Who is answerable for what.
A small board, an unpaid one, and a leadership team that reports to it. Every role below carries a named responsibility rather than a title.
Names on this page are placeholders.
They are replaced with the actual board and team, and their declared interests, before this site is published. No name below should be treated as a real appointment.
Non-executive and unpaid. The board approves the budget, signs the accounts and holds the executive to account.
[Chairperson name]
Chairperson
Chairs the board and the governance committee. Appointed on incorporation; the seat is non-executive and unpaid.
[Trustee name]
Trustee, Finance
Chairs the finance and audit committee and signs off the annual accounts before publication.
[Trustee name]
Trustee, Safeguarding
Holds board responsibility for child protection and receives reports made through the independent route.
[Trustee name]
Trustee, Programmes
Reviews programme design and the evaluation methodology used to report results.
Runs the Foundation day to day and reports to the board.
[Executive Director name]
Executive Director
Runs the Foundation day to day and is accountable to the board for delivery and spend.
[Head of Programmes name]
Head of Programmes
Owns programme design, district selection and the relationships with panchayats and district administration.
[Head of Finance name]
Head of Finance
Financial control, statutory compliance and the reporting behind the transparency page.
[Head of Partnerships name]
Head of Partnerships
CSR partnerships, institutional donors and corporate volunteering.
Subject specialists who advise on programme design. They do not hold decision rights.
[Advisor name]
Advisor, Technology
Advises on connectivity design and the technical standards our sites are built to.
[Advisor name]
Advisor, Public Health
Advises the health access programme on clinical protocol and referral pathways.
How decisions are actually controlled.
Conflict of interest rules, dual signatures, audit arrangements and the safeguarding reporting route are all published.
