Who We Are
The Trustees
John
Harrison
John is the founder of Kyangala Trust. He is by profession a chartered civil engineer and project manager.
He has worked in Kenya with the trust since it’s inception and is well known in the community .
He is married with three adult children and is a keen musician and enjoys cycling .
Paul Tyler
Paul was the Chairman of the Friends of Kyangala Trust, responsible for fund-raising, from 2011 to 2018 and has been a Trustee of the charity for the last five years.
He visited Kyangala in 2014 and again in 2016 and was involved in projects at the Primary School as well as visits to local families and secondary schools. In addition, he attended meetings with the local Rotary Club and businesses.
He is recently married, has three adult children and seven grandchildren and now lives in Leamington Spa. He is a keen follower of Tottenham Hotspur football club.
Tom Tyler
Tom has worked in fundraising roles in the charity sector for 14 years. He was previously at an international development organisation, and is currently Head of Philanthropy and Relationships at Blood Cancer UK. He was a trustee for Africa Educational Trust for three years and is currently a trustee of Shift.MS. Tom has been a trustee of Kyangala Trust for 8 years.
Tom lives with his wife and two young children. He is a big fan of lots of sports and loves to read, but mostly just tidies up after his kids!
William Neville
William is a qualified Building Surveyor and runs his own plastering and building contracting business. His involvement with the Trust started after meeting John Harrison and John asked if he would be interested in travelling to Kenya to undertake a project in Kyangala.
When William heard the trip was set for July 2014, he thought his then fiancé might miss him as their wedding was set for that month. After a short discussion with his future wife, it was decided that this would be a great honeymoon.
He has been involved with the Trust since 2014, becoming a trustee in 2016 and travelling to Kyangala three times and being involved in some capacity, either organising or helping, at fundraising events
The Kenyan Kyangala Trust Committee
The committee is made up of respected members of the local community and include a retired bank manager, a retired accountant, a local farmer , parents of children at the school , the head mistress of Kyangala Girls school and other local people who are interested in helping their own community .. Their role is to work as the local point of contact for Kyangala Trust in Kenya and advise on priorities as well as implement and administer the works funded by the charity.
Members of the committee know first-hand the needs of the local people and where particular families or individuals are in need of special support.
Titus Mbithi, Chairman.
A retired banker. Currently a leader in the community.
Festus Mwanza, Assistant Secretary
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Former manager transport and logistics
Josephine k.Joseph, Coordinator
A retired teacher.
Carol Mutua, Member
An adult education teacher.
Florence Kilonzi, Secretary
Principal of Kyangala Girls High School.
Jackson Musola, Member
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Retired accountant. Currently political aspirant.