The new TfS Director - Peter Hullah
The Trustees of Together for Sudan have appointed Peter
Hullah, former Principal of Northampton Academy and senior
educational advisor, to be their new Director, in succession
to Lillian Craig Harris, who is stepping down for health
reasons.
Together for Sudan was founded in 1996 by Lillian Craig
Harris in response to what Sudanese women told her about
their need for education and health care services. Under her
leadership Together for Sudan has supported over 250
Sudanese women to study at Sudanese and South Sudanese
universities. It has expanded to undertake a range of other
educational and health projects to benefit Sudanese women
and children. The Trustees are grateful to Lillian for all
she has accomplished and she remains the Chair of Trustees.
Lillian says ‘I am delighted that Peter has been appointed.
His energy, skills and experience will enable us to develop
and expand our pioneering work.’
Peter’s first teaching post over 30 years ago was at a
pioneering girl’s school in Uganda and since then he has
been Chaplain of the King’s School, Canterbury and Head of
Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. He has also visited
schools in Africa to learn at first hand what it is which
makes a truly ‘Hopeful School’ for its students and for the
community it serves. Before moving to Northampton Academy,
The Rt Rev Peter Hullah was Bishop of Ramsbury in the
Diocese of Salisbury. He chaired the Salisbury Diocesan Link
with the Episcopal Church of Sudan.
Peter says, ‘It is a great privilege to be asked to work
with such a committed organization, striving to make a
difference for women in Sudan and South Sudan who find
difficulty accessing education. I look forward to developing
Together for Sudan’s existing networks which seek to offer
improved educational opportunities for women in Africa where
there is the most acute need.’ He will take up his post on
1st February 2013. Peter has told the Trustees that he is
encouraged by what the charity has already achieved and
looks forward to the challenge of mobilising further support
to enable it to expand its work.
Together for Sudan focuses its work on developing
educational opportunities for women in the recently
reconfigured countries of Sudan and South Sudan. Alongside
its educational scholarships for women, it supports literacy
classes, self-help schools, HIV/Aids and eye care projects,
working with local partners in one of the most challenging
areas of the world. Our work is inclusive, alongside people
of all religions who are committed to the education of
women.
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