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Swithun is co-founder of EducAid and one of the three Trustees.

‘’A student visit to SL in 1993 had a profound impact on me.  The resignation to gross poverty I saw was shocking and the Aid 'solutions' were demonstrably not working.  Arguably they were compounding problems.

However, it is not a country I felt able to walk away from: just another tourist destination to tick off.

I've worked with EducAid since it's foundation.  It keeps my feet on the ground, adding perspective to a privileged western lifestyle.  There is something deeply compelling about the value to be added, unachievable pound for pound in the western world - a little really does go a long way in Sierra Leone.  It's really great to see our students coming through and succeeding at tertiary level.  One day we will have an EducAid alumni who changes that failing country: it's a privilege to be part of that.’’

Swithun Mason,

Swithun JK Mason

Director

Jersey Corporate Services