Founder & Trustee - Margaret Hill

Born in South Africa where I trained to be a Primary School Teacher, in 1959 I came to England ‘to see the world’. This is where I married, had two daughters and taught for many years. Retiring from teaching early I embarked on a second career – that of an artist. This involved many years of study and practical work, culminating in a BA Fine Arts Degree, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma, specialising in printing. I had never lost my love of South Africa and was delighted when asked to become a Trustee of Thatu. ‘To be able to help children to continue schooling and achieve self-sufficiency in a very difficult time is both an exciting and rewarding challenge’

"Our aim is to put our weight (and our money) behind self-help and home-grown projects amongst those who struggle to progress with few or no resources."