Meet the team | Kids Club Kampala

Meet the team

Kids Club Kampala was founded by Olivia Barker White, Corrie Fraser and Samuel Wambayo in 2009. All three founders are still involved with Kids Club Kampala, working in a variety of roles. Read more about our founders’ story here.

Founder and CEO

Olivia Barker White

Olivia oversees the strategic planning and management of Kids Club Kampala, working closely with the board of trustees to ensure the success of the charity. With a background in International Development, Olivia is passionate about reducing global poverty and empowering others to make a difference in the world. Along with Corrie, Olivia won the Global Champion Award at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards in December 2013 for her work.

Founder and Executive Director

Sam Wambayo

Sam’s life is dedicated to improving the welfare of children and women in the underprivileged communities of Kampala. A trained child consultant and development practitioner, Sam holds an MA in Community Participation and Strategic Management; a B.com – Information Systems from Sikkim Manipal University of India and a diploma in Business Studies from Makerere University Business School, as well as several certifications locally and internationally in the development and social work field.

Founder

Corrie Fraser

With a background in Child Developmental Psychology, Corrie has a passion for seeing children living with hope and is also a trained family therapist. Along with Olivia, Corrie won the Global Champion Award at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards in December 2013 for her work.

Our staff team

Our UK staff team are located around the UK, and our Ugandan team are based in Kampala. The Kampala team is overseen by Sam Wambayo and leads on project design and delivery, monitoring and administration. The UK team is led by Olivia Barker White and oversees strategy, impact reporting, fundraising and communications.

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JUSTINE NAMUYOMBA

Head of Finance and Administration - Uganda

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SANYU NALULE MANJERI

Head of Programmes - Uganda

FREEMAN KATO

Head of Monitoring and Evaluation - Uganda

JOANNA BLACK

Chief Operations Officer (Maternity) - UK

JULIA BULKINA

Head of Finance - UK

ANDY BROWN

Interim Head of Operations - UK

ISABELLE BRYAN

Head of Fundraising - UK

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ANNET NAKYEYUNE

Family Strengthening - Project Coordinator - Uganda

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TONY ABRAHAM

Access to Education - Project Coordinator - Uganda

BEATRICE LOGOSE

Ewafe Project for Abandoned Children - Project Coordinator - Uganda

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MARY NAGAWA

Keeping Children Safe - Project Coordinator - Uganda

LAUREN BILLINGTON-DREW

Fundraising Manager - UK

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ISAAC MUWONGE

Access to Education Coordinator - Uganda

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SANDRA KANTUNGA

Executive and Media Secretary - Uganda

SUZAN MUKASA

Welfare Manager - Uganda

SARAH AMOTI

Ewafe Project Administrator - Uganda

LEAH AMICK STOUT

Finance and Administration Officer - UK

NIA BODIMEADE

Fundraising Officer - UK

SARAH WILSON

Communications Officer - UK

Our project staff

Meet the teams of staff and volunteers who make run our projects every day in Uganda.

Namuwongo Education Centre

Katanga Education Centre

Naguru Education Centre

Ewafe Transitional Home

Visit our Ugandan website

Our patrons

Michael Kiwanuka

Ewafe Gig 2015

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Ugandan-British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka is the patron of Kids Club Kampala. He is a Mercury Music Prize Winner (2020), three-time nominee and MOBO and BRIT Award nominee. Despite his huge success, he still finds time to serve as our patron and is passionate about our work.

Sheila Atim

Recording our BBC Radio 4 Appeal

Sheila Atim

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Sheila Atim is a British - Ugandan actress, singer and model who was named as an MBE in 2019. After visiting our programmes in Kampala, Uganda in January 2025, Sheila was motivated to support the children, women and communities that she met in the slums. We are hugely grateful to have Sheila joining us on our mission to move children and families from surviving to thriving and are looking forward to seeing the great impact we can have through working together.

Board of trustees

Our committed team of voluntary trustees are responsible for the governance of Kids Club Kampala. Their varied experience and expertise ensure that we spend funds effectively, work strategically and maximise the effectiveness of our projects.