Team at BACM

Deanne is lover of all things adventurous and outdoors, anything that gives her an adrenaline rush she will do at least once, sometimes twice. She loves to be challenged and actually thrives under pressure. However her true passion has and always will be working with and helping children. Ever since she was in her early teens all she wanted to do was move to Africa and help the children there. She’s made her dream come true. When she first came to Kenya in 2018 she fell in love with the people, the children and the country itself, she also saw a great need for help. Help that she feels is attainable and achievable in many different ways. She is a Teachers Aide and has a diploma in child psychology, and is going to use this to help make her dream a success. Her experience is management started when she was 25 managing a bar and since then she has managed, restaurants, liquor stores, offices and a Marina. She has traveled and volunteered in many different countries, including Vietnam, Nepal, Ecuador and the Philippines since 2012, and chose Kenya to make her new home and life.

Johnson is a Kenyan and has a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Presbyterian University of East Africa. He has also studied Travel and Tourism at Bridge International College. He has worked as a chairman for various community-based organisations in Kenya. Johnson currently works for a Travel and Tourism company in Kenya and is willing and happy to start this new venture and give the children of Kenya a better life. Johnson is a diehard football (soccer) fan and proudly supports Arsenal!

Claire can often be found chasing the sun, new experiences and anything that shouts “adventure”. Her drive for this lifestyle saw her quickly swap the day to day 9-5 life for a virtual accounting firm which allows her to travel the world, expand her community and knowledge, a company which she shares with her father. Her passion lies with helping and collaborating with small businesses, and as a business owner and tax accountant she understands both clientele needs while helping business practices thrive. As a young adult, Claire started an NGO called hustle 4 humanity, where her passion for helping people extended to those less fortunate from a variety of different backgrounds and circumstances. She is very excited to be a part of the Because of ALL Children Matter team.

Lindsay is 26 years old and recently graduated with an Honours Diploma in Business from Algonquin College. Completing the entire program online allowed her the flexibility to pursue her true passions – animals and travel. When she is not managing a horse showjumping stable, she is backpacking unique places all over the world. Lindsay spent the winter of 2018 volunteering at an orphanage in Kenya and not only fell in love with the country and culture, but humanitarianism as well. She as been trying to find ways to make a difference in the world ever since.

Salome grew up in the mountains of England’s National Park (The Lake District), so has always had a passion for nature and all living things. Mountain climbing and hiking has instilled a great sense of calm and patience but also a drive to be challenged. As a young child she felt it was deeply wrong that all children don’t always get to enjoy the same kind of beauties in life, out of no choice of their own. Out of this has grown a desire to treasure Human Rights, and a dream to help others wherever they are in the world. Salome attained a bachelor’s degree in Criminology & Sociology, however decided shortly after to travel to Nepal where she volunteered with children in orphanages for 3 months. She fell totally in love with the people, the language, the culture and most of all the children. She has never felt so happy: playing football with the kids and seeing the smiles on their faces. Since then she has decided to travel more, learn more and experience more. She has now achieved a Master’s degree in International Peace and Development to support her dream of helping others. She is currently working in Cumbria and volunteers some of her time in advocating Human Rights and spreading awareness about the global refugee crisis.

Miriam has a diploma in special needs education and has been a certified teacher since 1991. She is currently the main special needs teacher at Kimuchu Special Unit in Thika. Miriam enjoys reading novels, travelling and watching documentaries. Her ability to see the future for the children she teaches is what has drawn her to work with us and hopes that by doing so she will be giving back to the children in her country.

Ginger Price is an artist, a musician, a wife and a mother. She has owned and operated her own business for almost ten years, all while raising four young children at home. She has a natural, deep love for children and adults with special needs. Ginger has over twenty years’ experience in this field and in addition to this, God has given her one biological daughter with special needs and one adopted daughter with special needs. She has always dreamed of spending time in an African Orphanage and for her 40th birthday, she gifted herself a dream trip to Kenya. As a result of her time in Africa, she has decided to return to school and pursue a Nursing Degree. She hopes her experience with the special need’s community, mixed with a career in nursing, will be able to provide better service opportunities around the world. She is committed to making Africa her second home and give her family unique opportunities in serving, that is not found in America. Ginger is thrilled to bring her experience to Because ALL Children Matter and feels it is an honour and privilege to be a part of such an incredible cause.

Esther is from Kenya, she has a certificate in beauty therapy from Pivot Point Beauty College. She operates a small business in Nairobi. She has engaged herself in community based organisations as a treasurer, she believes in helping the community and changing the view of the less fortunate of Kenya. Putting a smile on someone’s face is the greatest treasure you can ever give is how she lives her life, she also enjoys travelling.