About Slum Doctor Programme
Then SDP partneres with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to fulfill the mission of improving the lives of those who have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. We work closely with our partner CBO's; Busoga Shining Light Association, ABBA Self Help Group, and MAFICO, and Nakisenye Adult Literacy Group. The CBOs are focused on the social consequences of the AIDS epidemic throught their many projects they help supply: food security, care for orphans and vulnerable children, education and income generation to those impacted by AIDS.
SDP believes that a respectful and reciprocal relationship with our African partners is key to successful community development and social change.
SDP was founded in 2000 when Tim Costello met Dr. Obwogo Subiri at the International AIDS Conference in South Africa. Together they began supplying Antiretroviral medication in Kenya. Over time SDP has evolved and changed into what it is today.
Staff
Paul Barkley, Executive Director
Paul Barkley became the Executive Director of Slum Doctor Programme in October 2009. Paul brings many years of experience with community development in Africa, including work with the Uganda National Parks, Uganda Forest Department, Uganda Department of Agriculture, Uganda National Cycling Team and many CBOs in Uganda and Kenya. He is a Certified Public Accountant specializing in business financial planning, agriculture processing and nonprofit sectors.
paul@slumdoctor.org
Rebecca Pisciotta, Education Director
Rebecca Pisciotta became the Education Director of Slum Doctor Programme in May 2011. Rebecca is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College with a B.A. in Biology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, and Pre-Med. Rebecca has experience doing fundraising, program planning, and youth outreach for AIDS nonprofits. Rebecca has worked with the AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan, Philadelphia FIGHT YHEP, and the HIV Research Center at Columbia University. At Columbia she wrote a study that has been implemented in Durban, South Africa, integrating reproductive health services with HIV counselling in clinics. Rebecca oversees all activities of our Global AIDS Education Program, as well as supervising interns and volunteers.
rebecca@slumdoctor.org
2012 Board of Directors
President: Sam Woodcock
Pete Beglin, MD
Vernon Johnson, PhD
Nathan Magumba