Beneficiaries of our Help

These are a few of the people who have been helped by the society
with loans for training in all manner of areas.

Hannah Dumphy

Hannah wanted to do an MA in Communication Design at Central St Martin's
in 2003 when she finished a BA in Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University.
As she did not have enough finance, she followed up the suggestion of a Careers
Advisor and sought the help of the SPTW. The Society interviewed Hannah and
granted her a loan of £500. Hannah is now working in Graphic Design


Joanna Murray

Joanna was training for a professional Pilot's license, and was having difficulty
in financing the training. After an interview, the Society paid £435 for an
exam fee which was due immediately. Joanna found a job with an airline just before
her training was complete.


Nicole Veash

Nicole obtained a degree in Literature in 1995 and wanted to study Journalism
at City University. The £1000 loan for her one year course was the largest amount
that she received and paid for a substantial part of the fees. After successfully graduating
Nicole took journalism jobs all over the world from South America to Egypt and became
particularly interested in the Middle East. She moved recently to work for the Foreign Office.
Nicole recalls the Society with fondness and sees the loan as having been essential in
helping her to realise her dream of working in journalism.


Josephine Osikena
SPTW beneficiary (1998/99)

Between 1998 and 1999 the SPTW provided me with the invaluable support of a
£1000.00 interest free loan. This I used to embark on an MSc in Development Studies
at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
I subsequently graduated with a merit (having repaid the loan in 2000) and now work for
a leading UK think tank. My work focuses on research and policy analysis relating to
issues exploring democracy and international development in the developing world.
SPTW's support was invaluable in enabling me to achieve this goal and myself and all my
family continue to remain eternally grateful for the opportunity provided to me.


Dr Julia Mitchell
Research Fellow

Luck nearly always seems to be on my side. I was lucky enough to be accepted on to my
MSc. course in London at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Then when I didn’t have enough money to complete my year I was lucky enough to receive a
loan from SPTW.
Obtaining my MSc. in London opened many a door not only the opportunity to study malaria
and receive my PhD at the University of Aberdeen, but also collaborations in Tanzania,
USA and Oxford. Following my studies in Tanzania I was asked to return as a research assistant
after being awarded a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Malaria Foundation.
Working and living in Africa was a life long ambition which I relished and still miss every day.
Currently I am a research fellow still at the University of Aberdeen where if awarded further
grants I may have the opportunity to continue my research of trypanosomiasis and travel to Uganda.
The project I am working on presently is finishing in September after which I am volunteering my
project management skills for four months in India. Working in Tanzania I saw the effect of poverty
on people and their communities which made me passionate about helping people.
Be it though my science research in understanding how to prevent and treat tropical diseases or
having a more hands on approach as in my charity work in India. I have to thank SPTW for their
generous support of my education without which I would not be who and where I am today.
I would not have achieved so many of my goals and be lucky enough to be doing a job that is interesting
and challenging. Thank You.