Edward, also called Kongofa, is from Kabala and graduated from the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) with a Diploma in Business Administration. He previously worked as a field research assistant for the buffalo project at Loma Mountain National Park and for the National Chimpanzee Census. He joined Tacugama in November 2012 as an assistant field officer on a camera trap project, and has been an essential asset to the TCOP team ever since. Kongofa is specialized in research field work, and environmental education and sensitization.