TrusteesThe founding trustees are Jane Payne and Pippa Shaper. Other Trustees are Nicky Thompson and Anna Vayanos. You'll find short biographies of the trustees and office staff at Home from Home below - but there are also hundreds of people we can't name: the builders who help build our homes, the people who selflessly donate time and money and goods to furnish and equip our houses, and friends who so readily come to help when needed. We wouldn't be here without each and every one of them.
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Jane is a social worker with over 20 years experience in the field of child care. She has worked at Child Welfare Society, in a Children’s Home for troubled teenagers and at Nazareth House caring for H.I.V. positive children. Whilst at Nazareth House Jane was actively involved in setting up various community based projects for H.I.V. positive adults and children. 
Pippa started her career in the retail trade in the UK before settling in South Africa. In 1995 when she heard of the work being done by the Sisters of Nazareth to help children with HIV/AIDS, Pippa offered her services to Nazareth House Cape Town.
Nicky has been a Volunteer Child Sponsorship Coordinator for Nazareth House for the past five years and offered her services to Home from Home in 2005. Nicky gives of herself freely and is always available to help out in the myriad tasks required in the running of numerous Home from Home projects. She can be called on at any time and is always willing to go the extra mile for what she believes in. Nicky, a mother herself, has much compassion for the children whom Home from Home cares for and is always going out of her way to collect donations and to spread the word about the organisation and share their vision. 
Anna is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa and is also a solicitor for England and Wales. After practising trust, tax and charity law both in Cape Town and London for a period of almost 10 years, Anna left legal practice in order to pursue a role that would enable her to work further with the non-profit sector. She now works within TBS Consulting, a division of BoE Private Clients, that focuses on and provides services to the non-profit sector. Through her work Anna is excited to be able to play a role in facilitating philanthropy and social investment in South Africa, something she is very passionate about.
Toni is our project manager in Khayelitsha . She 
Gillian is our wonderful office secretary and receptionist. Her job entails welcoming visitors, answering calls and emails, and keeping the office in order – and much more! Gillian has previous experience working in the non-profit sector and loves the involvement with projects and people. She organizes, amongst other things, our Christmas Party in the Park which is attended by all our children, foster parents and supporters.
Jenny has been working as a bookkeeper for many years, 24 of them for a Welfare Organisation where she introduced and set up a computer bookkeeping system. Three years ago she decided to develop her own bookkeeping and salary service working from home. Jenny had met and worked with Jane and Pippa previously and was happy to volunteer her services to the new fledgling organisation. As a mother and grandmother she appreciates the importance of the work that Home from Home is doing in the Community and is pleased to be able to assist them in her small way.
