The Team
Meet a few members of our team, all of whom are tireless in their devotion to the children and the Restart Centre…
Fred - Centre Manager
Fred is the head of the centre. He oversees all the goings on at the centre and is in charge of ensuring the welfare of the children when they are at home. He is incredibly fond of the kids and staff and always has his door open to discuss matters about the centre or to invite staff and volunteers in for chai!
Sarah - Financial Officer
Sarah has been working with Mary for many years now and is an incredibly skilled and tireless worker. Sarah runs the finances of the centre and makes sure that funds are received and allocated correctly and she also oversees the budget, all whilst cracking jokes and making the office a brighter place!
Luke - Procurement Officer
Luke is our procurement manager at Restart. He oversees all incoming and outgoing materials and donations and ensures the smooth running of the centre. Hussein makes sure that all our children are fully equipped with everything they need.
Gabriel - Boarding Master
Gabriel is one of our two boys boarding masters. He is in charge of the boys’ dormitory, where he sees to the boys’ safety, cleanliness and health. He also takes part in the football and regularly engages with the boys to organise trips, events and games!
Noel - Nursery Matron
Noel is one of our nursery carers who sees to all the needs of our youngest here at Restart. She works tirelessly throughout the day to make sure the nursery are fed, changed and played with sufficiently, as well as helping with their learning when they are not at school!
Vincent - Driver
Vincent is the Restart driver and takes the children to school and on other trips in the Restart Africa bus. He is a keen footballer and trains with the children in his spare time.
Stella - Cook
Stella has been cooking at Restart for 10 years. She knows all the children and has seen many of them grow up at Restart. The children love her cooking and often help her out with meal preparations, (especially if it means they get an extra portion!)
Abdi - Volunteer Coordinator and Office Administrator
Abdi oversees the volunteer project and looks after all our volunteers whilst they are here at Restart. He also aids in procurement and donations and helps in the day to day running of the charity.
Mr Kamau - Tailor
Mr Kamau is the Restart tailor. He works at the Centre and is always busy making and repairing school clothes for the children. He is one of the longest serving staff, starting originally at the Coulson residence in 1987! In his spare time he enjoys playing volleyball with the children at the Centre.
Francis - Herbalist
Francis was one of the first boys to come up through Restart Africa. He has since gone to college in order to become a herbal specialist and now works for Restart as its Herbalist in the gardens which provide medicines and herbs for the centre!