NEW ZEALAND
Rob Buchanan, Director
Rob is the founder of MEND. He travels extensively worldwide helping our partners and centres with their work. He also lives on his yacht in the Bay of Islands and is up all night managing the work in different time zones. Read more about Rob here>>
Alisa Hogan, Secretary
Alisa lives in Wellington, New Zealand with her partner and children. She has supported MEND for many years with an automatic payment every week. She also manages the MEND website and social media.
Kathy Light, Longtime Supporter
Kathy, and her husband Len, are longstanding supporters of MEND. They have run successful companies in the dairy and probiotic industry for over 20 years. Click here for their website>>
GLOBAL
Ganga Rayamajhi, Manager Hope Centre Nepal
Ganga manages the Hope Disability Centre in Gulmi. She is a double amputee and lost both legs as a baby when she was left unattended next to a kitchen fire. Hope Nepal was our first centre. Ganga and her team run it so successfully that they are independent from MEND. This is her Facebook Page>>
AGAPE – Achieving Goals of Ability, Parity and Education
Babi lost both legs and an arm as a child but successfully manages AGAPE with just one hand! Babi and his team prioritise mobility for members, followed by education, skills’ training, and employment, so they become valued members of their community.
Website: http://agape-in.org/
Robert Lujoba, Physiotherapist Uganda
Robert works with MEND and the Katalemwa Cheshire Home (KCH) in Kampala, Uganda. KCH is one of the country’s oldest rehabilitation centres. Robert cares for patients in the three districts managed from our Outreach Centre in Masaka.