The Network’s March 2024 meeting was held in a room provided by the beautiful Chelsea Physic Garden. Her Excellency, Linda Scott, Namibian High Commissioner, was among the guests.
Member speaker, Margaret Kiloh, told the gathering about the great work done by Tyume Valley Schools in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Caroline Kamana from the Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory and Learning, shared details of their fascinating project in collaboration with the Chelsea Physic Garden around indigenous plants from South Africa.
Network founder and chair, Jill Ritchie, a fundraising consultant in her ‘real’ life, introduced the gathering to the lucrative source of funding via payroll giving and navigating the legal compliance to enable this – the only form of tax-free giving for individuals in the UK.
