Kirsty oversees strategy, operations, financial management, fundraising and operations in the UK. She has over 15 years’ experience working in senior management in international NGOs in the UK and US, particularly in projects supporting women and girls in East Africa. She has a BA Degree in Psychology & Criminology and holds a fundraising qualification from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. Kirsty joined us in July 2019.

Leela leads RFK’s fundraising and impact from the UK, working closely alongside our partners in Kenya. She has over 12 years’ experience working in small international development charities, supporting projects in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to education, training and enterprise. She’s excited to have joined the RFK team in November 2022.

Keely manages our communications and works with Leela on RFK’s fundraising initiatives in the UK. She has 7 years’ experience in predominantly philanthropic fundraising, most recently for a large international charity supporting girls and women living in challenging circumstances across the world. Keely was delighted to join the team in June 2024.

Sophie brings close to 20 years’ experience in international development, working within, alongside and through charities and non-governmental organisations. She is an M&E professional with a passion for gender equality and rights. Sophie is currently based in Nairobi.

Chris has over 15 years of experience working in audit and treasury mainly providing consulting services to FTSE100 listed companies. Chris has experience in the manufacturing, retail, travel, pharmaceutical, energy, and financial services industries. Chris is passionate about eradicating poverty in Africa and believes that the best way of doing this is to give young people knowledge and skills that empowers and gives them hope for the future. Chris currently lives in Horsham, England with his wife and two young children.

Tom is a secondary school leader, teacher and experienced Safeguarding Lead with over 10 years’ experience in the education sector and a particular interest in pastoral care, holistic education and safeguarding. Prior to qualifying as a teacher he worked in investment management on behalf of corporates, charities and pension schemes.

Kieran is a private equity investor specialising in software and technology. Before his current role, Kieran worked as an investment banker on mergers and acquisitions across a range of sectors, including finance, industrials and infrastructure. Prior to that, Kieran started his career as a corporate lawyer. Kieran sits on the Board of several software companies globally.

Dee is a charity engagement strategist whose career has spanned community fundraising, corporate relationship building, brand marketing, charity comms and public mobilisation. With a particular passion for rooting decisions and operations in the lived-experiences and needs of the people charities exist for, Dee is an advocate for dismantling unhelpful power dynamics.