CHIPS (Christian International Peace Service), Co-Director of Programmes
Paul joined CHIPS (Christian International Peace Service) in 2009 where he is currently Co-Director of Programmes.
Paul started work for CHIPS in Uganda where he learnt peacemaking practice from our grassroots Ugandan team with 17 years of peacemaking experience. From there he moved to Ghana to live in a rural farming village in a mud hut and to learn languages and culture. After recruiting a team of four from the local community, he and the team developed practical peacemaking projects with the community including animal rearing, savings and loans schemes, veterinary care, natural medicine, and hygiene and sanitation activities.
Paul moved to Brixton, South London, in 2014 to establish a new project focused on three of the housing estates which have been most affected by violence. The project seeks to build and empower stronger communities to tackle the root causes of conflict including mental health, and school exclusions, and to prevent youth violence.
Prior to joining CHIPS, Paul worked for Action Against Hunger and he has an honours degree in maths from Cambridge University. He lives on the Loughborough Estate in Brixton with his wife, young son and a small team of peacemakers.