Charities

UN WOMEN UK

BLISS

Claire Barnett is the Executive Director of UN Women UK. UN Women is the only global organisation working to make gender equality a reality at truly every level of society, from grassroots programmes, to behavioural change campaigns, to global government. UN Women's mission is to ensure every woman has an equal right and access to Safety, Choice, and a Voice. 

Caroline Lee-Davey is the Chief Executive of Bliss.

Bliss Charity exists to give every baby born premature or sick in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it.

Karen Hancox is the Chair of Oxfordshire Sands and Mother to Kayleigh (Stillborn on 4.11.07), Charleigh Grace and Konnor. Alongside being a representative for Sands for 13 years, she is a primary school teacher.

18 KEYS

Caroline Muir is the Major Gift Fundraiser for the 18 Keys Project. 18 Keys is changing the lives of women with long term experience of sleeping rough on the streets

of London. Creating a space where their specific needs can be met.

PROFESSORS WITHOUT BORDERS

Tessy De Nassau is a social entrepreneur, business woman, philanthropist and the President and co-founder of Professors Without Borders. PROWIBO is a charity that specialises in University education. They connect educators and students worldwide to increase equal access to inspire learning experiences in higher education.

CHILD OF

Child Of is a visual arts project exploring addiction and recovery in a creative and contemporary way through storytelling.

Abay Etiopia is an NGO that has been working in Gaba Kemisa in Ethiopia since 2009. Their aim is to fight poverty and promote equal opportunities; mainly through the development of projects in education, health and general community support. At Abay Etiopia, all members are volunteers and they only have Ethiopian staff on the ground.