Richard Baines

Richard and his wife Denise co-founded the Giraffe Project after a family holiday to Kenya.

Richard is a senior teacher and has a deep understanding of how education systems work - including the environment in which young people learn best.

Richard is the Giraffe Project's Treasurer.

Denise is the driver behind our educational programmes. She is a lecturer and teacher in Maths and Physics and a senior marker for the International Baccalaureate.

She is passionate about education, and ensuring each child is given the best possible start in life, because she knows education is the key to breaking the poverty cycle for the young people we serve.

Jürgen joined the Giraffe board, having been a supporter of the Charity for many years.  

Amongst many other activities, he helps manage the incredible support we have in Germany, and provides the Charity with sound business advice and practices in order to meet our goals more effectively.

Gesa is an agricultural economist who worked in international development before joining the European Commission. For Giraffe, she is coordinating our communications activities, aiming to keep everybody informed about the Charity's activities and developments in our sponsored schools.