Meet our Team
Our work in carried out by a dedicated team who are on the ground in Uganda. Our UK team and trustees work closely alongside them to deliver a united vision. This is invaluable to us a a charity, as we get the benefit of outside perceptive and financial assistance from the UK, but also the understanding of the local community from the local team.
Nathan and Sonya Namatati
Directors and CEOs of New Dawn International
Nathan and Sonya live in Bristol and and have 3 children. Nathan has masters in International Development and currently works in finance. Sonya works as a Clinical Scientist in radiotherapy for the NHS, having been to Uganda numerous times.
They both have a passion for seeing lives changed both physically and spiritually.
Nathan and Sonya play an important role in the link between the UK and Uganda by raising funds and holding the vision for all that New Dawn does.
Doreen Nakami
Uganda Country Director
Doreen is a social worker by profession, holding a bachelor's degree in social work and social administration, certificate in child protection and certificate in research and data analysis. For the past six years she has worked in communities with different organisations dealing with issues such as single mother's, people living with HIV and adolescents. In this work she has run a scope of projects majorly empowering households' social economically, health, food security and nutrition, psycho social support and child protection.
Kenneth Kabwoba
Programme Operations Director
Ken is the programs operation director, and currently lives in Kampala with his wife Gloria and their son. He did bachelors in microfinance at Kyambogo University and ventures in business opportunities, such as dealing in produce.
He is in charge of coordinating programs at New Dawn, such as the sponsored children programme, and also helps with budgeting, and also supervision of school development activities.
He also carries out projects within the community for example giving out food to the needy families, sanitary pads to schools within the community.
Hope Mukisa
Administrator
Hope has a bachelors degree in microfinance. She is born again Christian who likes reaching out to the lost souls and loves having time with children. While in Kampala she was doing some small scale business selling packed ground nuts to support her stay in town. She is excited for the new opportunity to work with New Dawn.
Rhoda Bahati
Social/Early Years Worker
Rhoda is a social worker, holding a bachelor degree of arts in social sciences, and certificate in
learning through play methodology. In the past seven years she has been working with empowerment initiative organisations which have been helping communities to overcome poverty and HIV through the church.
In the past year she has been working with nursery schools training teachers in the learning through play method.
During her work she has run a number of successful projects majorly protecting the rights of patients in hospitals, empowering communities psychosocially, new teaching methods and spiritually.
David Owori
Project Worker
David is a procurement officer by profession, holding a diploma in procurement and logistics
management. He has a diverse experience having worked with Gulu University as procurement assistant
for over four years.
He also has a certificate in community policing from Uganda Police, and a certificate of attendance in peer education (Plan Uganda). David is passionate about the vulnerable children and adults in his community, and he also practices small scale farming in his village.
Mike Howell
Programmes Coordinator
Mike was born in London and moved to Weston Super Mare over 20 years ago with his dear late wife and their two sons. For almost 15 years Mike worked as a Project Manager for a Telecommunications Company, and has been a Programme Manager for the last 15 years. His trip to Uganda in April 2022 will be his first of many annual trips.
Mike helps and supports Sonya and Nathan in his Programme Coordinator role, and plays an important role organising our annual 20km hike to raise money for New Dawn International. He shares their values and passion for seeing lives changed both spiritually and physically.
Our UK Trustees
Matthew Whipple
Matt had traveled to Uganda three times, and had first hand experience teaching New Dawn school and assisting on Sangaalo program. He also does some of the important charity paperwork. He works as a government number cruncher, though prefers to be found running in the mountains.
Luke and Danielle Mitchell
Luke and Danielle live in Sheffield and work as a doctor and nurse. They both spent 5 years studying and working in Bristol where they met Nathan and Sonya through a church. They became close friends through a united passion for seeing God glorified through action. They share Nathan and Sonya's passion for producing ideas and schemes that make a measurable difference in people's lives. They care about doing things well and finding the best solution to a given problem.
Yasmina Hopkins
Yasmina is married to Jonathan and they have 3 little boys. Yasmina loves Jesus and wants to see His kingdom advance on Earth. She has a heart to see the youth walk in integrity, purity and holiness whilst understanding their worth and value and how they and their lives are precious in the sight of God. Yasmina is excited and can’t wait to see God move greatly in Uganda through the children and the Knowledge Facilitators team.
Anthony Critchley
Anthony lives in Bristol, working as an engineer and is married to Hellen, who is from Uganda. Having visited Uganda during 2013 – 2015 with Nathan and Sonya, Anthony saw first-hand the work that Knowledge Facilitators was doing Uganda and its aspirations. The idea to equip the local people with knowledge and skills many take for granted so that they may develop their lives and better their surroundings was one that appeared to them. Therefore, they have sponsored the charity as generosity and kindness to others can achieve so much.