About us

We believe that through active and physical participation in the learning process, young people can:

learn communication skills that can protect them from infection
discover their rights to balanced relationships free from abuse
transform their lives and the lives of people around them.

Theatre for a Change is a UK registered charity (No. 1104458), with a board of Trustees drawn from the arts, media and development, including the executive director of The Guardian newspaper UK. It is also registered as a Non-Governmental Organisation (No. A.026/10/86) in Ghana and Malawi (Company No. 8557) and has a Project Management Committee in both countries.

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Patrons

Stephen Fry and Jon Snow

Ambassadors

Michael Keating, Africa Progress Panel
Toby Jones

Trustees in the UK

Dominic Bailey - Director, 300 million
Jo Confino - Executive Editor, The Guardian
Julia Farrington - Director of IndexArts, Index on Censorship
Joanna Feather - Learning & Impact Advisor, Save the Children
Bernard Harborne - Senior Advisor, Conflict in Africa, World Bank
Simon Merchant - Partner, New Street Capital (chair)
Andrea Nixon - Executive Driector, Tate Liverpool
Andrew Stevenson, formerly Monitoring and Impact Officer, TfAC Malawi

Directors in Malawi

Sindisiwe Kabwila - GTZ HIV Teacher Training Manager
Father Boniface Tamani - Chair of Public Affairs Commitee
Robert Ngaiyaye - Executive Director, Malawi Interfaith AIDS Association
Andrew Stevenson - British Council

Project Management Committee in Ghana

Akwasi Addae-Boahene - Country Director, World University Services Canada
Esi Sutherland - Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana
Dr. Awo M. Asiedo - Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of Ghana
Maurice Ocquaye - Programmes Manager, Family Health International