Investors, Sponsors and Individual Donors - Consortium for Street Children

Generous support from major donors make it possible for us to be a strong voice for street children

We are grateful to be the charity chosen by several generous investors, sponsors and donors whose continuing support over many years makes such a difference to our work and has helped change the lives of street children.

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, street children will understand their rights and how to make their voices heard. We hope this will contribute to better laws to protect them, and improved access to basic services such as education, protection and healthcare.

“The lottery of life is unkind in many ways, and those of us who are the winners in that lottery – well fed, well clothed, and with a conscience – have a duty, a responsibility, to help wherever we can.”

CSC Patron, The RT Hon Sir John Major, KG CH, November 2019

Big Give

Each year we take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. The Christmas Challenge is a match funding campaign where donations to participating charities are doubled. The match funds come from two sources – charities secure some of these pledges over the summer. These funds may then be boosted by funds from a Big Give Champion who contributes to the match fund. This collective pot is used to double donations from online supporters during the campaign live week.

Big Give 2019 Update Report

Gwyneth Forrester Trust

The Gwyneth Forrester Trust was established in 2000 thanks to a bequest from Gwyneth Forrester who died on 11th February 1999. The trust provides grants to charitable organisations addressing challenges such as homelessness; children in crisis; support for the elderly; and helping youths and ex-offenders into employment.

Our individual donors

Roger Hayes (dec) was the Chair of our Development Board until he sadly passed away in April 2020. Roger donated generously to support CSC in memory of his late wife Maggie, via the Maggie Eales Trust and personally.

Alec Saunders has had a career spanning more than 30 years in the tech industry with companies ranging in size from the Fortune 500 to startups. Currently with Microsoft, Alec is a significant major donor for CSC, Chair of the Development Board and trustee to CSC.

Duane Lawrence is a 30-year veteran of the healthcare technology sector, and sits on both our Development Board and Board of Trustees.

Nikki Reynolds joined our Development Board in 2019 and has worked as a town planner in both the United Kingdom and in Canada, after emigrating in 1993. Although now retired from town planning work, Nikki is passionate about the creation of inclusive and accessible environments for all.

Trudy Davies is a founder and ambassador of CSC. Trudy Davies (FRGS) was born in Amsterdam where she grew up during the German occupation - an experience that influenced her private and professional life. She has been a long supporter of CSC and has had a distinguished political career.

Emily Smith-Reid is co-chair of our Board of Trustees. Emily is a lawyer with over twenty years' experience, currently a Group Deputy General Counsel at HSBC. She is a vocal advocate of diversity and inclusion, focusing particularly on LGBT+ rights.

Julia Cook is co-chair of our Board of Trustees. Julia is the founding partner of the Change Management Group (CMG), an international management consulting firm with offices in London, Dubai, New York and a branch in Australia.

If you are interested in finding out how you can help street children by working in partnership with the Consortium for Street Children please get in touch with Ellie Hughes, eleanor@streetchildren.org.

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