TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE - Key Persons
Role: Africa Programme Manager
About: Cecily first arrived in Africa over 25 years ago, living in a Zimbabwean village researching livelihoods and food insecurity. Since then, she has worked across East, Central and Southern Africa and the Caribbean managing a wide variety of development and humanitarian programmes including vocational training, education, and micro finance.
Role: Workshop and Site Manager
About: Joining us from the fire service, Colin works hard to keep our ship running smoothly, ensuring we deliver high-quality tools to our trainees in our projects or for public sales to raise funds. He also oversees our Netley Marsh site and tenants -keeping us all safe and healthy!
Role: Chief Executive
About: A former teacher who changed career to work with VSO in Zambia for 4 years, Sarah returned to the UK and took up a post with Tools for Self Reliance. After 14 years, including volunteer management here, and picking up a MSC in Development Management on the way, Sarah took over the reigns to become CEO in 2012.
Role: Individual Giving Officer
About: Vicky studied Anthropology at the University of Kent before working in conference co-ordination, event management and marketing. In 2015 she joined an environmental charity as Membership Officer within the Fundraising team and now joins Tools For Self Reliance as Individual Giving Officer.