René Haller – an inspirational man (Mar25)
René Haller transformed a lifeless quarry into a vibrant, flourishing ecosystem. This blog explores his groundbreaking work on the Kenyan coast and how it led to the creation of the Haller Foundation. Together with René, the foundation has expanded his innovative ideas and principles, bringing them to communities around the quarry and across other parts […]
Haller news (Sept12)
Rene Haller was in London for the September board meeting. After the board meeting we visited British Airways who have made Haller one of their favourite charities – with on-board films and other sponsorship activities. They were very enthusiastic about what Rene had to say. The visit coincided with Louise Piper stepping down as the […]
Haller in the Horn of Africa (Jul11)
I got a very encouraging email this week. It was from Louise Piper, director of Haller – an organisation I helped to set up nearly 10 years ago. As follows: Clearly, the work that Haller has done ‘releasing potential’ has made an enormous difference to the communities involved.
Off to Kenya and street lights closer to home (Mar09)
Another morning digging ourselves out of the drive. As I was heaving large mounds of snow into the bank I was thinking about where I’ll be in a couple of days time. I’m off to Kenya tomorrow. I’m heading straight to Mombasa, from where I only have a short drive North to my destination. […]