Who we are...
Listen to Carl on a radio interview with BBC Suffolk
August 2008
Carl Melville - Project Principal Organiser
Carl is 22 and has visited Zimbabwe twice in the past year and has been captured by the plight of many orphans. As well as setting up this project, Carl hopes to seek ordination within the Anglican Church in the near future. Carl is moving to Zimbabwe in July 2009 to begin this project.
Contact: carlmelville_hotmail.com
Nicolas Stebbing CR - Audit Chairperson
Nicolas is a priest and monk in the Anglican Church. He is a member of The Community of the Resurrection, that has had links with Zimbabwe for nearly 100 years. He is a Zimbabwean himself and has kept links with the country for some time. He visits Zimbabwe frequently and works very closely with the orphans and staff there. He has put so much time into raising funds and awareness for Zimbabwe. He will be working very closely with Carl and the Zimbabwean Team, fundraising and maintaining UK based links and contacts.
Contact: nstebbing_mirfield.org.uk
Joseph Hobson - Advisor
Joseph is our British based professional advisor. Joseph is an inspection manager with the national inspectorate which inspects and regulates childrens social care in England. He has extensive knowledge and experience in child protection and welfare, especially in relation to very vulnerable children who live away from home and the provision of social care services for children in crisis. He provides advice, support and guidance to the project organiser and Father Nicholas and supports fundraising. Joseph is an oblate of the Community of the Resurrection.
We are working closely with a number of people and families in Zimbabwe
The Mutasa Family
Philip Mutasa - Chairperson
Tambu Mutasa - Counsellor
(Far left Mrs Mutasa, centre Mr Mutasa)
The Mutasa family has been working closely with youngsters in Zimbabwe for the past few years, helping in education, life skills, family life, higher education, singing and so on. They have been a blessing to every youngster they have helped and taken in. We are blessed to be working with them.
Dr Beata Tumushime
Vice Chairperson
Beata has given up so much of her own free time to provide free eye care, glasses, and cataract operations for the poor in Zimbabwe. Last year we collected over 400 pairs of glasses for her to distribute in the poor areas of Zimbabwe.
Beata truly has a vision for Zimbabwe's youth and we are so pleased to be able to work with her on our orphanage project.
Also on our team is
Mary Zhuwankinyu - Treasurer /Secretary
Fr Innocent Motsi-Counsellor -Anglican Priest
"I'm really worried about the young people leaving our orphanages. They have no proper homes to go to, no jobs, no training, no hope. Many will end up on the scrap heap, survive by petty crime, catch AIDs and die young. Yet they are such nice kids! It is not easy to do anything in Zimbabwe at the moment but we have an enthusiastic team working on this project, and we will achieve things; and there are many other people in Zimbabwe also trying to work with these youngsters. I am convinced we have been led to this by God. He wants us to make a difference to their lives even save their lives." Nicolas Stebbing CR
E-mail
Phone No.
carlmelville_hotmail.com
nstebbing_mirfield.org.uk
07951491211