Ian and Andie Wilson. Children - Jake, Imani, Neema & Maisha
Ian and Andie are the directors and founders of the Tanzanian based development agency Bridge2Aid, situated in Mwanza.
Bridge2Aid was established in January 2002, with two principal remits: working alongside the Tanzanian government to increase dental care provision in the region, through basic training for rural clinical officers and providing postgraduate education for dentists. They also work in social care and community development with a section of society known as the Maskini. These are leprosy victims, disabled people, and others with disfiguring conditions who are rejected by mainstream Tanzanian society.
For further information on Bridge2Aid visit www.Bridge2Aid.org
Updates on The Wilson Family
Latest news from the Wilson family - January 2011
It was an emotional time for the B2A team as the Wilson's said goodbye to Mwanza in May 2011 and headed to new adventures in the UK. After nine years living in Tanzania, this was a big, but exciting change for the Wilson family. As a growing organization, and for the family, this was an ideal time for the Wilsons to relocate.
Living in the UK will allow Ian much better access to networking and speaking opportunities which will help us develop the dental training programme in other countries around the world. Mark Topley has been Chief Executive and leading the organization for over a year now and will continue to develop the UK and Tanzania teams and expand the organization while Ian focuses on developing Oral Urgent Treatment and networking, looking for partners to run DVP in other nations, and speaking and presenting from the UK.
Paul and Beth Brind and family have settled in Mwanza now and are practicing at Hope Dental Centre and working on the Dental Training Programme. The Wilsons are staying very much involved in Bridge2Aid! Ian will continue to be a voice for Bridge2Aid and will be involved in the development of the programme in new areas. As founders, both will stay involved at a senior level in the development and future direction of B2A.
