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Our founder retires
Doreen Woodford, from Much Wenlock, is stepping down from the board of trustees of the charity she founded six years ago. The Woodford Foundation works in income-poor countries to help deaf children access education and training.
Doreen has had 40 years experience in the education of deaf children. She began her career with Barnardo Childcare and at the Liverpool School for the Deaf. Following her degree and teacher training at the University of Manchester, Doreen taught at schools in Margate, Liverpool, Malvern and London.
When she retired from full-time employment she began to work to improve the education of deaf children across the world. With a number of other professionals from the field of assistance for the deaf, she founded the Woodford Foundation in 2004. The charity has grown, it now works in Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania and employs three staff at its Shrewsbury office.
Doreen explained
“I am really proud of what we have achieved with the Woodford Foundation. The charity has grown and is able to deliver much larger projects than even a couple of years. I think it has a great future and will continue to make a real difference to deaf children in some of the poorest parts of the world. It is time for me to step down from the board of trustees. I have achieved what I set out to achieve and I will be watching the Woodford Foundation in the future with pleasure and pride.”
The Woodford Foundation is based in College Hill, Shrewsbury. The charity works in income-poor countries to empower deaf children and their families to get greater access to education, training and employment.
For more information about the Woodford Foundation visit http://woodfordfoundation.org.uk
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