Ms. Tasneem Karolia joined Khulisa in 2022 as a Budget & Project Analyst. Her responsibilities include: analyzing and preparing budget proposals; providing support through data analysis; and contributing to overall financial performance evaluation, including project financial management and monitoring. Ms. Karolia also provides assistance to the Divisional Financial Manager in the day-to-day running of project-related financial activities.

Prior to joining Khulisa, Ms. Karolia worked as a financial manager at Right to Care and as a grants manager at Wits Health Consortium. Ms. Karolia has more than 10 years of experience in managing donor funds. She has worked extensively with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund, and various other local and international donors. Ms. Karolia has completed several courses in USAID rules and regulations, including training on grants and cooperative agreements, donor-funded budgeting essentials, USAID proposal development, and grant compliance.

Ms. Karolia holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Johannesburg.

Ms. Karolia speaks fluent English and is conversational in Afrikaans, Urdu, Gujarati, and beginner Arabic.