About Us
What we do
The Kisoboka Trust was set up in 2007 in response to a request from a High School in Masaka Uganda for assistance - both financial and technical - in building rain water harvesting facilities and latrines.
Since then we have worked with our partners on many different projects covering three main areas:
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Sanitation and clean water
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Sustainable farming
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Education and mentoring
Running through much of our work is the empowerment of women, to reach their potential. This is is fundamental to Gender Equality, one of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals. We believe that by empowering women in the areas where we work, local economies will thrive and grow for the benefit of everyone.
Kisoboka works by :-
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Providing financial support to projects initiated by local people and are lacking necessary funds.
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Offering technical assistance where there is a defined need but the necessary expertise is not available.
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Supporting volunteers who can offer their technical or practical skills and experience.
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Working with locally based NGOs and charities to enhance their technical and financial capabilities.
Our trustees
Suzanne Hodnett
Suzanne works within adult education as a Tutor in Business Management and Marketing Apprenticeships. She ran her own business in Digital Marketing for well over a decade and has a passion for supporting community development in Africa.
Susannah Clements
Susannah is a Pharmacist with an interest in tropical diseases and WASH projects. She has previously lived in Kisumu, Kenya as part of a secondment working with the Ogra Foundation.
Debbie Perkin
Debbie is qualified in Community Nursing/Public Health and Tropical Nursing. Her voluntary work is in Kenya, in the Nairobi slums, and Sierra Leone. In her medical outreach work in Kenya, Debbie leads a team of volunteers to provide free healthcare to the local people.
Eric Gussin
Eric has spent his career working in the agricultural industry around the world. He is a qualified Chartered Marketer and marketing strategist. The Kisoboka Trust offers an exciting opportunity to use his skills to make meaningful and sustainable change to parts of Africa.
Ruth Wilkie
Ruth is an epidemiologist based in London working for the NHS. She has experience working in malaria control in Africa and volunteers with a global health mentorships programme that equips young health professionals. In particular, she’s enthusiastic about communicating science in non-scientific settings and social justice.
Peter Gardiner
Peter is a university student studying International Politics, and spent his gap year backpacking around Africa, starting from Namibia and ending in Morocco. He has experience in fundraising for charities from his time in Malawi, and has also worked in Sierra Leone with agricultural projects. The Kisoboka Trust is a brilliant chance for him to use his skills to enhance the lives of those in parts of Africa.
Aisha Williams
Aisha is a Senior Training & Development Manager in the Wealth Management industry. She volunteers with organisations in the UK, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Aisha is a firm believer in the power of education, and attributes her achievements in life to the value her family placed on her education, which has opened up endless opportunities for her. It is with this in mind that Aisha wanted to be a part of the Kisoboka vision.