Link International, helping people help themselves in Africa

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""About Link International


The people who are responsible for driving forward Link International are:

JOHN NJENDAHAYO
Co-founder and Director of Link International Africa Branch

John Njendahayo John Njendahayo is one of the founder members and architects of Link International. He is responsible for project identification, implementation and he also co-ordinates all Link activities in the region.

John Njendahayo was born in Uganda and is of Rwandese origin. He was partly educated in Uganda and partly in the United Kingdom. He had part of his education at Namirembe Senior Secondary School and Later joined St. David’s College Llandudno in North Wales in the 1992. He later Joined Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated with a 2:1 (Hons) Degree in Human geography/Economics in 1997.  

GAVIN MART
Director
of Link-International UK
Gavin Mart

Gavin is a past pupil of St David's College. He currently lives in Leeds from where he is Directing and Administrating the UK developments of Link International. Gavin oversees the administration of all UK teams going to The Link Centres and co-ordinates the leadership teams and training programme for young people and leaders.


REVD TIM HALL
Co-Founder  
Tim Hall

Tim Hall is an Anglican Minister in the Church in Wales and Chaplain of St David’s College, Llandudno.  He has been friend and mentor of John Njendahayo since 1992 and together they share a vision for young people being released to create strong local communities across global boundaries by sharing lives, stories and resources.
From a western perspective Tim has a vision for enabling young people to experience living and sharing with some of the world’s poorest communities to help shape their mind sets before they face their huge life-shaping decisions.

The Link Centre in Kampala is an amazing resource – all who have visited and stayed at the Centre are always in awe of the quality of the community and the care of the people.


AMELIA BARBER
Founder and Manager of Trade-Link
Amelia Barber

Amelia visited Uganda iIn Feb 2007, to fact find for a craft trade project for Link International. Amelia founded TRADE-LINK soon afterwards. Trade link was set up to sell locally made crafts such as paper beads to raise funds.

When you buy Trade-link products, you directly enable the crafts people who create them to give their children a basic education and raise their communities quality of life.


SOPHIE, ANNETTE, EPHRAIM, JOHN
Hosts and hostesses at the Link Centre in Kampala

EPHRAIM
Ephraim
ANNETTE ANNETTE & SOPHIE
Annette Annette and Sopie