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Staff
TaC is run by a group of committed vounteers acting as the trustees, staff, regional representatives and youth board. UK Staff:
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Pam is the co-founder and Executive Director of TaC (Teach a Child) Africa. She is originally from Kenya and in 2008 moved to Denmark after five years living in Oxford, UK. She has over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Management in the private and humanitarian sectors in both Africa and Europe. She holds an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Leicester University-UK and a diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies from Regents Park College, Oxford. She is also the founder and President of a new initiative formed in 2006 known as WISE ( Women's institute for Supply Chain Excellence) www.wise.uk.net to address the gender imbalance in the humanitarian sector that is affecting women from receiving the appropriate humanitarian assistance with sensitivity. Pam is passionate about serving the needs of the poor and vulnerable people and supporting in the restoration of their hope and dignity.
Nixon Achieng, Strategist and Proposal Writer Nixon is a Humanitarian worker with 7 years Experience in the field of Public Health and project coordination where he has led in technical teams to develop and implement public health programmes in disaster environments with strength in project development, monitoring, research and coordination. He has an Msc in Development Practice (Humanitarian and Refugees) from Oxford Brookes University, a post graduate diploma in STI/STD and HIV and AIDS Management and Control (University of Nairobi, Kenya) and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Nursing (Baraton University, Kenya). Nixon volunteers as TaC's strategist and proposal writing specialist, a role he is glad to play as he fully identifies with the pain of some of these children orphaned by AIDS from Nyanza where he comes from, and as part of his contribution to the cause.
Carron has over five years of communications and journalism experience. She currently works as a writer and editor, covering issues relating to international development. Prior to this she was a reporter for a London newspaper, specialising in health and social issues. She holds a diploma in journalism and an MA in International Relations with a focus on human rights and international development. She has undertaken a range of journalism roles and provided communications advice to small charities and NGOs in London. Carron is passionate about communication and the role it can play in transmitting the voices and views of the most marginalised people within society. She is happy to volunteer for TaC by offering her journalism and communications expertise.
Clare has over seven years working in communication roles and a strong science background with a BSc (hons) Anatomy and Physiology from Leeds University. She has a keen interest in HIV and AIDs. Clare comes with a compassion for vulnerable children, passion, hunger to contribute to help change the children's vulnerable situation in whichever way she can and strong interpersonal skills gained from her previous experience as a marketer, Clare hopes to utilise these skills in order to raise funds for TaC. She loves dancing and has trained to a professional level and was once the president of the Leeds University Dance Society. She has previously helped under-privileged children develop dance skills and introduced them to university life in order to encourage them into further their education.
A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, Clay works on Special Projects/Entertainment/Features Writer and columnist at Nation Media Group in Kenya. Prior to that he worked as a researcher/writer and in-house correspondent for IRIS at Women's Information Network for Development (WIND) Desk, a project of Interlink Rural Information Services (IRIS). His work has recently won him the HIV and AIDS Red Ribbon Media award for excellence in journalism in Eastern and Southern Africa in the print/on-line category. The award was given on 27 November 2003 in Nairobi, Kenya, during a ceremony organised by UNESCO in partnership with UNAIDS, UNIC, UNEP and the Kenya Ethical and Legal Issue Network (KELIN) as part of UNESCO's overall strategy in Eastern Africa to raise awareness and fight against the stigma and discrimination of people living with AIDS. He is passionate about helping the poor who have no voice to speak for them. Clays sees TaC as a platform for him to speak for the AIDS orphans and highlight their plight to well wishers who are willing to support them. He is happy to volunteer for TaC by offering his journalism expertise.
Lilian Munene is a graduate in IT, Business and Management. An alumnus of Oxford Brookes University she is a philanthropist at heart. Lilian sees herself at the forefront of campaigning for education for the African Child. She realised this need long ago and has taken part recently in promoting the Girl Child education by initiating and piloting a project for a poor girls' school in Kenya that was supported by her old university. www.brookes.ac.uk/about/publications/works/brookesworks_issue3.pdf. She is hopeful that one day we shall find a cure for HIV and AIDS but until then she intends to work on the pressing problems that have a possible solution. She sees TaC as a platform for the world addresses these immediate challenges and makes a difference in people's live. Lilian is happy to volunteer for TaC by offering her finance and project management expertise.
Grace is a creative and motivational writer and is currently pursuing a course in pschology. Her motivational handbook entitled 'SANITY' is still greatly celebrated. Grace graduated from Word of Faith Bible College. She also holds a diploma in Business Administration. She has 10 years of experience in community projects and worked as a full time volunteer at Mama N'gina Children's Home, Kenya. Grace likes working with people and has a great passion to motivate and inspire others. Because of this she has committed to volunteer her skills to lead the events organization for TaC.
James has worked in various capacities, notably as a community projects facilitator with over 12 years in community undertakings and charity work; he has worked as a team administrator and holds a diploma in addiction counselling from Metropolitan College. He understands the plight of the poor in Africa and has a special sympathy for the orphans who often times have no one to turn to and no one to speak of their pain. He volunteered for TaC in order to bring hope to these children in need.
Vivien Margaret Walden has a background in many things: HIV and Africa are just two of them. She has spent over 30 years in Africa, five of these on HIV prevention programmes in Tanzania and Malawi. She did her PhD research with an HIV programme in Zimbabwe. Vivien remains committed to helping to mitigate the consequences of the HIV epidemic and is proud to be an adviser to the education bursary programme.
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"Where have all the parents gone?" CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour examines the plight of AIDS orphans in Kenya. (07:20 min) |
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