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¬ ABOUT US

 

This is the section where you can find out more about the Charity and the dedicated trustees.

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¬ The charity also intends to help counter the negative image portrayed of Africa, by highlighting it's benefits though publications in England.

 

 

¬ MEET THE TRUSTEES

 

Valerie Charles

PGCE Secondary; QTS; B.A (hon.)


Specialist in Resistant Materials, Textiles and Graphic Design

Chair & co-founder of Global African Development and is passionate about playing a role in the creation of opportunities that lead towards re-establishing Africa to its former glory as the cradle of civilisation.

She is a qualified Design & Technology Teacher, employed in an inner London School.  As the Design & Technology Innovator she is responsible for leading, managing and delivering high quality teaching and learning, as well as developing her team, students and the curriculum.

Valerie is an experienced educator who is able to give her expertise to the charity projects on a wide range of issues that correspond to objective 1, which relates to developing education and peoples skills in Ethiopia and objective 2 in regards to health promotion.

 

Left: Laura Leonce, Middle: Elizabeth Patterson, Right: Valerie Charles

                   

She has a passion for Photography; her work was exhibited at London Guildhall University and White Chapel Art Gallery, as well as being published in the Spitafield Magazine.  Her photography skill has benefited and continue to be an asset to the charity in its promotion of Africa’s image and natural scenic beauty as endorsed in objective 3.

           

Elizabeth Patterson

Treasurer and co-founder of Global African Development and is dedicated to the regeneration of Africa.

Elizabeth is an Entrepreneur and accomplished Fashion Designer. Her award winning clothing label “Nosaf Fashions” has catered for the general public in addition to theatre groups, choirs, sports teams and well-known figures for over 15 years.

She is a creative talent who also produces an array of arts and crafts, which is often used to generate funds for the charity and other causes.

Elizabeth is an experienced fundraiser who has demonstrated her management skills by organising various events for numerous organisations including fashion shows all over the UK.

Her skills are an asset to achieving objectives 1- 3.

 

Laura Leonce RGN.
Dip NS; Dip TN; BA (hon.) PG Dip

Secretary & co-founder of Global African Development, Laura is a registered General Nurse who also has qualifications in tropical nursing and Specialist Community nursing.

She has qualifications in teaching & mentoring in her field and is particularly interested in care management and health promotion as a means of preventing ill health. Laura has been instrumental in starting up various community health projects using her leadership and management skills to facilitate change.

Laura is also experienced in disseminating information through publications & plays a key role in producing a wide variety of literature relevant in to promoting the charity’s aims.

Her skills are beneficial to all the charities objectives.

Global African Development registered  with the Charity Commission (regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales)  on 21st  of December 2006

 
                       

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