the local conditions in North Macedonia.
With her financial expertise, administrative experience, and native proficiency in Macedonian, she plays a key role in Loza Foundation’s work, contributing to quality, structure, and effective coordination between the two countries.
ORGANISATION IN NORTH MACEDONIA
DENDO VAS – Supporting hand in North Macedonia
Zaklina Durmis
Project coordinator for the poverty program in Northern Macedonia
Zaklina is a lawyer and president of the organization Dendo Vas in North Macedonia. She has many years of experience in development work for the poorest and most vulnerable and works for all children’s right to go to school. Zaklina, together with the organization Loza Foundation, has developed the support and mentoring program for the poorest and most vulnerable families with children.
Sabri Durmis
The intervention team `End extreme poverty ‘in North Macedonia
Sabri has previously worked with particularly vulnerable groups and refugees to develop social housing. Sabri works in the intervention team to ensure that the poorest families with children have improved living conditions, as a mentor to look for work and go to a job interview and support vulnerable families to get out of the complex situation that extreme poverty entails.
Mirka Stojanoska
Social worker `End extreme poverty ‘ in North Macedonia
Mirka works with support and the mentoring program for families with children living in extreme poverty. It is an extensive and close work for the families that is about creating improved living conditions, registering the children in school and assisting the family with the most basic needs such as food, warmth and clothes. For the most vulnerable families to get out of the complex situation of extreme poverty.
Sami Ajdini
Field worker `End extreme poverty ‘ in North Macedonia
With a long experiance from the field Sami is working to improve living conditions in the most vulnerable areas of Prilep. Registering the children in school and assisting the family with the most basic needs such as food, warmth and clothes.
Bedria Ajdini
Social worker `End extreme poverty ‘ in North Macedonia
Bedria is based in Prilep working with families with children living in extreme poverty. For improved living conditions, registering the children in school and assisting the family with the most basic needs such as food, warmth and clothes.
Ramadan Rustemov
Field worker `End extreme poverty ‘ in North Macedonia
Ramadan is based in Bitola working with families with children living in extreme poverty. Ramadan has a long experiance acting to improve the situation in the most vulnerable areas of Bitola.
Melisa Komina
Social worker `End extreme poverty ‘ in North Macedonia
Melisa is based in Bitola working with families with children living in extreme poverty. For improved living conditions, registering the children in school and assisting the family with the most basic needs such as food, warmth and clothes. For the most vulnerable families to get out of the complex situation of extreme poverty.