About us
Our donors
At present IDE-UK receives funding largely from the UK government (Department for International Development), Trusts and Major Donors.
We would like to thank the following organisations who have supported us in different ways:
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The European Union |
Open Gate |
Neil Stewart & Associates |
Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust |
Empire Design |
CIPR |
The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts |
Fenella Hughes Catering |
Getty Images |
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust |
The Sun Inn, Barnes |
Barnes Community Association |
The St Mary's Charity |
UBS Wealth Management |
Trustees
Mike Albu, Trustee
Mike is an engineer with over 15 years experience as an international development practitioner, researcher and manager. He works with Practical Action as a Senior Specialist in Manufacturing & Enterprise Development. He previously worked with Action on Disability and Development (ADD) on mobility programmes in Asia and East Africa . He is a trustee of DADA - a small local association promoting community film-making and digital art.
Shoa Asfaha, Trustee
Dr. Shoa Asfaha is a socio-economist and freelance consultant. She is originally from Eritrea and has wide experience in Africa , including nine years working for CARE International. Shoa has been Vice Chair of the African Foundation for Development and sits on the Programme Committee of CARE International UK.
Karen Debax-Latour, Trustee
Karen Debax-Latour is a marketing professional who started her career at Vodafone before joining BTeLocations where she contributed significantly to Kent 's success in attracting global inward investment. She subsequently took the lead role in supporting BT's sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympic Bid and now heads the sponsorship team.
Roger Keyes, IDE-UK Treasurer and Acting Secretary
Roger is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has worked in financial management in both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations. He worked with different companies in Zambia and Tanzania before joining ActionAid in the Gambia . He is currently Financial Controller of a Rolls Royce subsidiary company.
Alan Landsbury, Trustee
Alan is a Barrister-at-Law, based in London . Since 1975 he has been in private practice as a barrister specializing in criminal matters, in particular company and commercial fraud and cases concerning the pharmaceutical industry. He also has an interest in mass communication.
Andrew Hunt, Chair
After attending both Oxford and Princeton universities, Andrew spent nearly 20 years at Bankers Trust Company, and has wide experience of international banking in government, financial services and corporate sectors. In 1990 he founded IFG Capital Limited, a corporate financial services company, which provides a range of services both in the UK and internationally, including raising and acting as Loan Adviser to a UK mezzanine fund, and consulting on fundraising and strategy to a range of commercial and financial service companies. Its particular focus has been on UK small and medium sized (SME) privately owned companies, sourcing equity from venture capital, private equity and high net worth investors. Andrew is also a founder director in IFG Development Initiatives Limited, an economic development consulting company which provides services to governments, multinational agencies, and the corporate and financial sectors in emerging markets. Many of its projects have been funded by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
Jenny Martin, Trustee
Jenny Martin is Managing Director of a UK water company. She brings business acumen, marketing, management and financial skills, and an interest in developing IDE-UK's brand and building links with business. Jenny is currently studying for an MBA at Warwick University .
Special Advisors
Andrew Barnett
Andrew is an economist with over 30 years of experience of development. He is well-known for his work on energy, research and technology policy in developing countries. He has experience of international development assistance as a government economist, commercial consultant, research manager, and policy researcher. He provides consultancy advice to a number of development agencies including the UK's Department for International Development
Rachel Berger
Rachel works for Practical Action managing programmes in natural resources and climate change. She is a Trustee of Quaker Bolivia Link, a small US-UK Bolivian NGO, supporting Aymara communities on the Andean plateau in small-scale projects.
Malcolm Hewitt
Malcolm is a business speaker and consultant whose experience covers banking to retail to FMCG and transport and tourism where he operated at Managing Director level across Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and Africa. He has recently retired as Managing Director of Sub Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean for Barclays.
Ray Holland
Ray is an engineer who now works for GTZ in Germany . Ray previously worked for ITC (Practical Action) where he established programmes in Peru , Sri Lanka and Nepal . He was awarded the Engineering Council Environment Award for engineers in 2001.
Professor Michael Lipton
Michael is Research Professor and Director of the Poverty Research Unit at the University of Sussex . He has been a Fellow at institutions including the Institute of Development Studies , University of Sussex and All Souls College , Oxford . He also served as a Programmes Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute and Senior Policy Adviser at the World Bank. Michael has received awards including the Jenkyns Prize and the George Webb Medley Prize in Economics.
Chris Underhill , MBE
Chris is the Founding Director of Basic Needs, a specialist development agency focused on the needs of people with mental illness. He was previously Chief Executive of ITG (Practical Action) and has founded two other successful charities: Thrive and Action on Disability and Development. Chris was awarded an MBE for his work with disabled people. He was Founding Chair of IDE-UK.
Colin Williams, OBE
Colin is an economist, who worked with the British Government in Tanzania and Zambia before joining ActionAid in 1981. He was Country Director in Somalia , Uganda and Malawi before becoming Africa Director in 1995 managing a programme covering 19 countries. Colin worked for IDE from 2003 - 2006 as the Africa Regional Director, based in Harare. Colin was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for his services to poverty in Africa .
Paul Winner
Paul Winner's career has spanned politics and public affairs, reputation management , community and charitable involvement. He has stood for Parliament 4 times, been a magisgtrate for over 25 years, built the 10th largest independent UK PR company and advised UK and international organisations on their public relations strategies. As an artist he has used his talents to raise funds for many charities as well as serving on their advisory Boards or as a Trustee. Truly a Renaissance Man!
Organisation Officers
Neil Jeffery, Chief Executive
Neil has worked on corporate, public sector and NGO partnerships and organizational development for nearly two decades, advising and assisting clients to add value to projects that bridge all three sectors. He has a successful track record of delivering results for a range of institutions from public sector and non-profit organizations to blue chip companies. He is an expert in social and economic development, management, governance, human rights, and civil society engagement. Neil was previously Executive Director of a research institute based in Washington DC , connecting civil society organizations in Latin America to the policymakers in the U.S. Congress. Previously he worked as a Policy Advisor for Oxfam GB. He studied as a Visiting Fellow at the Refugee Studies Center at the University of Oxford , has a MA from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Studies in Forced Migration, and was awarded an Executive MBA with Distinction from Sir John Cass Business School.
Our Accounts
Click here to download IDE-UK's 2005 Accounts.