Owain James (born April 1976)[1] is the Director of the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation in London. He was previously Director of External Relations for the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Prior to that he was the global coordinator for the Global Campaign for Education between 2006 and 2012. He was president of the NUS from 2000 to 2002.
Owain James | |
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.jpg) James in 2013 | |
| 49th President of the National Union of Students | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Pakes |
| Succeeded by | Mandy Telford |
| Personal details | |
| University of Warwick | |
Early life
editHe attended Ffynone House School, on St James Crescent in Swansea, taking GCSEs in 1992[2] and A-levels in 1994.[3]
James graduated from the University of Warwick in 1998, in mathematics, operational research, statistics and economics.
NUS
editHe was elected as President of the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2002.[4]
Career
editAfter the NUS, James worked for Oxfam as their Education Campaign Manager and then their Millennium Development Goals Campaign Manager.[citation needed] James was Campaign Manager for the Make Poverty History White Band campaign and manager of Global Call to Action Against Poverty, the international arm of Make Poverty History.
Global Campaign for Education
editBetween 2006 and 2012, James was appointed Coordinator for the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). The GCE's stated mission is to ensure that governments deliver a free quality public education to all.[5] He ran a campaign called 1 Goal around the 2010 World Cup.
References
edit- ↑ Companies House
- ↑ South Wales Daily Post Thursday 22 October 1992, page 5
- ↑ South Wales Daily Post Saturday 26 November 1994, page 11
- ↑ Parsons, Tan (2006-04-14). "Young and fearless". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ↑ "About Us". Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2009.