Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is a foundation set up in 2008 by Cherie Blair in London.
Finances
In 2010 it was revealed just £11,808 had been spent on the Mentoring Women in Business scheme and under £30,000 on a project in East Africa called Sunny Money for Women.
In the period 1 May 2008 to 31 October 2009 the foundation raised £671,348, £375,611 was spent on seven charitable causes and £258,266 was spent on permanent and temporary consultants.[1]
Bailed out by Cherie
In 2010, according to the Telegraph and Companies House, Cherie was forced to lend her own charity more than a quarter of a million pounds to balance the books. She also had to make a 'significant donation' to pay staff wages and consultants' costs which included £113,225 to the former chief executive Connie Jackson.
Donors
Accenture | Bank of America | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | ExxonMobil | JP Morgan | Oak Foundation | Qualcomm | Trafigura Foundation | United States Agency for International Development | Visa | Vodafone Foundation | Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation| COMO Foundation | Crescent Enterprises- | Marsh and Mclennan Companies | Prudential | Relief International | Merck[2]
Donations
- In 2014 the charity received a £1 million grant from Accenture to be spread over two years to run a programme in Rwanda for 15,000 women to receive business training.[3]
- In 2013 the charity received $625,965 (£405,000) from the US Agency for International Development, a body that was under the control of Hillary Clinton, the then Secretary of State.[4]
Members
Rajesh Agrawal | Paul Baird | Paolo Basilico | Gabriella Basilico | Lady Katy Tse Blair | Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith | Tina Brown | Paddy Campbell | John Catsimatidis | Azia Chatila | Paul Costelloe | Ann Gloag | David Gloag | Patricia Hewitt | Chandra Jessee | Richard Jones | Natalie Jones | Cambridge Jones | Rob Lemelson | Lord Raj | Lady Veena Loomba | Chas Moloney | Judith Soeryadjaya | Nurzhan Subkhanberdin | Zhanna Subkhanberdin | Sir David Tang | Bruno Wang | Samantha White[2]
Partners
US Department of State | United Nations Development Programme | UN Women | Empower Women | Care International UK | Facebook | International Center for Research on Women | United Nations Office for Partnerships | London Business School | Self Employed Women's Association | Citi | LinkedIn | KORET Foundation | Youth for Technology | GSMA Connected Women | Global Banking Alliance | Cisco | Center for Financial Inclusion | Economic Empowerment for Women | Clutterbucks | Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs | WeConnect | Near East Foundation | Mara Foundation | Afford | Capgemini | Western Galilee College | Ladiesfund | Marton House | DHL | Organization of Women in International Trade | Yayasan Pendidikan & Vokasional Wanita Malaysia | WISE | FEMNET | Agora | Telecentre | Tanzania Gatsby Trust | PlaNet Finance | Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply | Al Majmoua | Idobro | Firstmonie | Bizdas | Digital Opportunity Trust | Supportive Community | The International Alliance for Women | Huru Consult | Murtala Muhammed Foundation | Hen India | Tanzania Women's Bank | Business Engage | DFCU | MENA Apps | Arabreneur | Sabah Women Entrepreneurs & Professionals Association | K Lab | Association for Women's Total Advancement & Technology | Thunderbird | Difference Makers | Women of Uganda Network | African Women Foundation | African Women's Entrepreneurship Program Ghana[2]
People
Trustees
- Martin Kaye, chairman. Former head of risk management and client relationship lead partner at accountancy firm BDO LLP.
- Sara Carello. Founder chairman of the London Committee of Sargent Cancer Care for Children (now Clic Sargent) and a contributing editor to Tatler magazine.
- Jessica Learmond-Criqui. A solicitor and non practising barrister.
- Lesley Robinson. Director of the Money Advice Service.
- Joana Schliemann. Founder of Mind the Gap Productions, a member of the international development council of the British Film Institute and sits on the strategic advisory board of the Delfina Foundation.[5]
Staff
- Sevi Simavi, CEO
- Giulia Corinaldi, director of strategy
- Laura Stebbing, fundraising and partnerships director
- Elaine Hake, director of communications
- Margaret Burgess, director of finance
- Annabel Azim, enterprise development programme director
- Allison Kahn, mentoring programme director
- Saloni Korlimarla, mobile technology programme director
- Sarah Stockwell, fundraising and partnerships manager[5]
Contact
- Address: PO Box 60519,
- London,
- W2 7JU, UK
- Phone: +44 (0)20 7724 3109
- Email: enquiries@cherieblairfoundation.org
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Robert Mendick Cherie Blair bails out her own charity with £250,000 loan Telegraph, 4 April 2010, accessed 30 March 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cherie Blair Foundation Donors and partners, accessed 30 March 2015
- ↑ Robert Mendick Cherie Blair’s empire and its secret HQ Telegraph, 30 March 2014, accessed 30 March 2015
- ↑ Robert Mendick Cherie Blair's charity handed £405,000 by US Telegraph, 12 May 2013, accessed 30 March 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cherie Blair Foundation Our team, accessed 30 March 2015