{"id":4163,"date":"2016-07-18T11:23:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T10:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?page_id=4163"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:34:56","slug":"board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/board\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 00px 0px; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/10\/Board-USA.jpg); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 180px 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px 20px 50px;\" ><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">Board of <\/font><\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d58b29; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">Directors<\/font><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-2\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: transparent;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 30px;padding: 0px 5%;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width:1200px; margin:auto;\" ><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline h3\" ><span>OUR  Board<\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d58b29; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 30px 0 0 0;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p>Self Help Africa is governed by an independent Board of Directors. This board directs policy and strategy for the organisation, as well as providing operational and financial oversight.<br \/>\nThe Board of Directors are skills based, and serve the organisation in a voluntary capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;max-width:1200px; margin:auto;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" >&nbsp;<\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-none\"  href=\"12160:full\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: '12160:full'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/Catherine-Fitzgibbon.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>Catherine Fitzgibbon<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline man h6\" ><span>Chair<\/span><\/h4><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d5622a; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div  class=\"x-accordion\" ><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-687890adc4413\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc4413\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-687890adc4413\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Catherine's Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-687890adc4413\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc4413\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-687890adc4413\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Catherine Fitzgibbon is an independent consultant currently based in the UK after over 15 years working in the Horn of Africa region. She has worked for a wide range of clients including donors, World Bank, UN agencies and NGOs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Catherine currently provides technical assistance to Kenya\u2019s National Safety Net Programme (NSNP) and the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) in the implementation of its Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) providing cash transfer payments to the extreme poor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Catherine is also an adviser on disaster risk financing initiatives with the World Bank\u2019s Finance and Markets Global Practice unit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Prior to becoming a consultant Catherine was Programme Quality and Design Director at Save the<br \/>\nChildren UK (Kenya) and as Head of Operations for Save the Children (Ethiopia).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She is a critical thinker with frontline experience of the issues facing poor communities in Africa.<br \/>\nCatherine has recently been appointed to the Board of Partner Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" >&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;max-width:1200px; margin:auto;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-none\"  href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/Dervla_Owens.jpg\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: 'https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/Dervla_Owens.jpg'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/Dervla_Owens.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>DERVLA OWENS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline man h6\" ><span>Trustee<\/span><\/h4><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d5622a; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div  class=\"x-accordion\" ><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-687890adc4532\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc4532\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-687890adc4532\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Dervla's Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-687890adc4532\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc4532\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-687890adc4532\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dervla is a qualified FCA with over 16 years PQE in practice and industry. After graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Commerce from University College Dublin, Dervla continued to study for her ACA qualification while<br \/>\nworking in the audit department of a top 5 audit and advisory practice. Dervla has considerable audit, advisory and transaction experience across a range of growth focused businesses covering SME\u2019s, multinationals and listed<br \/>\ncompanies both domestically and internationally.<br \/>\nIn 2009 Dervla moved into the recruitment industry and joined Sigmar. She is responsible for the finance function of the Group with particular emphasis on working capital management, financial reporting, project management, statutory accounting and audit, taxation, payroll, legal and corporate compliance.<br \/>\n<strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Commerce, University College Dublin<br \/>\nFellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-none\"  href=\"16116:full\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: '16116:full'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mary-robinson.png\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>Mary Robinson<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 5px 0 0 0;\"><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline man h6\" ><span>Trustee<\/span><\/h4><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d5622a; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div  class=\"x-accordion\" ><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-687890adc47f6\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc47f6\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-687890adc47f6\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Mary's Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-687890adc47f6\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc47f6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-687890adc47f6\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mary Robinson is the Chair of United Purpose and has been a UP trustee since 2018. She is an independent consultant in the NGO\/international development sector, specialising particularly in NGO management and programme evaluation. She has worked with many UK and international clients including INGOs, foundations, donors and governments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mary was a Director of GCPS Consulting, a small consultancy in the UK specialising in child protection and safeguarding, from 2014-2022. Prior to becoming a consultant she was Deputy Secretary General of Amnesty International. She has been a school governor and a member of prison Independent Monitoring Boards for 15 years. Until recently she was an independent panel member for the Judicial Appointments Commission, chairing panels for the recruitment of judges in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She was a trustee and Co-Chair of Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre from 2016-2022. She has a degree in French and German and postgraduate qualifications in information science.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-img man x-img-link x-img-none\"  href=\"16121:full\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: '16121:full'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/GEOFF-MEAGHER.jpg\" alt=\"Placeholder\"><\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline man h5\" ><span>GEOFF MEAGHER<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 5px 0 0 0;\"><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline man h6\" ><span>Director<\/span><\/h4><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d5622a; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div  class=\"x-accordion\" ><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-687890adc4a52\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc4a52\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-687890adc4a52\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Geoff's Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-687890adc4a52\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"687890adc4a52\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-687890adc4a52\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Geoff is an experienced professional in the commercial and not-for profit sector. He served as Group Finance director of Glanbia plc from 1992 to 2005 at which point he took on the additional role of Deputy Group Managing Director until his retirement in 2009. He has a broad range of experience covering business operations, acquisitions and disposals, investment appraisal, banking arrangements\/negotiations, IT and shared services and general management. In the not-for-profit sector he served as National President of the Society of St Vincent DePaul from 2012 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Geoff is a Certified Public Accountant having trained with PwC in Kilkenny. He currently self-employed consultant providing commercial and financial advice to mainly medium sized businesses. He is a director of several companies including Enterprise Ireland as well as being chairman of the boards of Bord na Mona and Bon Secours Health System.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-3\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #f7f8fa;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;max-width:1200px; margin:auto;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm cs-ta-center x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span>Advisory Committees<\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d58b29; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p>Self Help Africa&#8217;s work is overseen and supported by a number of sub-committees, including a Programmes &amp; Advisory Committee, Audit &amp; Finance Committee, and Fundraising &amp; Communications Committee. <\/p>\n<p>These committees are comprised of board representatives and external specialists with\u00a0professional expertise.<\/p>\n<\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm cs-ta-center x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span>Global Strategy 2023-2027<\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d58b29; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><a  class=\"x-img x-img-link x-img-none\"  href=\"#\" title=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/strategy2023-2027\/\"    data-options=\"thumbnail: '16041:full'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-03-at-10.30.53.png\" ><\/a><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p>Our new <a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/strategy2023-2027\/\">Global Strategy (2023-2027)<\/a> provides us with a road map to guide us in our work in the years ahead.\u00a0It sets out our plans to alleviate hunger and poverty through economic and social change that creates sustainable livelihoods and healthy lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-4\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #f7f8fa;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;max-width:1200px; margin:auto;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm cs-ta-center x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span>OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS<\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #d58b29; border-width: 2px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Self Help Africa&#8217;s three values are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impact:<\/strong> We are accountable, ambitious and committed to systemic change<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation:<\/strong> We are agile, creative and enterprising in an ever changing world<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community:<\/strong> We are inclusive, honest and have integrity in our relationships<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn more on our values and behaviours<span><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/Strategic-Objectives-Values-Behaviours.pdf\"> here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/board\/\"> Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - 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