“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature but by our institutions, greater is our sin.”
Darwin
Who Are We
committed to social change for a BETTER WORLD
Savannah Wisdom is an independent charitable foundation. Our projects are based around building stronger communities, reducing social inequality and creating a fairer society. We also work to reduce gender violence and health inequalities.
The foundation does this by partnering with a number of charities and not for profit organisations with innovative and radical ideas that try to disrupt the traditional model for delivering change. The foundation acts as a charity incubator to support these ideas.
Savannah Wisdom’s CEO Shalni Arora, is a trustee and vice chair of British Asian Trust and a trustee at Altrincham Football Community Club. She is a founder and co-chair of Belong- the cohesion and integration network. She is also a Non Executive Director at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust where she chairs the Innovation Committee. Shalni is a member of the Council of the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
She has been awarded a Medal of Honour for services to the City of Manchester and is a Beacon Philanthropy Award winner.
Until recently she was on the board of Transparency International UK where she piloted then steered a global programme tackling corruption in the delivery of healthcare.
She managed the B & M Community Fund awarding grants and building key partnerships between the company and charity sector.
She is an accountant and a biotech entrepreneur.
What We Do
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Who Are We?
Savannah Wisdom is an independent charitable foundation. Our projects are based around building stronger communities, reducing social inequality, and creating a fairer society. We also work to reduce gender violence and health inequalities.
The foundation does this by partnering with several charities and not for profit organisations with innovative and radical ideas that try to disrupt the traditional model for delivering change. The foundation acts as a charity incubator to support these ideas.
Savannah Wisdom's CEO Shalni Arora, sits on the board of the British Asian Trust and Belong-The Cohesion Network. She is also a trustee of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, chairs the Innovative Committee and sits on the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Until recently, she was on the board of Transparency International UK and managed the B & M Community Fund. Shalni is a Beacon fellow and was awarded a Medal of Honour for services to the City of Manchester. She is an accountant and a biotech entrepreneur.
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