Meet the passionate people behind our cause and those who go beyond to support us.

Annie Chipeta

Annie Chipeta

Programmes Officer

Annie joined Able Child Africa in 2023 as a Programmes Officer upon completion of a master’s degree in Governance, Development and Public ...

Karl Hankinson

Karl Hankinson

Chief Executive Officer

Karl joined Able Child Africa as CEO in April 2018. Karl has worked to develop creative and innovative solutions to some of the most difficu ...

Lauren Watters

Lauren Watters

Director of Impact & Advocacy

Lauren is a technical expert in disability-inclusive programming and has extensive experience working for small-medium sized international d ...

Alice Ford

Alice Ford

Programmes Manager

Alice has over 8 years of experience in the international development sector and joined Able Child Africa as a Programmes Officer in August ...

Hannah Fitzgibbon

Hannah Fitzgibbon

Senior Programmes Officer

Hannah joined Able Child Africa in December 2019. She previously worked at Alzheimer’s Society, where she worked in the Involvement Team t ...

Nikhil Murphy

Nikhil Murphy

Individual Giving & Events Officer

Nikhil joined Able Child Africa in 2022. He completed a master’s in International Development from SOAS, University of London, before ...

Twinkle Jaspal

Twinkle Jaspal

Trusts & Foundations Executive

Twinkle holds a master’s degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has held variou ...

Anthony Ford Shubrook OBE

Anthony Ford Shubrook OBE

Programmes & Comms Executive

Anthony has advocated for disability rights and access throughout his whole life and was awarded an OBE in 2019 for his incredible contribut ...

Patricia Balogun

Patricia Balogun

Freelance Accountant

Patricia serves as a freelance Accountant for Able Child Africa to support organisational finance management, bookkeeping and preparation of ...

Julia Ross

Julia Ross

Programmes Funding Officer

Julia joined the team at Able Child Africa as Programme Funding Officer in July 2022. She has over 4 years experience working at a range of ...

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