Project Leaders

Anish Patel

Project Manager - Gift A Smile

Anish Patel is a seasoned Database Engineer and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in IT, working predominantly within the financial sector while also supporting clients in the public sector.

Anish Patel

IAHV UK team

About Anish Patel

Anish Patel is a seasoned Database Engineer and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in IT, working predominantly within the financial sector while also supporting clients in the public sector. He has seen first hand the importance of embracing new technologies to transform business challenges into opportunities for innovation and growth. Having gained an Engineering degree that opened doors that might otherwise have remained closed, Anish believes deeply that education should be a right for every child, not a privilege. Through the IAHV Gift A Smile project, he is committed with helping to ensure access to free education becomes a reality for children.

Ashish Monga

Project Manager - Read Library

Ashish Monga

Ashish is the project lead for Read Library project, spreading the joy of books through school libraries in India and Kenya.

Birgit Konig

Project Manager - Yes for Schools

Birgit Konig

Birgit is a paediatric doctor by training with 25 years of practice experience both within the NHS in the UK and in Tanzania.

Dipti Patel, Project Manager - Gift A Smile

Project Manager - Gift A Smile

Dipti Patel

Driven by my love for children, I've committed myself to Gift A Smile Free School project to ensure no child misses out on a safe and happy childhood.