The Kipawa Team
Kipawa Trust International is a charitable foundation dedicated to helping children living in poverty in the town of Ruiru in Kenya.
Our vision is to ensure that every child at Mukuyu school is reaching his or her full potential through access to good quality
education, nutrition and healthcare.
Our vision is to ensure that every child at Mukuyu school is reaching his or her full potential through access to good quality
education, nutrition and healthcare.
David Welsh
One of our founding trustees, David is a management consultant based in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he lives with his wife (Kirsty, also a Kipawa trustee) and their daughter. He has been in Kenya several times over the past few years, spending time in a children’s home in Thika and more recently at the Macheo organisation. David was appointed as President of Kipawa at our AGM in April 2020.
One of our founding trustees, David is a management consultant based in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he lives with his wife (Kirsty, also a Kipawa trustee) and their daughter. He has been in Kenya several times over the past few years, spending time in a children’s home in Thika and more recently at the Macheo organisation. David was appointed as President of Kipawa at our AGM in April 2020.
Kirsty Welsh
Kirsty works and lives in Edinburgh with her husband David and their daughter and is one of Kipawa’s founding trustees. By day she is a project manager for a large brewer but is also Kipawa’s Secretary responsible for fundraising and general admin. She most recently visited Kenya in October 2018 where she reflected on the positive impact Kipawa has been making since her first visit in 2011.
Kirsty works and lives in Edinburgh with her husband David and their daughter and is one of Kipawa’s founding trustees. By day she is a project manager for a large brewer but is also Kipawa’s Secretary responsible for fundraising and general admin. She most recently visited Kenya in October 2018 where she reflected on the positive impact Kipawa has been making since her first visit in 2011.
Bill Stevenson
Bill, is recently retired from the position of Chief Executive of The Boys’ Brigade in the UK and Ireland and has been involved with many other charities as a trustee and staff member. He has travelled widely and has helped co-ordinate a number of overseas projects for the Brigade. Bill lives in East Lothian where he an elder in the local Church of Scotland congregation. Prior to working for the Brigade he was a manager with a software house specialising in providing systems for housing associations. In his spare time he enjoys walking, travel and the theatre. He is treasurer for Kipawa.
Bill, is recently retired from the position of Chief Executive of The Boys’ Brigade in the UK and Ireland and has been involved with many other charities as a trustee and staff member. He has travelled widely and has helped co-ordinate a number of overseas projects for the Brigade. Bill lives in East Lothian where he an elder in the local Church of Scotland congregation. Prior to working for the Brigade he was a manager with a software house specialising in providing systems for housing associations. In his spare time he enjoys walking, travel and the theatre. He is treasurer for Kipawa.
Kieran Hudson
Kieran lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. He and his wife Amanda spent several months in Kenya in 2008, volunteering at a children’s home in Thika. He followed that up with a further volunteering stint in 2009 which gave him the idea and the impetus to establish Kipawa. He has visited our projects several time since, most recently in summer 2016. He was President of Kipawa Trust International from its inception until 2020.
Kieran lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. He and his wife Amanda spent several months in Kenya in 2008, volunteering at a children’s home in Thika. He followed that up with a further volunteering stint in 2009 which gave him the idea and the impetus to establish Kipawa. He has visited our projects several time since, most recently in summer 2016. He was President of Kipawa Trust International from its inception until 2020.
Clare Jones
Clare lives in East Lothian with her husband and two children. She has worked for the Civil Service, in Whitehall and for the Scottish Government, in policy areas related to social work, education, the constitution and human rights. She also spent several years working in an international sporting federation in Switzerland. She visited Kenya for the first time in 2014.
Clare lives in East Lothian with her husband and two children. She has worked for the Civil Service, in Whitehall and for the Scottish Government, in policy areas related to social work, education, the constitution and human rights. She also spent several years working in an international sporting federation in Switzerland. She visited Kenya for the first time in 2014.
Macheo
Our partners on the ground in Ruiru are an NGO called Macheo. Macheo has an established infrastructure in Kenya which means that we can swiftly and efficiently channel Kipawa funds where they are most needed.
Our partners on the ground in Ruiru are an NGO called Macheo. Macheo has an established infrastructure in Kenya which means that we can swiftly and efficiently channel Kipawa funds where they are most needed.
