Project Director

Niall Walshe

Description: Niall Walshe is pictured here, at a recent meeting in Kampala with Bishop David Sebuhinja of the  Church of Uganda.

Following his earlier career as a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force, Niall has spent over twenty years working with the underprivileged and those on the fringes of society.   Niall set up and managed for thirteen years a project in central London providing residential and non-residential support for young homeless people . He then spent eight years running his own company supporting high school pupils with emotional and behavioral difficulties.    Since 2006 Niall has been a member of Devon and Cornwall Constabulary with an area of responsibility that, combining his previous experiences, includes a troubled housing area and two local schools.

        Operation Fullness of Life will involve Niall giving up both his work and  life in the UK to go to Uganda to live within the rural community, experiencing their hardships - including no running water or electricity  - on a daily basis.

Operations Manager

Robin Walshe

Description: Robin Walshe on a recent fact finding trip to Uganda

Robin Walshe was born and raised in Zimbabwe, where his parents were the third generation of his family to be involved in farming and agriculture. This has given Robin a valuable insight into the cultivation of different crops – from the staple grain maize, to the cash crop tobacco – and animal husbandry, including cattle and chicken farming.

Robin’s family has also been involved in humanitarian work throughout Africa. Some members of his family currently manage an AIDS orphanage in Zimbabwe, whilst other members have been heavily involved in flying relief operations for the Red Cross, evacuating refugees during the Rwandan genocide and other regional conflicts in central Africa.

With his roots in Africa, and his knowledge of farming, agriculture and humanitarian work on that continent, Robin is well equipped to play a key role in Uganda in the work of Operation Fullness of Life.

Marketing Manager

Clare Walshe

• An articulate and confident team player who integrates well at all levels; Clare has over twelve years experience of working in the Regional and National Media arena.
• Highly competent in the handling and developing of both local and national high profile accounts within a multimedia portfolio
• Previously responsible for the management and development of a seven million pound territory. 
• Instrumental in the planning and implementation of numerous media campaigns and projects from inception to completion; including marketing, organization, distribution, layouts and financial forecasts.

Pr and Press Officer

Simon Cooke

I'm a Devon-based photographer who combines his passions for photography, music, travel and the ocean. I work locally, throughout the UK and worldwide. I trained through the NCTJ as a press photographer but quickly tired of endless cheque presentations and photographing peoples misfortune. I now work as a freelance supplying photographic content for magazines, PR companies the web and charities such as Opfol.

Webmaster

Tim Smeda

Tim is in his second year of university and is the first member of his family to attend one. He is currently doing a degree in Aerospace Technology at Coventry University in the UK. He will go on a placement year to an overseas company to work in the Aerospace Industry before returning to complete his 3rd year, and will follow that with a final year doing a Masters in Aerospace Engineering. Tim's main interest in Engineering is theory and design, where computing skills are essential in the modern Aerospace Industry. He completed an A' Level in Information Computing Technology, where he learnt basics in coding, building websites, and databases. He has since taught himself more advanced coding and web-building and has used these to build multiple websites. He has also gained a basic understanding of computing hardware and has built home computers from scratch.