Our People
Trustees
Steve Broach (Chair)
Steve Broach is a Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. Steve has a public law practice focusing on the rights of children (in particular disabled children) and disabled adults. Prior to coming to the Bar, Steve held a number of senior roles in the UK disability and children’s sectors, most recently as Campaign Manager for Every Disabled Child Matters. He has a particular interest in advocacy for disabled children’s rights and visited USDC in August 2008 to assist with the organisation’s advocacy strategy. Steve has worked at a human rights NGO in The Gambia and studied post-colonial African history and politics in his undergraduate degree.
Sally Turnbull
Sally Turnbull qualified as a nurse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1972 and then volunteered with Voluntary Service Overseas in Zambia with the Flying Doctor Service. After marrying another VSO volunteer, she opened up several rural clinics, as well as helping her husband with the construction of an airstrip, using funding from overseas. After 6 years she returned to the UK where she has worked as a Practice Nurse in Primary Care ever since. She is a member of the Methodist Church and is both Secretary and Treasurer of the Circuit Missions group, as well as one of the organists. In 2003 she visited USDC projects in Uganda and, on her return, became a UK Trustee.
Vimal Shah
Vimal Shah was born in Uganda now works as a Chartered Accountant in the UK as PSJ Alexander & Co. He has been AbleChildAfrica’s Treasurer since 2005.
Nicola Chevis
Nicola Chevis joined the AbleChildAfrica board in 2006. She is an experienced international development professional with overseas field management experience in Southern and West Africa, East Asia and the South Pacific. She began a career in international development in 1994 and spent the next eight years working with OXFAM GB culminating in a period in Mozambique. Since then she has worked as Country Director for GOAL Ireland in Sierra Leone and in Vanuatu for VSO before returning to the UK, where, since 2005, she has been working with VSO on Planning and Review as part of the Programme Learning and Advocacy Team.
Shikuku Obosi
Born and bred in Kenya and himself having a personal experience of disability, Shikuku is an astute human rights activist who has represented the interests and aspirations of disabled people throughout Africa, Asia and Europe. He is currently the West Africa and South Asia Programme Coordinator for Action on Disability and Development (ADD). In 1997 he co-founded APDEM – KENYA, a voluntary, membership funded organisation which encourages employers to recruit disabled people. He has also worked as a project coordinator for Save the Children in Kenya and a VSO volunteer Community Development Advisor in India. In 2006 he was a senior programme officer in a Tsunami programme in Sri Lanka for Leonard Cheshire International
Nyaradzo Muguti
Nyaradzo Muguti was born in Zimbabwe and has extensive experience within business and manufacturing of the UK food industry designing quality management systems to minimise waste, risk & promote consistent quality. She’s keen to see AbleChildAfrica expand their partners in Southern Africa and has first hand experience of how disabled children in Africa are marginalised and is inspired by AbleChildAfrica to make a difference. Nyaradzo is also keen to share her skills to build the capacity of our partners helping, for example, to develop their management skills.
Zia Choudhury
Zia Choudhury spent 15 years working abroad, primarily as a senior humanitarian response manager, but also with periods as an advisor and trainer, particularly on issues of quality management standards. He has been a keen advocate for improved regulation of the aid industry as well as ensuring that humanitarian and development workers are accountable to the intended beneficiaries of aid programmes. Zia returned to the UK in 2010 to start an ethical sausage business, and in his spare time he is a Trustee for ACA, as well as an international medical relief agency.
Judy Oder
Judy is a lawyer at INTERIGHTS where, with partners in Africa, she uses international human rights law to defend and promote fundamental rights. Prior to joining INTERIGHTS in 2004, she worked at a regional organisation in the Gambia, where she undertook human rights litigation and built the capacity of lawyers and activists to use human rights mechanisms. Judy has written and spoken about topical human rights issues focusing on Africa. Born in Uganda, Judy has lived in East, West, and Southern Africa.
Hannah Thompson
Hannah is a child protection specialist with 10 years experience in the humanitarian sector. Hannah has worked on child rights and education programmes in Africa and Asia and in programme management and implementation. She has worked both in Gambia and Cote d’Ivoire on inclusive education and mainstreaming, training staff and government partners on identifying disability and supporting inclusion, supporting advocacy efforts to improve the way in which disability is understood and perceived by communities.
Staff
Jane Anthony – Executive Director
Jane Anthony brings over 15 years of experience working with disabled children to AbleChildAfrica. While initially working in the USA as a special, and later inclusive, education teacher, she developed an expertise in autism and learning/intellectual impairments. Over time she developed a commitment to wanting to have a greater impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged disabled children and eventually travelled to Africa to support children with autism in Ghana. Initially planned for 3 months, Jane lived in Ghana working on and researching childhood disability for nearly 3 years! In this time she worked on a variety of different projects, including developing an inclusive education teacher training programme with the National Government and supporting grass roots local disability NGO, DPO and parents organisations. Jane came to the UK in 2006 to undertake a PhD, which explored the social and logistical barriers to accessing primary education for children with disabilities in Ghana. Most recently, Jane collaborated on the development of a WHO led initiative addressing the inclusion and health needs of children and young people with intellectual disabilities across the European Region. Currently, Jane is also a Co-Vice Chair on the Board for Action on Disability and Development International (ADD). She fills any spare time she can find with outdoor pursuits and as much travel as possible.
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