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Suzanne joined in January 2022 as Programmes Manager for the APRICOT, SIPHRE, 2 Young Lives and research capacity building projects within CRIBS. She trained as a pharmacist in the UK and was a senior clinical tutor for the School of Pharmacy, University of Manchester and Central Manchester Foundation Trust before moving to Sierra Leone in 2013 to become the Education Lead for the King's Sierra Leone Partnership. During this time she worked closely with the College of Medicines and Allied Health Sciences and Connaught Hospital in Freetown.
Suzanne previously worked with the Welbodi Partnership in 2011/12 when she was a volunteer technical adviser at Ola During Children's Hospital. Since obtaining her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree she has successfully gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice and Master's in Clinical Education.
Simren joined Welbodi Partnership as Programmes Manager in March 2021. She is leading on the national rollout of the CRADLE Programme in Sierra Leone, as well as the Nurse Training Programme and other health system strengthening and oncology support projects at Ola During Children's hospital.
Simren has experience in both field and conflict settings, previously working on community health and WASH programmes in rural Madagascar and serving in the humanitarian response in Northeast Nigeria, where she supported camp management of 18 IDP camps in Borno State. She has a BA in International Studies from Leiden University, The Netherlands and a MSc in International Development and Global Health from SciencesPo in Paris, France.
Tom has been working in Sierra Leone since 2004. He is the founder of ManoCap, a private equity fund manager focused on making investments in post-conflict and other emerging economies. He has worked for Lansdowne Partners, a UK-based hedge fund manager focusing on UK equities and as a management consultant for Marakon Associates in London, New York, Amsterdam and Mexico. He has an M.Phil in Development Studies from Cambridge University, and a BA in Human Sciences from Oxford University.
Venetia joined Welbodi Partnership in October 2019, and in that time has stepped in as the Country Director, and now leads on strategy and manages all Welbodi grants and partnerships with external organisations and oversees programmes. Venetia has worked as a physician in Obstetrics and Gynaecology since 2012, with a special interest in early pregnancy and ultrasound, contributing to research and publications, with a particular focus on Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy. She managed the University College London NIHR funded research study of Early Pregnancy Units in the UK (the VESPA Study) before completing a Masters in Public Health.
Venetia has a Masters of Science in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and a Bachelor of Science, both from University College London.
Rosaline joined Welbodi Partnership as the Operations Manager in July 2020. She supports a range of operations functions including human resources, procurement, grant reporting and communications across all Welbodi Partnership programmes.
She has several years of experience in field work, human resources, administration, finance and programmes in leading NGOs in Sierra Leone (Innovations for Poverty Action (ipa) and International Rescue Committee (IRC)).
Rosaline holds a Bachelor’s degree and an International diploma from the Njala University in Sierra Leone and Cambridge International College respectively and has completed several management development programs.
Kellie joined Welbodi Partnership in July 2020 as the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. Key amongst his responsibilities is the development, management, and implementation of Welbodi Partnership’s monitoring and evaluation systems for all programmes, including the ‘National rollout of the CRADLE VSA device’ and ‘Building capacities at Ola During Children’s Hospital.'
Kellie holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a BSc in Biological Sciences and Statistics. He has experience in monitoring and tracking the implementation of CDC’s cooperative agreement. He has a strong background in public policy, public procurement and performance management. Before joining Welbodi Partnership, he was working as the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist attached to the Directorate Laboratory Diagnostics and Blood Services in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), supported by the CDC.
John is a Ghanaian Nurse Educator, who achieved his nursing Diploma in 2006. He is currently working towards his Masters in Nursing Education and prior to joining Welbodi Partnership, was working as a Senior Nurse Tutor at a Nursing and Midwifery College in Ghana. He has previously worked in Sierra Leone with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Kenema on a project aimed at pre service training and orientation for new staff in Paediatric care.
John joined the Welbodi Partnership team in January, 2020, and steers the implementation of our Paediatric Nurse Training Programme and our new partnership with World Child Cancer in the Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown.
Massah holds a Certificate in Nursing as a State-Enrolled Community Nurse and she completed the BSc (Hons) programme for Nursing at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Sierra Leone, in 2018. Massah started working at the Ola During Children's Hospital in 2008 and was the In-Charge Nurse for the Emergency Unit for several years. Massah facilitated ETAT training 2009-2012 and has received awards for her work, including Best Mentor in 2012. In her spare time, Massah enjoys reading and spending time with her friends.
Massah joined the Welbodi Partnership team in May, 2019, and will support the implementation of our Paediatric Nurse Training Programme in the Ola During Children's Hospital, Freetown.
Aruna holds a Diploma in Nursing from the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, and graduated in 2016. He started working at Ola During Children Hospital in 2017, working predominantly in the Intensive Care Unit and becoming the Deputy in Charge Nurse in February 2018. In his spare time, Aruna loves watching football and reading.
Aruna joined the Welbodi Team in October 2019 and supports the implementation of our Paediatric Nurse Training Programme at Ola During Children's Hospital, where he leads the Information Computer Technology Training.
Joseph joined the team in May, 2019 as Welbodi Partnership’s Logistics Officer.
Joseph has significant experience in operations and logistics and has spent the past 14 years working for a range of non-governmental organisations, including: Care International, VSO, and AGI (the Tony Blair Institute). Joseph has a diploma in Stores Management and Logistics and a passion to render his services in humanitarian work.
Mamadou joined Welbodi Partnership 6 years ago as a Driver.
Welbodi Partnership is led by a group of 4 directors, all of whom are appointed for a two-year term. This group includes several of our former volunteers who have first-hand experience of our work in Freetown.
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Director
Programmes & Safeguarding Consultant Sia Lajaku-Williams has almost two decades of experience managing and overseeing the implementation of child protection, education, and child labour programmes in and around Sierra Leone. She currently works as National Project Coordinator with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Sierra Leone, and also provides safeguarding and programming support to various local and international NGOs in Sierra Leone. Throughout her career, Lajaku-Williams has served groups of vulnerable children and young people within Sierra Leone, and understands the legislative framework and systems that support the effective implementation of NGO programmes in the country.
She joins the Board because she has had personal experiences with the poor maternal health systems in Sierra Leone, and wishes to contribute in whatever way she can, to make it better.
Chair of the Board
Carole has been a passionate supporter of the Welbodi Partnership since 2010 and, after a year as a Board member, has recently become the Chair of the Board. For the last 30 years, she has managed large teams and multi-million budgets at senior level both in the UK NHS and internationally in health and social care. Carole has experience across the public, private, and charitable sectors, and has lived in Sierra Leone for 3 years, including working for a year directly in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. Carole has an MA in Engineering Science from Oxford University, together with Health Management and Public Health qualifications. Carole is also a Director of Jigsaw Housing Group in the UK, on the governing body of North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group, and a senior advisor and consultant with Frontier Research, and she also set up and ran Manchester Global Foundation as its first Director.
Director
Following his medical student elective in 2007, Matthew co-founded the Welbodi Partnership and served as chairman until 2016.
Matthew is a paediatrician, practicing at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in South London and on the board of NHS Camden Clinical Commissioning Group. Working as a clinician, researcher and clinical leader, Matthew has extensive experience transforming care and improving outcomes for patients both in the UK and abroad.
Matthew trained at Cambridge University and is a Member of the Royal College of Paediatricians.
Director
Welbodi Partnership were delighted to welcome Sr Betty Sam to the Board in September 2020. Betty is a Nurse Midwife with over 20 years of professional work in Sierra Leone. and has been key in providing technical support in various aspects of improving midwifery services in the country. She has worked with a series of organisations including the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, providing consultancy on maternal, sexual and reproductive health programmes both within Sierra Leone and at an international level through the International Confederation of Midwives.
Betty works closely with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, in particular the Reproductive and Child Health Directorate, advising on the implementation of programmes and improving reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes.
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