MEET OUR TEAM

We are based in the UK, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, and have international offices in Germany and the USA.

MARK GLEN
CEO

With over 12 years’ experience as COO of a retail business and from running his own company for a decade, Mark brings extensive leadership, business strategy and growth skills to his role. Pairing this background with his interests in human rights and working with children, Mark joined the WeSeeHope team as CEO in 2005. In his role, he loves seeing, experiencing and developing the whole WeSeeHope picture.

Mark@WeSeeHope.org.uk

OSWALD MALUNDA
AFRICA DIRECTOR

Oswald has a masters in Development Administration, conducting his research on the impact of HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is a trained social worker, bringing extensive expertise and technical guidance to our programmes and partnerships. He joined the WeSeeHope team in 2008 after managing and developing women and children focused projects with two of our in-country partners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Blantyre, Malawi. Oswald enjoys seeing positive change in the lives of the children we support, their households and communities. 

Oswald@WeSeeHope.org.uk

CERIE KENNEDY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Cerie has a background as a Qualified Chartered Accountant working in both the corporate sector and the NHS. During her training, she specialised in dealing with small business and charity clients and wanted to work with an organisation that focused on vulnerable children and entrepreneurship. After joining the team in 2014, she has enjoyed getting involved in WeSeeHope events and visiting our partners in Zimbabwe in 2016.

Cerie@WeSeeHope.org.uk

LIZZIE WINTER
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES & STRATEGY

Spending time volunteering in Kenya and Tanzania helped cement Lizzie’s desire to work for a charity focused in those countries. She joined the WeSeeHope team in 2012, helping to grow our programmes and partnerships, and was key in introducing our Village Investors Programme (VIP) in 2014. In her role, Lizzie stays busy governing our programme strategy whilst building relationships with our partners, problem solving and providing them with technical support.

Lizzie@WeSeeHope.org.uk

SHEILA IMMACULATE KENGINGO
UGANDA COUNTRY MANAGER

Sheila has a masters degree in Human Rights, specialising in child rights, a degree in Social Work and Administration, and a Law diploma. She initially worked for our partner, RIDE, in Uganda for eight years as a manager for projects that promoted and protected child rights and social accountability. Sheila joined the WeSeeHope team in 2016, and her community empowerment and project planning skills help to guide and develop our partnerships in Uganda and our wider programmes work.

Sheila@WeSeeHope.org.uk

SHADRACK MUTHAMA
KENYA COUNTRY MANAGER

Shadrack brings ten years’ experience implementing child rights projects in Nairobi, Kenya, and is a trained social worker. He was working with our partner, ANPPCAN, in Kenya developing child rights initiatives and supervising the introduction of village savings and loans groups when he found out about WeSeeHope, and joined the team in 2017. His favourite part of the role is building our partners’ capacity in Kenya and seeing the impact we have together on vulnerable children.

Shadrack@WeSeeHope.org.uk

KEIDRA BIRNIE
PROGRAMME MANAGER

Having spent 10 years working within the national and international charity sectors, Keidra brings a variety of experiences to her role as Programmes Manager with WeSeeHope. Her previous roles have included project coordination, advocacy, partnership management and fundraising. Keidra has a Masters degree in Human Rights Law and a true passion for sustainable development which she is excited to bring to her role working alongside our partners, witnessing the impact of our work. Keidra joined the team in 2023.

Keidra@WeSeeHope.org.uk

DANI MCLEAN
PROGRAMME ASSISTANT

With a strong passion to help bring positive change to the world, Dani applied to University to study Criminology. However, during her foundation year she studied an International Development module and found her passion. After changing her degree to major in International Development she graduated in 2022. In early 2023, Dani volunteered at a school in Cambodia and decided she wanted to work for a charity that supported vulnerable children. Due to the sustainable and community focused aspect of our work, Dani was eager to join the team and started in 2023.  With a keen eye for detail, she enjoys working with data in programmes as she focuses on data collection, monitoring and evaluation. Here she gets to see first hand the positive impact of our work and support our partners progress.

Danielle@WeSeeHope.org.uk

BEKAH ANSTEY
EVENTS & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Bekah has worked within the charity sector for over 10 years, mainly focusing on working with young people, teachers, parents and businesses to help build a successful and sustainable future for all young people and society at large. With expertise in partnerships and fundraising, Bekah offers excellence in service and high energy in all that she does.  With a real passion for making a difference to the lives of others, Bekah hopes to offer a unique approach to events and partnerships and embraces creativity along the way. Bekah joined the team in 2024.

Bekah@WeSeeHope.org.uk

CRAIG CURRIE
SUPPORTER CARE & ADMIN ASSISTANT

After completing his degree in English Literature, Craig worked in a range of administrative and sales-based roles. During this time, he also studied various modules relating to economic sustainability, poverty, and conflict response. This, in conjunction with voluntary work and his own passions, led to Craig’s decision to transition into a professional career in the charity sector, joining WeSeeHope in 2023. He is committed to providing excellence in supporter care and exploring new and creative ways to fundraise in sustainable and ethical ways.

Craig@WeSeeHope.org.uk

ELLIE CODRINGTON
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

After completing a degree in History, Ellie developed her marketing and PR skills at a fast-growing tech start-up. She also ran fundraising events as part of their award-winning CSR programme and produced a range of content to promote the charity partnership. Ellie joined the WeSeeHope team in 2017 to manage our brand and communications, and is focused on how to demonstrate our impact through our storytelling, data and publications.

Ellie@WeSeeHope.org.uk

JAMIE BRIARS
COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE

Whilst he was studying for a masters in International Development, Jamie was involved in a research project in Botswana that highlighted to him the importance of community empowerment and inclusive development. After completing his studies, he built his experience in various roles in the international development sector before joining the WeSeeHope team in 2022. He is a firm believer in the power of storytelling and enjoys exploring new ways to communicate our message in engaging and accessible ways.

Jamie@WeSeeHope.org.uk

OUR FOUNDERS

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WENDY WALL MBE
CO-FOUNDER AND TRUSTEE

Wendy’s passion for our cause was instrumental in launching WeSeeHope and creating the first ‘1010 Challenge’ which raised £2 million and led to our formation. She works as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in the NHS, and also oversees the CSR agenda of Signify Ltd where she works alongside Phil. She is a member of our Projects Sub-Committee, and brings years of experience within this role to offer guidance to the team on the strategic planning and monitoring of our programmes and partners.

In 2022, Wendy was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours List for her services to our work with vulnerable children.

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PHIL WALL MBE
CO-FOUNDER AND TRUSTEE

With over 20 years’ experience as a performance coach and change consultant, Phil provides the team with invaluable strategic and creative input. He was previously a London Police Officer and worked with The Salvation Army. The bulk of his working life now is spent coaching senior leaders in business. Using his strong networking skills, he is always looking for opportunities to engage with potential supporters and explore innovative new ways to raise money for WeSeeHope. He is Chair of the Hope Classic Rally and sits on the Board of WeSeeHope USA.

In 2022, Phil was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours List for his services to our work with vulnerable children.

OUR GOVERNANCE

We are governed by a board of Trustees with a wealth of varied experience in international development, fundraising, charity finance, and commerce. The board meets quarterly and is responsible for agreeing our strategy, ensuring financial accountability and best practice in governance, and deciding upon the allocation of funds to our partners.

Our Trustees are: Alastair Mills (Chair), Adrian Gosling, Clare Chapman, Mike Adams, Peter McQuade MBE, Rachel Madeiros-Mhende, Phil Wall MBE and Wendy Wall MBE.

OUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICES

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CHRISTOF MAJER
FOUNDER OF WESEEHOPE GERMANY

Christof met WeSeeHope when he took up the 1010 Challenge with 1,000 colleagues at his company’s annual conference. He was compelled to establish a fundraising arm for our work in Germany after visiting some of our partners on an epic cycling challenge across Malawi. He engaged Tobias Lowenthal and Gordon Salzmann to join his team, and they officially launched in 2015. Find out more by visiting www.WeSeeHope.de

Majer@WeSeeHope.de

JULIE KAE
CHAIR OF WESEEHOPE USA

Through her company’s partnership with WeSeeHope, and her role as CSR Director there, Julie has travelled to see our work in Malawi and Tanzania, and rolled out a number of company-wide fundraising and engagement initiatives on our behalf. Increasingly seeing an opportunity to extend support for our cause in the US, Julie established WeSeeHope USA in 2016. Find out more by visiting www.WeSeeHopeUSA.org.

Julie@WeSeeHopeUSA.org

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