Rachel Harris
EHRA Volunteer Project Co-ordinator

Rachel, originally from the UK has been with EHRA in Namibia for the last 3 years. Previous to this she spent 5 years in Events fundraising for a high profile charity in London. In the main she organised overseas fundraising expeditions and has taken large groups of volunteers to Namibia, Ecuador, China, Brazil, Morocco and New Zealand. Through these trips she developed a passion for travel and a firm belief in sustainable tourism and the ability of individuals to make a huge difference through projects such as EHRA.

Through expeditions and trips to Namibia she feel in love with the country where she now lives and manages the administration of the organisation, including the volunteer trips.

Jonas Gariseb
Building week manager

Jonas lives in !Gaus, a traditional Damara village situated on the Ugab River. Jonas has worked for EHRA since its conception and was pivotal in getting the project started, due to his unique knowledge of the area , its people and the problems the elephants cause.

Oliver Weston
EHRA Maker of Stuff and Chief Tinkerer

Oliver Weston joined EHRA after completing a degree in product design from Central St. Martins, London, UK. He has been interested in furniture and product design for many years, recently becoming more involved in sustainable and environmentally aware design principles.

Ollie is very passionate about EHRA and its potential to involve local communities in the process of developing truelly sustainable tourism.

Beverly O'Sullivan
EHRA Trek Coordinator

Beverly has managed more than 8 overseas treks to countries as diverse as Namibia, Morocco, China and Brazil. Based in London, Beverly has over 10 years of experience supporting trekkers and charities on all issues concerning overseas challenges.
We look to Beverly to support our trekkers prior to the trip with fundraising ideas, key training tips as well as offering advice on clothing and equipment. Beverly provides much needed admin support in the UK.
Beverly personal enthusiasm for travel has led her on many independent trips across the world, the Trans Siberian express through Russia, Mongolia before finally arriving in China; back-packing throughout the turbulent Middle East and trekking in the Nepalese Himalaya.

Doreen Niggles
Director US Operations

Doreen first came to EHRA as a volunteer for 4 weeks in 2006. During this time she developed an unstoppable passion for the work EHRA does and returned just a few months later. In 2007 Doreen spent 3 months with EHRA predominately helping with the school project. Doreen has set up a partnership with her local library in the States to provide books and funding for A.Gariseb Primary and has raised a huge amount of money to further the development at the school. Doreen is now responsible for EHRA's operations in the states.