Meet some of our Benefactors

 

Elizabeth 

 

Elisabeth was abandoned after having three children with her husband

who also infected her with HIV.  She attended primary school but could not

attend secondary school.  With our project, she will be able to create a

better future for her children. We are helping Elisabeth to

start her own enterprise selling mandazis.  

 

Mary 

 

Mary  completed primary school but not secondary.  

She is separated from her husband and has five children to support.

 We are helping Mary to start her own enterprise selling samosa.   

 

Teresa

 

 

Teresa is 'living positively' with HIV, she has five children.

In her care three of her own and two she has adopted

from family members who have passed away that she has to care for.  

We are helping Teresa to start her own hairdressing enterprise.  

 

 

These are three women currently finishing our Enterprise projects

who are becoming role models within their communities.   We

now have at least thirty Enterprise Project attendees who live in abject

poverty, both male and female spanning three countries. 

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.

Our Values

We believe and operate according to our seven values;

Honor God - we believe in and honor God's existence, we appreciate God's love and love him. We perform our work at Uhuru Africa as acts of services to him and to bring glory to his name and fear being disobedient or mocking God with sin.

Justice - we carry out our work in a just manner which does not infringe on other peoples rights

Fairness - we treat people fairly and will always respect their human rights and never infringe upon them.

Truth - we are honest in our dealings with others and are transparent, but we retain a confidentiality balance and protect people's confidential information so they are not abused, bullied and exploited by others.

Compassion - we have a heart for the those facing severe poverty and help as many people as we can. We protect the vulnerable from oppression, bullying, greed, exploitation and abuse.

Empowerment - we empower others in a way that does not infringe or abuse the rights of others or exploit them.

Equality - we treat people equally and do not discriminate on grounds of sex, sexuality or religion. We help those living in severe poverty that are nominated to us and refered to us through our project coordinators.

Uhuru Africa Mission Statement

Welcome to the website for Uhuru Africa, we would like to thank God first and foremost for providing us with this opportunity and giving us the resources to be able to reach out to other people in this manner. We would love to see poverty being eradicated worldwide, lots of people giving their lives to God and to live in a world where people are not limited and suffering through poverty. Our human family need us, our brothers and sisters need us to support them in their hour of need. If it was us standing in need would we not like to think someone else would help. We thank you for taking time to visit our website and for supporting our work. God bless and keep you.

Nelson Mandela stated 'Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.But in this new century, millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain imprisoned, enslaved, and in chains. They are trapped in the prison of poverty. It is time to set them free. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.'

We are a Pan African Capacity Building Organisation that seeks to alleviate poverty through capacity building & grass roots small business and social enterprise projects and support. If you would like to contribute your time or ideas please feel free to contact us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We are more than a charity we are a movement seeking to promote economic independence and freedom as the name Uhuru implies through projects, spreading the gospel and campaigns. Assisting families to be provided with the support they need to break the barriers of poverty. Our aim to spread the gospel whilst helping people aims to provide not only economic freedom but spiritual also. Uhuru is the Swahili word for independence and freedom.

We bring a unique blend of faith, works and service together in order to contribute positively to the world. It has been suggested to us we should spread our work abroad and we do hope to spread our work worldwide and intend to do so according to the support we receive.