Our Moon

Helen worked for PwC before becoming a trustee and volunteer for an international development charity. She founded Our Moon with the help of her former student, Justin. Helen sits on Exco of HALI Access Network and has an MA in Education and International Development from UCL.

Justin has studied in the UK (where he met Helen) and Canada. On returning to Zambia, he started working for Our Moon. Justin is passionate about education and giving opportunities to the less advantaged. He is responsible for managing our work and programmes in Zambia.

Rich works in Risk Assurance for PwC where he specialises in technology, risk and governance. He studied Economics and Politics at Cardiff University and has been supporting Our Moon since 2019. Rich is passionate about economic development and believes education is a key factor for stimulating growth

 

Alan has over 40 years of experience in the securities and futures industries. Running his own compliance consultancy business, he gained a wealth of experience in financial, risk and corporate governance matters. Alan also volunteers for the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Charles is CEO and founder of African Promise, a charity which supports primary schools in rural Kenya. He has worked as a specialist trusts and major gifts fundraiser for The Sick Children’s Trust and as a grants writer for Save the Children UK.

Dr John Kirkland, O.B.E has over thirty years experience at the interface between higher education, development and governance, embracing roles as Deputy-General at the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and Head of Research Services at Brunel University. “Our Moon’s approach really does change lives and can have a huge impact on the communities from which their students come.”

Vanessa runs Bright Fox Lettings in Tunbridge Wells. From South Africa, she is passionate about giving opportunities to disadvantaged young Africans

Ntasuwila has a degree in Agronomy from a Chinese university. She is a fluent Mandarin speaker, loves working on the land and reading good literature. She has worked as a private tutor “I thought impact was mainly about numbers but now I realise that by impacting a few in a positive and life-changing way, the ripple effect can be enormous”.

Iwell works with Our Moon, in charge of the vegetable gardens as well as monitoring our security. Passionate about the benefits of organic gardening, Iwell endeavours to ensure pests are controlled by alternative means and he uses natural compost (made by our students) rather than chemical fertlisers.

Chanda is studying for the Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree at the University of Oxford. Before that, he worked for Jacobs UK as a Civil Engineer. He has a master’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Leeds, a BA in Economics, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Chanda is passionate about education reform, and the reduction of poverty and unemployment through human capital and enterprise development.