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Read some of our research reports. Every year we participate in and produce a variety of research in areas we are working within. If you would like to read more or invite us to present a paper at one of your events or conferences please do not hesitate to send us an email on admin @ uhuruafrica.org Read the Full Story

Would you like to hold coffee and book morning, hold a coffee morning and offer books for sale to raise money for our projects. If you want to organise an author appearance and/or books for sale, send us an email and we will organise that for you. Many thanks in advance Read the Full Story

Would you like to hold a coffee and cake morning at your workplace, community group or church? Please contact us and you will be sent a pack to help you do so. Read the Full Story

If you want to give a gift this year that keeps on giving why don't you buy from our shop. All sales of items in our shop support our projects and campaigns. Be the voice for the voiceless, help the helpless this year give a gift that gives back to the world something more than just consumer pleasure. Thanks in advance Read the Full Story

Free Education Campaign for All African Children Tuface Nigerian Celebrity supporting our campaign From celebrity support to government meetings, read all about the recent activity and news regarding our free education campaign. Our founder hits the headlines in Congo before the 2011 election when she challenged the Congolese government to provide access to free education for Congolese children. Eddie Kadi Congolese UK based comedian supporting our Free Education Campaign Kevin J UK based comedian supporting our Free Education Campaign Just some of the many people who have supported our campaign we have collected over 1,000 manual signatures and a few hundred online ones. Read the Full Story

Our enterprise projects in Kibera are shortly due to celebrate our first graduates and enterprise start up benefactors. We would just like to thank all those that got involved and supported our work. From market stalls selling products, to hairdressors, to producers of cooked products. We will look at expanding on this work and moving into market start up assistance as part of bigger projects in the year to assist in developing infrastructure to support the Enterprise Training projects and benefactors. Read the Full Story

Getting to know Uhuru Africa

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Meet our Board & Trustees

Our governance panel and board are made up of professionals who have a passion for international development. They are all experts with significant experience in an area which is esential to our operations. Currently we have three members if you would like to join as we want to increase this number to five please apply as prescribed below. If you wish to be a volunteer send your cv to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will be in touch.

Our Board and Trustees

Our board is currently made of up three members.

Jill Thrussell BA Hons, ACCA

Our founder and one of our trustees, Jill Thrussell offers our board a lot in terms of passion, commitment, efforts and hard work. Inspirational and intelligent she has written a number of research papers and even donated royalties from her first book Mirage of Identity to the charity projects. She has appeared on television and radio promoting and fundraising for the charity. She is a known inspirational, educational, motivational and compassionate individual with a very creative approach to life and problems. Having been identified as having a very high IQ at a very young age she continues to use her intellect to benefit others through her charity work and books.

Charles Omorodion CIM, MBA

Brings a unique skillset to our board having run the a Management training centre and Small Business Institute for a number of years. He brings a unique skillset to our board and compliments our board with his knowledge and experience of providing educational/vocational courses and runs the Small Business Management Institute in London. With an MBA and having qualified with the Chartered Institute of Marketing hes an established professional who has worked in the educational and capacity building sector for a number of years.

Dame Betty

Founder of Mission Dine a charity which reaches out to the elderly who are vulnerable and isolated and in need of fellowship and comfort. Dame Betty was awarded a Dame title in 1987 for her contributions to charity work. With branches in London and Ghana she has a lot of experience in the management of charities and will bring a unique skillset to our board hence her selection. She is a wonderful, warm and compassionate woman who has sacrificed much over the years to the community of London.

All of our board members are committed to making a difference in the fight against poverty, oppression and injustice. If you would like to join our board we are accepting nominations now for another two people. You can email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your nominations and CV's please write a short covering letter as to what skills and experience you think you can bring to the board and we will consider your application/nomination. Thanks in advance

Team @ Uhuru Africa

Accountants & Auditors

We are pleased to announce the appointment of as our accountants and auditors.