our team

What wonderful people

Simabo is led by an engaged team, whose members work to ensure the care and protection of the local animal population based in the city of Mindelo, on the island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde.

Silvia and Paolo are the co-founders of Simabo but the real heart of the associations are the amazing employees, veterinaries and volunteers who stand for the animals.

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Silvia Punzo
Co-founder of Simabo
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Paolo Manzoni
Co-founder of Simabo

our staff

Office

Jaqueline

Jaqueline is the manager of the hostel and association, she manages all the workers

Cintia

Cintia is an accountant, she also help at the reception, and with the managment of the driver and the other workers

Shelters & Adoptions

Simona

Simona is the shelter manager

Joana

Joana worked with us for a long time, she prepare food for the dogs and clean their cages

Lucia

Lucia works with Joana also to preapare the food and clean the cages of the dogs

Lau

Lau help Joana and Lucia but also makes sure that all the dogs are walked

Quirino

Quirino is our night guard at the sheter

Clinic

Ailton

Ailton is a vet, and the responsible for the clinic

Guilherme

Guilherme is a vet

Fernanda

Fernada is our nurse at the clinic

Elvin

Elvin is a vet assistent for castration

Jose

Jose is the receptionist of the clinic

Hostel

Nilza

Nilza is a cleaning lady at the hostel

Geovana

Geovana is a cleaning lady at the hostel, she is the daugher of Nilza

Christy

Christy is a clining lady at the hostel

Cleusa

Cleusa is a cleaning lady at the hostel

Gisela

Gisela works as a cleaning lady in the hostel and in the clinic

General operations

Ivan

Our driver and helps also with maintenance

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The Hostel finances our ONG Simabo, which takes care of the street dogs of the island.