Simon Berry

Background

About Simon Berry

Retired (or "sort of gived up" as my grandson describes it) but happy to help where others think I can! Currently heavily involved in turning around our local village hall - sandhamhall.org.uk. Previously: Co-founder of the ORS/Zinc Co-pack Alliance (now part of the Child Health Task Force). Instigator and driving force for the successful global effort to get co-packaged ORS and Zinc on the WHO's Essential Medicines Lists (2019). Project manager of the Kit Yamoyo Transition to Scale (KYTS) programme (2 projects) in Zambia. Project manager, ColaLife Operational Trial in Zambia (COTZ). Head of Defra's Third Sector Team - Sustainability, Climate Change and Environment. Founder and former Chief Executive of ruralnet|uk (charity) and RNUK Ltd (wholly owned trading subsidiary). Specialties: System change; Innovation; Design for people and with people; Effective use of social media; Collaboration; Relationship building and maintenance; Mutually beneficial Public/Private/NGO Partnerships; Product design; Fundraising; Project management; KPI Dashboard design and development. Selected awards: OBE (for services to global child health); Winner: GSK and Save the Children Healthcare Innovation Award (2015); Winner: Product Design of the Year (2013); MOO Award 2012 - Britain's most remarkable social entrepreneur; Winner: e-Commerce Awards (2002) for ruralnet|online and others - see http://colalife.org/awards.