Trust Director
CurrentThe Founders of the Onaway Trust and I first met in 1995 and shortly afterwards, they asked me to join the charity (established 1974) to carry it's tremendous work forward. Initially employed as a trainee I quickly gained personal insight into the trust's objectives whilst learning the intricacies of running an international charity. Within a short time, I was promoted to Trust Administrator and then appointed director in 2008. As I visited the trust’s projects, initially Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, many states throughout India and Kashmir and then spending a summer with North American Indian communities, I quickly realised this was no ordinary job - this position was to be life-changing and continues to develop. From initially listening and observing these many vibrant and connected indigenous communities, in 1999, I warmly accepted the honour of being invited to take part in their sacred ceremonies - an invitation that extends to this day. If there is a key lesson I’ve learned since joining Onaway it is that Indigenous peoples innately understand how to live in harmony with the environment and their humble ways of life have a lot to teach our global family as we seek ways to live sustainably with finite resources whilst striving to make a better world for our children.Today, the core work of Onaway is to share this knowledge through the use of modern platforms of social media whilst continuing to support indigenous lifeways, customs and practices. Please visit www.onaway.org for more information. Thank you for reading - have a wonderful day.
