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Making a difference
and creating smiles
Meet the Team
'Mr David' aka DVC
Founder and Lifetime President
David Villa-Clarke BME, MBA known to many as 'DVC' and the reason that Project Volunteer was born. Dedicating over a decade of his life to get Project Volunteer established in both Botswana and the UK, he is the reason we have our charity today. It is DVC’s passion, vision and boldness that has inspired people over the years to give their time to the charity to support the children in Botswana is such a positive way.
DVC remains a trip Volunteer, a trip Trip Leader and provides on-going support and guidance to the Chairperson, Charity Board Members and wider Committee, ensuring that he's initial vision evolves and adapts to ensure that Project Volunteer becomes a recognised brand at home and abroad.
"I am pleasantly surprised by the commitment of the volunteers who have given up their time over the years to blindly follow me on this adventure. I am sure that they still do not understand the positive impact and legacy that they have left behind by spending time with the children."
Our Board
Our Board Members offer their spare time and are dedicated to growing the vision and sustainability of our charity.
Gelina
Chairperson
Introducing Gelina, a trip volunteer since 2014, a committee member since 2015, a trip leader since 2017 and now the Chairperson of our Board.
Gelina provides leadership, ensuring the aims of the charity are achieved and it is run within the rules of the Project Volunteer constitution, as well as ensuring a clear governance structure for the charity is in place, to continue to grow the charity from strength to strength. Gelina, is the figurehead for Project Volunteer, publicly representing the charity.
Darren
Treasurer & Governance
This is Darren, a trip Volunteer in 2013 and committee member since 2015. Darren provides support ensuring that our charity financial records and procedures are up to date. Taking the lead to make sure that all charity money is correctly held and managed by the committee, Darren helps Project Volunteer remain financially viability, as well as compliant with current regulations, such as GDPR.
Sherece
Marketing and Public Relations
Sherece joined the Board in 2018 and has been a great addition to the team. Sherece works with the Board to ensure the Project Volunteer brand is further developed and consistently used to raise the profession profile of the charity. This includes being responsible for our campaigns, website and presence on social media, to ensure the integrity of Project Volunteer as a charity is upheld at all times.
Katherine
Fundraising and Events
Meet Katherine, who joined the Board in 2018 and is a key player in running the annual Project Volunteer Ball. During Covid-19, Katherine took the initiative to ensure we could still connect with the children in Botswana and arranged our first ever virtual event 'Project Volunteer Has Talent!' - facilitating a new way for the charity to connect with the children that we have been supporting and our volunteers have been visiting in person for almost two decades.
Bakang
Campaigns and Local Experience
Introducing Bakang, who joined the Board in 2019 following his first volunteering trip in Botswana. Based in Botswana, Bakang is in regular contact with both the staff and children living across the three SOS Children's Villages and even more importantly as a peer role model for the childen in Botswana. Bakang worked in partnership with Katherine for the talent showcase, played a crucial role working with the children and encouraging them to get involved in this virtual event.
