With her career beginning in the British Treasury and eight years in leading children’s charities, Tricia Sibbons has worked in South Africa since 1990, now spending 50% of her time working with a range of not-for-profit organisations in the region. She self funds by undertaking consultancy work for UK charities. Tricia was trained at the University of London (Msc Politics and Development) and at Ashridge Management College (Strategic Management and Planning).

Tricia describes her work as ‘connecting people and causes’ to bring about a better world at both grassroots and national levels. Her driving forces are access to education, justice, self-determination and working with people who make a difference. Described as a social entrepreneur, Tricia is passionate about supporting people dealing with HIV-AIDS and caring for children affected by the virus. She co-founded HIV International in 1999 to enable innovative thinking on addressing the pandemic. Tricia established three charities dealing with education, anti-racism and development since 1994 and serves on the boards of two further charities concerned with education and technology in Africa.

Tricia’s dream is to create international avenues through arts, sport and culture programmes, skill building, life-skills and peer support, where young people can become change agents in their own lives and communities by overcoming adversity, building resilience and innovation alongside compassion. The South African people Tricia has known for almost 20 years have been a constant inspiration to her.