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Pearls of Cheshire

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OUR TEAM

Charity Wilson - Founder/Senior Coordinator

Betty Tshiavuma - Co-founder /Director/Financial Coordinator

Shade Alonge-Obasuyi - Cofounder/Wellbeing Coordinator

Firstly, it should be stated that I believe that women and children everywhere have the right to live a life free from abuse and poverty, and to achieve their full potential regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, or sexual orientation.  In this regard my most recent experience is in Domestic Violence Services working with women and children who are or have been victims of domestic abuse.  I’m passionate about equality, human rights and social justice.  Prior to this I have had over 10 years more general experience working in Social Care supporting vulnerable adults, including working in mental health settings.  My responsibilities as a wife and mother to two girls have not prevented me from achieving a BA(Hons) in Public Services at Manchester Metropolitan Universty, followed by a PGCE in Safeguarding Adults, Law, Policy and Practice at Keele University.  I have a Diploma in Communications, and have continued my CPD through various short courses during my present employment, including MARAC, Modern Slavery, Safeguarding, and Child Abuse.  

Shade Alonge-Obasuyi - Cofounder/Wellbeing Coordinator

Betty Tshiavuma - Co-founder /Director/Financial Coordinator

Shade Alonge-Obasuyi - Cofounder/Wellbeing Coordinator

An experienced/ qualified Psychotherapist/Counsellor with Masters Degree in Counselling and Psychoth

 

An experienced/ qualified Psychotherapist/Counsellor with Masters Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy also a Registered member of the British Association of Counsellor and Psychotherapist (BACP) with over 15 years of work experience with public and private setting including healthcare sector and voluntary sector.

Shade is a Community influencer, Welfare and Safeguarding Lead for MAMA Health and Poverty Partnership  and the Founder of DeButterfly . 

A core member of the Elephant Trail Project influencing wider impact and system change in Greater Manchester for people suffering with multiple disadvantages and also member of various BAME boards within Greater Manchester and Cheshire East, Northwest, England 

She is passionate educating and supporting victims and survivors of FGM. 

As a seasoned facilitator, she runs stress management workshops, executive support program and many more to enlighten and support individuals and corporate bodies

Betty Tshiavuma - Co-founder /Director/Financial Coordinator

Betty Tshiavuma - Co-founder /Director/Financial Coordinator

Betty Tshiavuma - Co-founder /Director/Financial Coordinator

Betty is an Accountant and a Nutritionist

Mary Majozi - Director

Lorraine Welsby - Director/Volunteer

Betty Tshiavuma - Co-founder /Director/Financial Coordinator

 I have been qualified as a general nurse since 2001 and worked in different acute health care settings  including Intensive care, A&E. For the past five years I have worked with the Elderly and frail in a care  home setting. I have also worked for a Swaziland based non profit organisation looking after orphans, vulnerable children and women where we partnered with organisation like UNICEF and Doctors without  Borders ensuring the children got basic health care and food. I am very passionate about uplifting others 

Aimi Barton - Director/Volunteer

Lorraine Welsby - Director/Volunteer

Lorraine Welsby - Director/Volunteer

Homework Club Volunteer.


Amy is currently a student studying to become a social worker. Her love of children and working with them has led her to become a valuable member of out team, helping the children who come to our after school homework club.

Lorraine Welsby - Director/Volunteer

Lorraine Welsby - Director/Volunteer

Lorraine Welsby - Director/Volunteer

Social Club assistant

Hilary Ogden

Sharon Nyasiri - Volunteer

Anne-Lisse- Volunteer

Part-Time Administrative Assistant

Anne-Lisse- Volunteer

Sharon Nyasiri - Volunteer

Anne-Lisse- Volunteer

French and Spanish Tutor

Sharon Nyasiri - Volunteer

Sharon Nyasiri - Volunteer

Sharon Nyasiri - Volunteer


 I am passionate about making a difference in people's lives.  Having originated from Kenya, moving to England meant integrating into a different culture and society and was faced with a few challenges.  As a volunteer with Pearls of Cheshire, I would be able to help others to integrate and acculturate into the community using my knowledge, skills, and education in the Social Welfare

David Wilson - Volunteer

Heidi Gastall - Volunteer

Sharon Nyasiri - Volunteer

Chemistry Tutor 

Heidi Gastall - Volunteer

Heidi Gastall - Volunteer

Heidi Gastall - Volunteer

 Maths and Science Tutor

Brian Eapen - Volunteer

Heidi Gastall - Volunteer

Heidi Gastall - Volunteer

 Chemistry Tutor 

Angie Power (Marriott) RGN. LLB Hons. MSc

Diversity Safeguarding Consultant Trainer with Diversity Employment Solutions

Working closely with Pearls of Cheshire, Angie Power is a Diversity Safeguarding Consultant Trainer and Registered Nurse with expertise in Honour Based Abuse (HBA), Domestic Abuse (DA), Forced Marriage (FM), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Safeguarding and Breast Ironing.

Angie is delighted to be working in partnership with Pearls of Cheshire and believes that the services of Pearls of Cheshire are urgently needed in East Cheshire to address the increasing number of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases to BAME women. 

Angie is passionate about working with Cheshire police, professionals and NGO’s to share her expertise and knowledge using an early intervention approach as part of prevention through training face to face. 

A key aspiration for Angie is to train and empower more police officers, professionals and NGO’s about DA from a BAME perspective, FM, FGM, breast Ironing, Modern Slavery and Trafficking. 


Police work

Angie has been a critical friend to Cheshire police for over 18 years and works with BAME communities at grass roots level. Angie helps the police to better understand diverse hard to reach communities. Angie is currently the chair of Cheshire Police’s External Diversity Inclusion board (EDIB). Angie also worked on and advised Cheshire police on the Shafilea Ahmed Forced Marriage murder case. 


Safeguarding

Angie plays a key role in educating police, partner agencies and NGOs to help them to better understand diverse communities, cultural barriers and cultural sensitivity and the “One Chance Rule in risk assessment. 


Educating Students in schools, colleges and Universities

Angie also provides training and empowerment in education and Pupil Referral units (PRU) that contributes towards child protection and safeguarding. Her objective is to educate young people about the associated risks of:

· Gangs, County Lines and remote mothering

· Alcohol and substance abuse

· Knife crime

· Internet safety, grooming and Upskirting

· Domestic Abuse

· Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation 

· Keeping healthy

· Breast ironing

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