Mr. George Onyango
Mr. Onyango is a Deputy Director with Slums Information Development & Resource Centers (SIDAREC), an organization he has been part of since its formation 14 years ago. He holds a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Johns Hopkins University, Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society Studies, a diploma in Computer Science from the Inoorero […]
Ms Kazim Basarat
For decades Syeda Basarat Midhat Kazim has been providing meaningful education in Pakistan to children, especially girls, from disadvantaged backgrounds. She is responsible for the growth of the Alif Laila (1001 Nights) Book Bus Society that began as a children’s library and has grown into an entire educational ethos. Active in a range of pursuits […]
Ms Catherine McCarthy
Catherine McCarthy is a BBC executive, with a background at the BBC in commissioning and executive production. Her previous experience at the BBC has included commissioning some of the BBC’s biggest landmark TV and multi-platform projects, including TV series in the areas of science, natural history and the arts, such as the award-winning BBC One […]
Raj Kumar Ghandarba
Raj works at a policy level with key focus on leading the initiatives with VSO’s government ministry partners, other government agencies, NGO partners, donors, UN agencies and relevant networks within Nepal. He has led education initiatives for three organizations (Executive Director of Jana Utthan Pratisthan from 2005 to 2008 – a national NGO with the […]
Ms Shaheen Mistri
Shaheen Mistri is the CEO of Teach For India, a nationwide mission to build a movement of leaders who will eliminate inequity in education, and serves as one of its founding board members. She has earned global recognition for her unrelenting devotion to educating and empowering the less privileged children of India. Shaheen is also […]
Mr. Brett Harris Wigdortz
Brett has led Teach First as its CEO since its launch in July 2002. He wrote the original business plan for the charity while working as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Teach First is currently the 4th most prestigious graduate recruiter in the United Kingdom and is working to close the achievement gap in […]
Agustina Cavanagh
Since 2005, Agustina Cavanagh has been Executive Director of Cimientos, an Argentinian non-profit organization that works to improve educational access, permanence, and quality in education for children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In 2010 she became Senior Fellow of Synergos, an international network of distinguished civil society leaders addressing poverty and inequity. Launched in 1999, the […]
Ms Cliona Hannon
Cliona Hannon, B.A. (Trinity College, Dublin 1992), M.A. (Higher Education and Training Awards Council, 1998), M.B.A. (Open University, 2013), is Director of the Trinity Access Programmes in Trinity College Dublin, a role which involves the development and implementation of strategic priorities relating to widening participation and lifelong learning. A graduate of Trinity College, Cliona worked […]
Prof. James Tooley
Professor James Tooley, Director of the E. G. West Centre at Newcastle University, is renowned for his work on low-cost private education in developing countries. He is the author of The Beautiful Tree (Penguin, New Delhi), a bestseller in India and winner of the Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Prize. This work built on his groundbreaking research on […]
Mr. Steve L. Hollingworth
Steve Hollingworth has served as President of Freedom from Hunger since September 2011. An expert in international development, his fields of expertise include: microenterprise and microfinance, health, education, agriculture, environment, civil society strengthening, local capacity-building, governance and emergency relief and rehabilitation. Prior to joining Freedom from Hunger, Hollingworth spent 26 years with CARE, most recently […]