Our partners
ARK is a philanthropic collective. We are the sum of the expertise and knowledge of our donors, patrons, trustees, staff and operational partners. Together we determine how we fund, develop and implement our strategy. Here some of them explain why and how they work with ARK.
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Trustees, patrons and donors
Aurum Funds Limited
Kevin Gundle, Chief Executive Officer of Aurum Funds Limited is a founding trustee of ARK
"Each time I visited South Africa, I witnessed the transformation ARK has helped to bring - the return of life and hope. It was inspiring to see medical professionals, previously demoralised by hopelessness, now stretching the boundaries of care, preserving life, enhancing their community and helping children"
Espirito Santo Investment Holdings Limited
Nick Finegold is Co-CEO and Vice Chairman of Espirito Santo Investment Holdings Limited. Nick and his company have been supporters and patrons of ARK since ARK was founded.
"Espirito Santo Investment Bank is a proud supporter and corporate patron of ARK. Through our annual Charity Trading day we have supported ARK's work for the past 10 years and are thrilled to see the difference that this commitment has made to the lives of thousands of children. We choose to direct our support to general funds rather than specific programmes. We believe unrestricted funding is crucial to allow ARK to invest in innovative new solutions to radically transform children's life chances both in the UK and overseas."
Winton Capital Management
David Harding is Founder Chairman and Head of Research of Winton Capital Management (a corporate patron of ARK)
"In 2010 I made a personal donation to an ARK maternal and newborn health programme in Zimbabwe. I hope in some small way that restoring and equipping two rural clinics will save lives that might otherwise be lost."
Non government partners
Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry
Our partnership with the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry is based on a shared philosophy of supporting disadvantaged children and young people, and creating tangible and lasting results. His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge launched the partnership saying:
"Programmes from this partnership will raise aspirations,
broaden horizons and encourage young people to achieve what may
have seemed to them unachievable."
Hope and Homes for Children
Stefan Darabus is Country Director for Hope and Homes for Children in Romania. He describes what our partnership has meant for one child:
"Dan got his identity card today. He turned 14 a few days ago. His foster father brought cheese pie to our office to celebrate. Dan was with him. We saw a happy, handsome, teenage boy...nothing would tell you he was the one we took from Gardani institution eight year ago. Back then, he was considered to be a problem, as he has seriously challenging behaviour most of the time. Actually, all he longed for was a family. Hope and Homes for Children and ARK were able to help give him a family. When I saw Dan, when I tasted cheese pie, I thought: this is the confirmation that our efforts are worth taking. And this path is worth going on. Right to the end."
PEAS (Promoting Equality in African schools)
John Rendel is the CEO of PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools), our operational programme partner in Uganda.
"ARK's partnership with PEAS is having a great impact on our ability to give more children access to a quality education in Uganda. Through financial and technical support from the education experts ARK, PEAS is able to scale our work and ensure a growing emphasis on the quality of education provided in our schools. The partnership is already leading to a step change in our capabilities."
Government partners
UK Secretary of State for Education
The RT Hon Michael Gove MP is the UK Secretary of State for Education.
"It is a genuine pleasure to walk into ARK schools and see the difference they are now making for thousands of young people."
National College for School Leadership
Toby Salt is Deputy Chief Executive of the National College, a government organisation which co-founded our UK Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders programme.
"ARK has been critical in developing and expanding Teaching Leaders. This is now one of our flagship programmes developing the next generation of leaders in the most challenging schools. The partnership with ARK allows us to leverage wider funding to continue to focus on the most challenging schools"
Ministry of Health, Zambia
Dr. Peter Mwaba is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Zambia.
"We know that vaccines are the most effective interventions against infectious diseases, and the Ministry of Health is committed to providing access to vaccines for Zambians...The Ministry is very pleased with the collaborative partnership with...CIDRZ and ARK which has enabled us to expand the national cold chain capacity to ensure that Zambia takes the lead in introducing multiple vaccines including Pneumococcal, Measles and Rotavirus vaccines."