First Steps Himalaya is a registered charity in New Zealand with an elected Board of Trustees.
We are excited to share our reports and plans with you.
Annual General Report 2023/2024
Five Year Plan: 2020-2025
This Programme Implementation Plan has been developed to guide First Steps Himalaya (FSH) in delivering its strategic objectives and associated results over the 60-month period 2020-2025. The plan was prepared by the management team with the support of advisors to FSH and the Board of Trustees.
The 5 Year Plan serves as a road map in the coming years. We are excited about our plans for the future and how our programme will expand.
MEET OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JENNY DANIELL
CHAIRPERSON
Jenny had a long career as a primary school teacher, and is keenly aware that education is the most powerful way to raise living standards and lead to a better quality of life. She is a long standing board member with a vast amount of knowledge and has visited the First Steps projects in Nepal. She is a keen singer and cyclist.
NICKY CRAWFORD
DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON
Nicky moved to New Zealand from the U.K in 2002 and trained as a teacher. She has taught in rural and urban schools for 15 years and is currently a classroom teacher and satellite coordinator at a day specialist school in Nelson. Nicky works with the Nepal team to develop and implement its teacher training programmes and has visted the projects on a number of occasions. She has a passion for literacy, music and the arts and she is one of the few qualified Philosophy for Children practitioners in NZ. Nicky is also the author of Sita’s Search a story book for young Nepali children.
TRACEY CASTLETON
TREASURER
Tracey is a qualified accountant who aims to balance work with travelling. A favorite trip was to Bhutan in 2016 with precious memories of a morning spent in quiet solitude with a hermit and his cat. Back in Nelson her career is focused on helping businesses refine their processes and utilise their financial software. She brings to the Board her practical financial knowledge and governance skills.
PAUL HOWORTH
BOARD MEMBER
Paul is a lawyer and strategist who has spent most of his career focussed on delivering economic, social, cultural and environmental impact, especially for Indigenous, developing and disadvantaged communities. He is also a co-founder of two businesses that focus on providing hands-on support and investment for early stage and emerging impact enterprises around the globe. He lives in Nelson, NZ with his partner and two daughters.