Neil came on board as a Trustee in 2019 and has been a force of nature helping on a number of fronts. His wealth of knowledge has been invaluable. We asked him why he wanted to get involved with GEF and this is what he had to say… “I had planned to go
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Darren Cocker (House Building Chief)
“I started with the charity back in 2015 as was given the chance through my work to take part in what I thought was a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ 3 years on and I am the charity’s project manager and love my job within the charity, the highlight for me and driving power that
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Caroline Tough
“I have known Myles Edwards, one of the co-Founders of the Gathimba Edwards Foundation for many years. I remember feeling both inspired and excited when he set up the Foundation with Gideon Gathimba. I was really keen to see first-hand how the charity was making a difference to kids in Kenya. I know a
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Anke Esser, Germany
“I joined GEF in Kenya as a volunteer for six months in 2017, which was a truly life-changing experience. Given that this had been my first time to Africa, I spent most of the time, at the beginning, with the GEF team in both, the Karatina and Iten region. I observed their daily work with
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Drew Leitch (Office Sponsor & Trustee)
“I’ve been fortunate to travel extensively over the years – mainly through work related opportunities. Travelling is fantastic but you do see your fair share of inequality and poverty. For many years, my way of helping was to support the big charity fundraisers each year … but it all felt too detached / anonymous. So
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Helen Leitch (Office Sponsor & Accounts)
“Was first introduced to GEF back in 2015 and felt inspired to get more involved. Participation in the building trip in October 2015 was a memorable experience and the highlight was having the opportunity to meet Ivy (the wee one that we sponsor each month) and the rest of her family. Been delighted to support
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Dan Mulhare (Trustee)
“My name is Dan Mulhare and I first met Myles while studying at Edinburgh Napier University in 2007. We both share a love of athletics and it’s through athletics our friendship was born after we both competed on the same University Team. After I graduated with a Masters in Civil Engineering in 2010 I decided
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Nicola Henderson (Events & Trips)
“I have been fortunate to be involved with the Gathimba Edwards Foundation since day one. I met Myles whilst working at prosource IT, prosource sponsor Myles as an athlete and I took care of various marketing tasks for the sponsorship. It was during this time Myles did the first Facebook post to raise money to
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Will Shek (Design)
“I first met Myles after responding to a request he posted on a local business network for a web designer to come on board and help out the charity. After meeting him and being impressed, not only by his enthusiasm and personal attachment to the kids in need, but by the amount he had already
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Dr. Wambugu Njagi (Counselling & Medical)
A Kenyan was born in 1964, 54 years ago, went to the local primary school in Othaya, Nyeri after which he proceeded for his ‘O’ levels in Kagumo High School in 1979 in Nyeri still and then his ‘A’ levels in Alliance High School, Kiambu in 1984. After high school, he joined Medical Training College
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Jonathan Moniatis (Video & Design)
“My name is Jonathan Moniatis and I first met Myles in 2015 as I landed at Nairobi airport to participate in GEF’s first ever Kenya 22 trip. I was invited on the trip by my then girlfriend Stephanie, who was a friend of Myles’ and she told me all about the foundation and their ambitions
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Charity of the Year
Choose Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF) as your Charity of the Year and help us make a very real difference to children in Kenya and Aberdeenshire. Why Gathimba Edwards Foundation?
Sponsor a Child
In Kenya a little can go a long way. £35 per month totally covers the education of one of the children we are helping. This covers the cost of their primary,
Kenya Adventure Trip
Each Spring, this unique opportunity offers you the trip of a lifetime. ”This life changing trip gives you the opportunity to see the real Kenya. It is filled with unique and
Volunteer House Building Trip
Since 2014 we have built 40 homes for 181 children. More than half of these homes have been built by volunteers from all over the world as part of our
Two Feet Initiative at Christmas
GIVE SOMEONE THE GIFT OF A BUSINESS THIS CHRISTMAS Help a family obtain a self-sustaining position where their business profits can pay for their children’s basic needs; starting with food
School Child Twinning Programme
We are proud to have linked over 1,000 Scottish and Kenyan school children as part of our school child twinning programme ‘Connecting Children, Creating Chances’ which aims to provide the children with a better understanding and level of appreciation