We are a group of people committed to seeing homeopathy flourish in Ghana and the rest of Africa.  Most of us are UK-based homeopaths or friends of homeopaths who share our vision.

 

We are a charity run organisation, based in the UK. In Ghana we work under the name of the Ghana Homeopathy Project.(GHP).
We have a coordinator who visits Ghana regularly to teach and support and mentor clinics, administrating the work from the UK and working with other volunteer homeopaths who offer their services. We work directly with many Ghanaian homeopaths who are in practice with their own clinics or have graduated from the many training programmes we have offered over the years.
 

We have a board of trustees who are mostly homeopaths. They have a deep interest in homeopathy and in Africa. Trustees meet regularly to deal with all the various aspects of the charity and the activities of the Ghana Homeopathy Project.

 

Members of the Board of Trustees are as follows:

Jacqueline Smith- HiA Chair

Linda Shannon -HIA Founder & Chair Support

Soroush Ebrahimi - HiA Treasurer

Bonsu Boaten - HIA Treasurer Support

Sian Alcock - HIA Liaison Trustee/Minutes Secretary

Milan Bijelic - HiA Liaison Trustee/Minutes Secretary

Project General Coordinator:

Caroline Jurdon

 

 

Team Biographies

Soroush Ebrahimi-HIA Treasurer

I studied engineering and management disciplines at university and had a career as project leader, then in product development and marketing and since 1984 my own exporting companies. Following a short course of evening classes on ‘First Aid’ Homeopathy and being cured of a chronic issue, I started to study homeopathy at the London School of Classical Homeopathy and then at London College of Homeopathy and especially benefited from the tutelage of Sheilagh Creasy.  I graduated in 1999.

I retired from homeopathy a few years ago (but still see a handful of cases a year and help colleagues with their case analysis) but have retained a keen interest in all matters relating to homeopathy and have stayed connected to the developments in the profession. Since 2013, I have been a trustee and honorary Treasurer of Homeopathy in Africa (Ghana Homeopathy Project).

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Linda Shannon (Founder) - HIA Chair Support

 I first discovered homeopathy at the age of 25, having completed my BSc in Human Science and MSc in Human Communication Studies. While living in Berlin 40 years ago I became ill with Glandular Fever for 9 months. I decided to see a homeopath and fully recovered able to resume a normal life after just the second remedy! I became fascinated with this system of medicine and travelled to India to study further and in the past have organised many homeopathic study trips to India, learning from some of the world’s greatest homeopaths. I have now been in full time practice for 35 years. When I travelled to Ghana, due to the interest, I responded by forming the Ghana Homeopathy Project and am presently joint Chair of Trustees. I am also founder of the Sunrise Children’s Clinic in London. I have been Course Leader for the London College of Classical Homeopathy, and teach now at the Contemporary College of Homeopathy UK. I received an outstanding achievement award from the Society of Homeopaths UK.

 

Bonsu Boaten - HIA Treasurer Support

Bonsu Boaten was born in Kumasi, Ghana in 1973. He spent the majority of his formative years living in Europe. He is a teacher by profession. He became interested in homeopathy in 1995 after being successfully cured of an illness by it. He is also interested in ancient and traditional African spiritual sciences.

His aims as a trustee are to help GHP to get a better understanding of Ghanaians and their culture from an in-house perspective and to offer a balanced perspective with regards to helping people help themselves. 

Jacqueline A. Smith - HIA Chair

I graduated from The Scottish College of Homeopathy in Glasgow with Distinction in 1997, lecturing there and then at Langside College for eight years teaching, from children to the elderly, mainstream and mild to profoundly disabled people and those with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, in Relaxation, Reminiscence, Gardening, Integrative Art, Meditation and Stress Management etc. after gaining a Post-grad Teaching Qualification in Further Education(TQFE) from Dundee University. I have also been in private homeopathic practice for 25 years and was Coordinator for the Ghana Homeopathy Project from

2014-17. I'm a former Chair of the Scottish Writers Centre and have a masters degree in Creative Writing from Glasgow University and have published three novels including 'Slaves of Men & Gods' set in Ghana; also non-fiction books including Essential Expressions of the Vital Force , Inspiration from the Commonwealth of Writers and two poetry collections. 

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Sian Alcock-HIA Liaison/Minutes Trustee

As a new trustee, I am delighted to be part of this vibrant team, bringing my experience of
over 30 years of working with Not for Profit organisations to the table.

My work and skill set has included education (from young to old), well-being and organisational management in diverse lands and cultures including Jamaica, Ghana, India, USA and various European countries. As a Professional Life Coach, NLP practitioner, Mentor, Yoga Teacher and Trainer and more, I aim to complement the gifts we all bring and further enhance this beautiful work of GHP/HIA that homeopathy may be accessible and of benefit to all in Africa.

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Milan Bijelic- Liaison/Minutes Trustee

I studied homeopathy in Zagreb/Croatia at the course provided by the London College of Classical Homeopathy International and graduated in 1998. However, I have changed my career since I got deeply involved in the post-conflict community development in Croatia. My main interest became conflict transformation and rebuilding of relationships among people who experienced conflict. I studied psychotherapy and group facilitation at the Research Society for Process Oriented Psychology (or Process work) in London.  In Sheffield where I live, I have been involved in programmes that support conversations and dialogue across cultures and identities, including asylum seekers and migrants. 

I have joined the Board of trustees due to my commitment to homeopathy and my strong interest in how people and teams work together in achieving their goals while embracing their diversity.

 

Caroline Jurdon-GHP General Co-ordinator

Caroline discovered homeopathy over 35 years ago when it made a clear difference to her health. Prior to that she studied languages at university and worked in training and IT in the finance and insurance industry. Since qualifying as a homeopath in 1996, she works in private practice and has a special interest in developing charitable clinics and making homeopathy accessible to marginalised communities. She is a founder member of the charity Homeopathy in the Sussex community https://www.homeopathysussex.org.uk/

She has worked as a lecturer and supervisor at South Downs School of Homeopathy for 20 years. Abroad, Caroline has practised and taught homeopathy in Central America, Serbia, Croatia and The Gambia. In 2022 Caroline received a Fellowship award from the UK Society of Homeopaths.

 

Richard Pitt - Education Officer

I have been involved in homeopathy for over 40 years, originally training and working in the UK and then for 20 years in the USA where I was Director of a homeopathy school in San Francisco for 12 years. I was a founding member of the Council for Homeopathic Certification, the largest certifying body in North America, and a board member for 17 years. I was also Editor for 10 years, of the journal of the California Homeopathic Medical Society. I have lived for eight years in four African countries, including five years in Kenya where I was Education Director of the Kenya School of Integrated Medicine and Project Director of a European Union funded Public Health Project. I am the author of four homeopathy books which can be found at thenaturalmedicineguide.com.