Welcoming David Titus Musa as Director of the Child Reintegration Centre

Helping Children Worldwide is pleased to congratulate David Titus Musa as he takes up the mantle of leadership as Director of the Child Reintegration Centre on May 1, 2026.

We also want to take a moment to thank Rev. Olivia Fonnie for her years of service at the helm of CRC. We are grateful for the leadership she has offered in a significant season of CRC’s history, and we wish her all the best as she steps into her new role leading Charles Davis UMC in Freetown. Transitions like this mark both an ending and a beginning, and we honor the work that has brought CRC to this point.

This is an important moment for CRC. Leadership matters in any organization, but it matters especially in child welfare services, where the stakes are high and the work demands both courage and care. As Bishop Boye-Caulker has emphasized, the UMC in Sierra Leone is not only continuing its work on behalf of children and families during 2026, but stepping more fully into national and global conversations about care reform under the leadership of someone already recognized as a strong voice in that space.

David comes into this role with more than a decade of progressive experience in child protection, reintegration, program management, training, monitoring and evaluation, and partnership engagement. His work has consistently focused on advancing safer, stronger, family-based solutions for children, reflecting the kind of practical, field-tested leadership this season requires. He recently completed a Master of Public Administration and a Post Graduate Certificate in Care Transition Acceleration through the Christian Alliance for Orphans Care Transition Accelerator Academy. His training in child protection and safeguarding, case management, emergency foster care, and transition frameworks demonstrates a clear commitment to continued growth.
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Because of his long role welcoming mission allies and taking on leadership roles and planning the future of the CRC, David understands both the day-to-day realities on the ground and the broader vision needed to lead the Child Reintegration Centre into the future of national and global care reform. Over many years at CRC, he has served in key roles, including Co-leader to manage programs in the absence of the CRC Director, the Child Support Program Manager and, more recently, Senior Reintegration Consultant in the Transition Coaching and Mentoring Department. In these positions, he has developed operational tools and case management systems, established SOPs aligned with international child-rights frameworks, trained social workers and frontline staff, coached and mentored institutions in safe reintegration planning, and worked alongside government ministries to strengthen national care reform efforts.

He also brings credibility beyond CRC itself. David has represented CRC in the Sierra Leone Coalition for Family Care, engaging government ministries at regional and national levels as well as international partners, including the UK High Commission and Irish Embassy. He is connected to broader networks shaping care reform through both the 1MILLIONHOME and Rising Tides communities of practice, the Christian Alliance for Orphans, the Better Care ​Network, and Transform Alliance Africa. He has contributed to key global conversations through presentations at the CAFO Summit in 2024 and 2025, work on issues related to orphan trafficking with World Hope International, and co-hosting an international convening of care reform experts at the 2025 Helping Children Worldwide Rising Tides conference. He also serves as the featured lead in the forthcoming documentary Firmly Rooted.
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If you have traveled to Sierra Leone to the CRC, you will recognize David Musa and the impact of his quiet and thoughtful leadership over the years. What encourages us most is not simply the breadth of David’s experience, but the kind of leader it reflects. His work demonstrates a consistent pattern of strengthening systems, building capacity, and supporting institutions as they move from outdated models toward more effective, family-based approaches. He operates at the intersection of policy and practice; training teams, improving documentation, and helping create the pathways that make sustainable care reform possible.

We are grateful for David’s willingness to lead in this season and encouraged by the expertise and respected voice he brings to CRC. We look ahead with confidence that, under his leadership, CRC will continue to grow as an organization committed to protecting children, strengthening families, and advancing thoughtful, locally grounded care reform in Sierra Leone, while contributing to the broader national and global movement for change.

Please join us in congratulating David Titus Musa and praying for wisdom, strength, and steady leadership as he begins this new chapter.​