Bilha Karuri (Office Administrator)

My name is Bilha, I was born in Uasin Gishu County but later relocated to Nyeri County after the post-election violence in 2007. During this time our life really changed since the lifestyle we had been living before changed and we had to adapt to the new life because we were living in a camp....

Caroline McAllister (Business Support)

It all started with a dog walk…… Out dog walking with a friend (also a friend of Myles), I mentioned that it would be great if I could find a part time admin job that I could do from home with flexible working hours.  A short time later I was introduced to Myles and there...

Alex Kariankei (Video & Photography)

I am a Journalist by profession. Film making and still photography runs my life. Born and raised in a small village in Narok county-Kenya and migrated to Iten in the year 2014, there after, | pursued journalism and Mass Communication where I decided to major in Sports journalism. I worked for Kenya Television Service as...

Janet Jepkemboi (Social Worker)

“I was born and raised in the slopes of the North Rift Valley in in a small village called Kapsisywa in Nandi County which is famous for the G.O.A.T runner Eliud Kipchoge hailing from. I grew up and went to school with no struggle on the school fee front as my parents were able to...

Isaiah (Operations, Turkana)

“I was born into a family of eleven in Turkana county Kenya, a semi arid area with almost no vegetation cover. I grew up in a very devastating and bitter environment, but I never deviated from my vision and dreams. I would say poverty was part and parcel of us, we were born with it....

Serah Kimeu (Head of Psychosocial Support, Kenya)

Serah Kimeu joined us at the start of 2022 to develop our initial counselling program into a psychosocial program. I grew up in the Eastern part of Kenya, this is one of the driest area in the country. Our parents had to struggle to provide for us thus leaving no time for them to sit...

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Kayleigh Paterson (Charity Development, Aberdeen)

Kayleigh Paterson joined our team as Charity Development Executive in August 2018. Kayleigh was invaluable volunteering 7 days a week for a few months on top of her previous role with a company next door to the GEF office in Aberdeen. The full time role is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and sees Kayleigh assist with...

Meet the team - Kenya

James Gathekia (Operations, Karatina)

We welcomed James into our team in October 2017 following some strong recommendations from other volunteers and also seeing his incredible voluntary efforts – most notably in sleeping on site for 2 weeks to make sure that all materials were safe and secure during our volunteer house building trip in Kabaru.  He also played an...

Meet the team - Kenya - David

David Sagida (Operations, Iten)

David is in charge of our operations in Iten and the surrounding areas.  He always has a big smile on his face building houses and when delivering materials balanced on his motorbike to the families we are supporting. His role also involves paying school fees for the children we support, coordinating our child sponsorship and...

Meet the team - Kevin

Kevin Mathenge (General Manager)

Kevin volunteered with GEF in 2017 and officially joined our team a year later having become an integral part of the charity during his volunteering period.  As General Manager his wide ranging role covers finance management, budgeting & forecasting, information management, admin, policy, school reports, liaising with supporters of the charity and much more. I...

Meet the team - founder - Gideon Gathimba

Gideon Gathimba (Co-founder)

Managing our operations on the ground in Kenya, Gideon is regularly driving all over the country to ensure the children have all they need and that everything is running smoothly in line with our high standards. I was not lucky to be brought up in a well off family and during my early years my...

Meet the team - Myles - founder

Myles Edwards (Co-founder)

Myles is responsible for managing our fundraising activities in the UK and overseeing operations in Kenya. He leads the team and together they ensure that all of our work is aligned with the vision, mission, values and objectives set by our Trustees. I never set out in life with the goal of setting up a...

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