Eoghan has worked in international development for 10 years, in over 25 countries. He worked as a commercial lawyer for Andersen until he joined CWW full time in 2002. Since then he has achieved award winning status as a social entrepreneur and gained ventures support from UnLtd 'The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs'.

Eoghan is an avid believer in the economic and community importance of social enterprise, in the UK and overseas, and participates in the DTI's Enterprise Insight campaign, as well as various social capital initiatives in Scotland.

As well as having overall responsibility for running the organisation, Eoghan takes an active role in delivering CWW's work. He continues to develop the direction of CWW in order to pursue higher quality work with maximum impact. He is often overseas providing analysis or consulting services for clients, while in the UK he is a recognised authority on Employer Supported Volunteering.

Eoghan has an extensive professional network spanning areas such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Enterprise, International Development and International Volunteering. He has been a speaker at a national event on Employer Supported Volunteering, given evidence to the Scottish Parliament on International Development and participates regularly in smaller gatherings relevant to his expertise.

Daliah has a Masters in Development Administration and Planning from University College London, and has worked in both the private and public sectors in the UK and overseas. She has herself been a volunteer on numerous occasions. From Jamaica, throughout the past 10 years, Daliah has worked in over 15 countries in project planning, performance management and organisational development, working as a Team Leader, Project Manager and Consultant.

Daliah currently manages our busy programme in Belize and also heads our development rights and legislative reform work across regions.

Josefina graduated with a first class degree in Social Anthropology with Development from Edinburgh University. Originally from Central America, Josefina volunteered for NGO's working in Argentina and Mexico to gain experience whilst studying.

In Argentina, Josefina was involved in the Committee for the Review of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and spent time facilitating discussion between international NGOs. In Mexico Josefina worked for an international NGO which focuses on HIV/Aids programmes across Central America. She was responsible for coordinating one such programme which focuses on street teenagers.

Josefina came to Challenges worldwide initially as a volunteer and is now Operations Officer working closely with our volunteers to ensure successful placements.

Lucy earned her PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh. Throughout her university career she was actively involved in volunteering as well as fundraising for various local and national organisations.

Lucy has worked in Southern Africa on several research projects with children. Her main work in Zambia was with Congolese refugees working with children and addressing the impact that receiving food distributions has on lifestyles and relationships. Lucy has also worked with the probation office in Lesotho evaluating the new juvenile justice system. Her experience also includes work with children in the UK and in French Guiana. Lucy joined CWW in 2009 and has responsibility for the new Direct Applicants Program.

Cath first worked in Sri Lanka in 1995 and has been permanently in the country for the past 6 years. She graduated from The University of Hull with a first class degree in Southeast Asian Studies with Development Studies in 2000. She worked for two years in Vietnam designing and delivering a teacher training programme for the Ministry of Education, and then returned to Sri Lanka to work as a voluntary consultant engaged in Organisational Development and Small Business Development. Following this, she established and developed her own charitable organisation and has spent the last 4 years building this to be independent of her.

Her main area of expertise is Disability, and mainstreaming Disability into Development, which she has lectured on at the University of Kelaniya. She joined CWW in 2007 and is the Sri Lanka Programme Manager.

After completing an honours degree in Equine Studies with Management and Marketing Kirsty returned to her native Edinburgh and has spent the last 7 years successfully working in retail customer relations management, HR and recruitment.

Prior to joining CWW to coordinate volunteer recruitment Kirsty managed HR and recruitment functions for a leading medical imaging software company and spent time with the Scottish Parliament, assisting the Justice 2 Committee clerking team.