Board of Trustees

As a non-profit organisation that thrives on and values the help from its stakeholders AAP Home Based & Family Care operates with the highest level of transparency and is under the stewardship of a Board of Trustees from different sectors of the economy whose diverse backgrounds are invaluable to the consistent attainment her goals and vision at large.

Martha Rampa

Administrator & Founder of AAP Home Based & Family Care

Martha Rampa without a doubt falls into the category of individuals who have dedicated their entire lives to making a difference in this world. After high school she received a scholarship to go to nursing school. There she joined the Hospital Christian Fellowship, a volunteer organization aimed at serving in hospitals and healthcare institutions by preaching the Good News and caring for the elderly and the sick.

Martha Rampa without a doubt falls into the category of individuals who have dedicated their entire lives to making a difference in this world.After high school she received a scholarship to go to nursing school. There she joined the Hospital Christian Fellowship, a volunteer organization aimed at serving in hospitals and healthcare institutions by preaching the Good News and caring for the elderly and the sick.

She founded AAP Home Based Care, Family Life Program, which provided home based care to people living with HIV/AIDS, in the early 2000s. During this time, Martha was also a member of The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) and was the Botswana national Representative from 1996 - 2006. She has also attended conferences on volunteerism both in the continent of Africa and internationally.

Under the leadership of Martha, AAP has rehabilitated and cared for children in difficult circumstances (HIV/ AIDS infected orphans and street children), worked towards the eradication of child poverty, child labor and child exploitation. At the moment, their work consists of providing the children with at least one nutritious meal per day, adequate clothing, support with their education, and religious and emotional support.

They also work with the terminally ill and with the careers of the children, giving support where it is needed. Every Christmas they provide a special meal and some celebrations for the orphans and destitute children.

They hope to extend all of this work throughout the country and to build an orphanage to provide a loving home for those orphans who would not otherwise have one.

Summing up her continued dedication in a characteristically self-effacing fashion, Mather Rampa said,"There are thousands of people in this country affected by HIV/AIDS. Every day brings unimaginable pain and suffering, especially in the hearts of those children who have lost their parents and who are often left without the love and support which every child deserves. We should all play our part to become a channel of God's love and to help those who are most in need by making a difference in our own special individual ways."

Lee-Anne Bell has been involved in supporting AAP for a number of years through Seapro (Pty) Ltd, a company she co-owns with her husband specialising in supplying, installing and servicing mining equipment through their branches in Gaborone, Francistown.

She is passionate about seeing the lives of individuals transformed, and being married to Peter Bell who pastors Church for All Nations

in Gaborone, she believes that if a positive difference can be made in one person's life, it can affect the lives of many others.

Lee-Anne Bell

Board Member

Douglas Thamage has waked for Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) since May 2011 as Programs Manager. He is a trained Seed Analyst by profession and served in the civil service as Seed Analyst and Technical Officer at the Department of Agricultural Research and SADCSACCAR respectively before moving to civil society in 1992.

He has a wealth of experience in organizational development, financial management for non-profits, fundraising, project planning, participatory development, civic engagement, participatory impact monitoring, community based research, natural resources management, lobbying and advocacy just to mention a few.

Douglas enjoys doing voluntary work and serves in a number of community based organisations and on nongovernmental organisation boards and government committees. He has also contributed to a number of national frameworks such as the National Biodiversity Support and Action Plan

(NBSAP), National Bio-Safety, National Environmental Education Strategy and Action Plan (NEESAP) amongst others.

He currently sits in the following committees and boards: Parents Teacher Association (PTA) Ramogotsi Primary School, Board Member,AAP, Board Member, Development Diversity Services and is a Founding Member of the Sister Sister Social Club.

Douglas Thamage

Board Member

A holder of a BCom (Economics), PGCE, MDP and a Diploma in Transport Management, Patrick is a well rounded and dynamic leader with more than 11 years of Logistics & Transport Management and IR experience in the sourcing and distribution of fuel and lubricants.

He has worked for Pula Energy, Pula Carriers and Unitrans Botswana where he is currently employed as a Contract Manager. A devout Christian and philanthropist at heart he wants to see Batswana standing up and fighting for the cause of the less privileged in society.

Patrick Tumelo Thedi

Board Member

Joe's involvement with AAP dates back to 2010 when his church was involved in organising a Christmas party for one of MP's villages. A staunch proponent of giving to the needy and the transformation o f lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Joe believes humanity can overcome poverty and suffering through selfless, sacrificial love. He works at The Dialogue Group as an Assistant Creative Director and Head of Special Projects where he leads the CSR initiatives, using his experience in the advertising industry to mobilise the much needed resources for AAP.

Josphat Sithole

Board Member