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Alfrado Mora 

 

Alfredo Mora Rojas

Regional Director of Viva Latin America

Alfredo is responsible for co-ordinating Viva's efforts for children in Latin America. He has an MBA and an MSc in Political Science, and has helped to develop several children at risk programmes for both the UN and UNICEF. He has been a consultant in Organisational Development and Strategic Planning for several organisations in Latin America, and has taught for over 18 years in different prestigious universities in the area. Alfredo also represents Viva before international committees such as World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF), Fraternidad Interdenominacional de Evangelicos (FIDE), and the Global Christian Forum. Alfredo lives in Costa Rica with his wife and their adopted daughter, and he also has three other adult children.

   
Shantanu Dutta 

Shantanu Dutta

Regional Director of Viva India

Shantanu is a medical doctor by training, and also served with the Indian Air Force for six years. He has since then been highly involved in the aid and development sector, and has served with a range of charitable organisations in India over the last 18 years where he has been involved in developing several new and strategic initiatives. Shantanu and his wife live in New Delhi.

   
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Ian de Villiers

Regional Co-ordinator of Viva Asia

Ian graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Biological Sciences, after which he went on to complete a Masters in Social Work at Birmingham University. Ian spent many years working with children at risk in South India before moving to Kuala Lumpur to head up Viva Asia. His role involves supporting and training local churches and networks to do the best possible work for the children at risk in their communities, and he now manages that task remotely as he and his family currently live in the UK. 

   
 Isobell Booth-Clibburn 

Isobel Booth-Clibborn

Regional Co-ordinator of Viva Africa

Isobel has been living in Kampala with her Ugandan daughter for six years now, using her natural networking skills to grow and connect strong teams of people to help build solid partnerships and programmes across the continent. Isobel is a secondary school teacher with a degree in Geography and African Studies from the University of Birmingham. Although she has taught in schools across the UK, Isobel has lived much of her life in Africa: teaching, serving the church, and now working with the Christian community to support Africa’s vulnerable children.

   
 Paul Kennel 

Paul Kennel

Executive Director of Viva North America

Paul served as the President of World Concern USA for over 10 years, leading 900 staff and representing issues of child poverty to major donors, businesses, and international agencies. He also worked with World Concern in Thailand, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, and with World Relief in Vietnam. Paul has an MBA, an MIA, and a BSc in Sociology and Anthropology. His most recent role was as the President of the DIME Foundation, providing opportunities for links between major donors and community development organisations. Paul currently lives in Seattle with his wife, and he has two adult children.