| FOUNDER TRUSTEES |
| Margery Povall |
| Susan Law |
| Margaret Hill |
| Catherine McGarey |
| FOUNDER Shirley Kerr |
|
PATRON Anne Watts CBE |
| Founders
and Trustees |
Founder
& Trustee - Margery Povall  I
was born and grew up in South Africa, but have been a long term London
resident as an academic and consultant on equality issues in employment.
This background and a continuing interest in Africa led me on retirement
to complete an MSc in Development Studies to give me a more professional
knowledge of economic development. On my husband’s death following
many years of ill health, I had the chance to undertake voluntary
work. I came back from visits to South Africa inspired by the self
help initiatives disadvantaged communities were involved in. They
had the ideas and the will but needed funds to pay for essential equipment
and professional help if their efforts were to be sustainable. So
I collected together a dedicated group of volunteers and started Thatu
to help community development initiatives. |
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"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." |
