Meet The UK Team
Come & meet the great team of people working behind the scenes to make the most of all the opportunities we get to help the children of Darfur
Come & meet the great team of people working behind the scenes to make the most of all the opportunities we get to help the children of Darfur
Patricia Parker OBE – Chairman
In 2021, Patricia was recognised publically for her work for Darfur when she was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List.
Patricia was previously awarded the MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 1998, for her outstanding contribution as a volunteer for Marie Curie Cancer Care, and other charities. In 2001 she founded Kids for Kids following a trip to Darfur, when she saw first hand the hardship children there were having to endure.
“Kids for Kids is the most important thing I have done in my life. I have always supported charities as I believe passionately that we should all try to do something about the injustices of the world. What we are doing at Kids for Kids is to save the lives of children every single day – it is a humbling feeling.”
Dante Campailla
Dante was the senior partner of a London firm of solicitors and set up the Kids for Kids charity, of which he is one of the Founder Trustees.
He is married, with one son and is currently working as a part time non practicing consultant solicitor. Dante’s hobbies are gastronomy, wine, classical music, opera and jazz. He also enjoys playing jazz piano, socialising, reading, travelling and swimming.
Alastair King-Smith
Alastair is a diplomat at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has spent much of his career working in conflict zones across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. His most recent overseas posting was as acting Deputy High Commissioner to Nairobi. He served at the British Embassy in Khartoum from 1999 to 2003 and arranged the trip to Darfur with his mother Patricia that led to them setting up Kids for Kids. He has been a Trustee since leaving Sudan. Alastair serves as an advisor and Trustee for a number of charities. He enjoys exploring different cultures, bringing diverse people together and helping them to escape the trap of poverty and fulfill their potential.
Liz Sutton
Together with her husband, Roger, Liz founded Delamere Dairy Limited in 1985. Today the company produces and trades speciality dairy and non-dairy beverages in the UK and around the world. Liz is a past Chairman of the Provisions Trade Federation – trade lobbyists representing dairy and meat industry sectors. She is a Charity Trustee and holds a number of business Directorships. She has spent a lifetime volunteering and is a Fellow of the RSA.
Liz discovered Kids for Kids through a mutual association with the humble goat and is a long-standing admirer of the charity’s prime focus on sustainable development.
Patrick Doyle
Patrick and his wife, Erika, have been outstanding supporters of Kids for Kids for many years.
Handpumps they have funded continue to provide fresh clean water to countless families. One was so successful that it was upgraded to a submersible pump, supplying water to five entire communities and their animals.
They have recently continued their support by becoming Diamond Children’s Champions and will be adopting three villages over the period of their commitment – providing the entire package of sustainable projects to each community.
Patrick brings a wealth of business experience to his role as Trustee.
Lee Traxon ACMA CMgr MCMI
Lee is a retired serviceman who has had links to the charity during a previous role with the British Embassy in Khartoum from 2006 to 2009, where he and his wife Sharon conducted a number of fundraising events.
Since leaving the Embassy, Lee has remained close to charity monitoring the activities and success of Kids for Kids and has been a frequent guest at our UK fundraisers.
A Chartered Accountant by profession, we were delighted when Lee offered to support the charity in a supervisory/financial role and is the newest addition to the Trustee team.
Karen Jankel
Karen Jankel is the daughter of Paddington Bear’s creator, Michael Bond.
Together they have been wonderful supporters of Kids for Kids, often donating through their OSO Foundation, set up to support charitable causes close to their hearts.
Following Michael’s death in 2017 at the age of 91, Karen and her husband, Tony, have continued to support Kids for Kids.
We were delighted that Karen agreed to be a reader at our Candlelit Christmas Concert in 2022 and commissioned Paddington’s original artist, Bob Alley, to create a wonderful original painting of Paddington and his new best friend – a little Goat! – to be sold at auction at our Ambassadors’ Ball in 2023.
We are now thrilled that Karen Jankel has joined the Board of Trustees for Kids for Kids in 2023.
Additionally, volunteers, like you, play a key part in fundraising – everything from helping to manage Events to looking after our collecting tins.
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