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Willikies Educational Foundation is a charity that has been set up to support schools in the Caribbean and enable them to give the young people of these islands the best education possible. We aim to offer practical help, supplying essential school items, from writing materials and books to computers and new buildings.
Alongside of this we are facilitating a cultural exchange between schools in the UK and schools in the Caribbean to improve racial understanding and tolerance.
Kardar Challenger
Trustee, Chair and Founder
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Kardar started school in Antigua before moving to England with his family. Wanting to give something back to the country of his birth he decided to support the school that he first attended. Having found that much of the basic equipment taken for granted in England could not be afforded by the school, he set about raising money for these essential supplies.
Margaret Thomas
Trustee and Secretary
Margaret has worked with an African/Caribbean charity for over 5 years. Also having been a library manager for over 10 years she knows the importance of making information available to all.
A keen supporter of education she believes that this project is an important step towards improving educational opportunities in the Caribbean.
Wendy Holmes​
​Education Consultant
Wendy has a Masters Degree in Primary Education and has taught for over 40 years. Her passion has always been for the disadvantaged. She sees equal educational opportunities as a vital way of overcoming some of society's biggest problems.
She loves the Caribbean and has been to Jamaica several times to help at a local primary school.
Randolph Patterson
Trustee and Event Co-ordinator
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Randolph was born in Gloucester to parents who had both come from Jamaica. Wanting to keep a connection with his Jamaican roots he is keen to make sure young people in the Caribbean get the best education possible.
Helena Alcindor Richards
Historian
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Helena left St. Lucia when she was eight to join her family in the UK, and is delighted to be on this journey to give something back to the West Indies. She has a BA Hons in English Language and Linguistics alongside Qualified Teaching Status. She was a Primary Teacher for over 20 years which led to her working at a Saturday school set up by a charity for disadvantaged children. She currently volunteers through her local church as a Chaplain within a shopping mall, journeying alongside people, giving them a listening ear and pointing them to organisations that may be able to help and support them.
Chante Moore​
​Social Media Consultant
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Chanté was was born in Antigua and Barbuda and resides in the town of St Phillip. She is a graduate of The Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology (Abiit) with an Associate Degree in Business Administration. She enjoys being creative and uses her talents in the field of Graphic Design and Social Media Content Creation. She also has a passion for Interior Design and is currently enrolled in Ashworth College studying Interior Decorating.
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