TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE - Key Persons
Role: Africa Programme Manager
About: Ash started working in International Development Programming in 2016, managing early marriage and FGM/C education projects in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. Has since worked with refugee communities in Europe delivering direct assistance and removing unexploded ordnance in Cambodia and Kosovo.
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: Head of Fundraising and Communications
About: Katie started her fundraising career working in intern roles to learn more about the charity sector. Since then she has spent 7 years in fundraising working across many disciplines including events, community, corporate and trust fundraising. For the last 3 years Katie has worked in marketing and communications in the fields of health and disability.
Role: Trust Fundraiser
About: Nicky, our newest recruit, has over 15 years fundraising experience, leveraging vital support from grant makers across the UK. She has worked in international development and health to name a few fields and even worked here in the early 200s before re-joining the team in 2023.
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.