Chupa Phiri is a fundraising strategist and trainer with 20 years’ experience in institutional fundraising (trusts, foundations, corporates and statutory) in Africa, Europe and the US. She has worked for a broad range of causes including international development, human rights, gender issues, global health and education. Chupa has combined her passion for community development and philanthropy by establishing Oko Consultancy - a fundraising training and consultancy service that works in partnership with charities in the UK and Africa to help them raise vital funding for their work. Oko Consultancy is a social enterprise with all profits ploughed into the Twikatane Community Foundation in Zambia which seeks to inspire local philanthropy and enable community-based organisations to improve the lives of members of their communities.