✦ Meet the founder
Pauline Garmai
Smith.
Founder and CEO of the Tuyia Foundation (opens in a new tab) ↗, building pathways to community growth and long-term economic independence.
✦ Purpose in action
Empowering people to build a stronger future.
Pauline Garmai Smith is the Founder and CEO of the Tuyia Foundation (opens in a new tab) ↗. She is passionate about personal and community development, economic development, and empowering individuals to overcome obstacles to long-term success.
She brings together a foundation in accounting and business management with public service experience to lead the Foundation’s programs in business mentoring, business consulting, and financial education. Her work focuses on advancing entrepreneurs, single mothers, and other at-risk populations.
Pauline holds a Bachelor in Business (Accounting), an MBA, and a Master of Philosophy. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Human Resource Management, focusing on inclusive employment policies, employee engagement, and workforce development.
✦ The mission
Knowledge and opportunity for lasting independence.
Pauline creates programs that support community development, business and financial capability, expungement for individuals seeking a second chance, and economic independence. Her goal is to equip families and individuals with the knowledge and skills they need for long-term economic independence and a successful life.
✦ Let’s begin
Tell us what you’re
working toward.
We’ll take time to understand what would help most.