Our People
Freeslaves.org is a project run as a New Zealand charity #58806 (the NZ equivalent of a 501c3 entity). Our annual accounts are filed each September with New Zealand Charities Services.
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Freeslaves.org has an active and talented board that are passionate about the Freeslaves project. Our board members are:
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Geoff Kemp Geoff is the Chair of Freeslaves.org and is gifted in wisdom, leadership, and strategy. Geoff carries a servant’s heart and is currently the CEO of Cargill Enterprises in Dunedin, NZ. |
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Maria Kemp Maria is called to prayer and intercession and is a renowned artist in the Dunedin Community. Together, Geoff and Maria share a passion for the love of God and are deeply invested in the Freeslaves project. |
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Nikki Miller Nikki has a heart of deep compassion for the afflicted and oppressed, which drives her involvement with Freeslaves. She supports the development of media resources and is a constant source of inspiration as she serves those around her with a willing and generous heart. |
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Donna Nichol Donna is one of the founding supporters of the Freeslaves project. She continues to provide ongoing vision, energy and direction to the project. |
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Donald Lewis Donald joined the board after travelling to Pakistan with us in 2019. He has an incredible heart for the people of Pakistan and is committed to seeing the Freeslaves project flourish. |
We currently employ ten redemption workers and 15 teachers in Pakistan. Our key workers are:
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Emmanuel Aslam Emmanuel is the founder of Freeslaves.org and is pouring his life into the vision to bring freedom, life and love to those in need. You can find out more about Emmanuel here. |
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Dilbar Masih In 2017, Dilbar became part of the Freeslaves core team. He is deeply invested in helping enslaved people, and he oversees the Freeslaves schools and much of our redemption work. |
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Shakeel Masih In 2018, Shakeel joined us. He has a great heart and makes a big difference in easing the incredible workload that Emmanuel and Dilbar are bearing. |
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Naomi Emmanuel Naomi leads our teacher support and development. She manages our 15 teachers across eight schools, while also raising her two children with Emmanuel. |
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Kashif Ishak Kashif Ishak runs our operations from Gujrunwala, and his wife teaches at our school there. Together they are invaluable to the Freeslaves team. |
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Kashif Gill Kashif Gill joined the Freeslaves team in December 2018, and now runs our operations in Kasur. |
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Shahid Shahid also joined our operations in 2018 and runs our spiritual development program in Muridke. |
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Bashir Bashir runs our small group program and spiritual development in Karachi. He has a great love for God and a big heart for the people. |
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Arif Arif is based in Sialkot has been associated with Freeslaves since 2014, when we set our first families free. He has now come on board as a full team member. |
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Faris Faris runs his own ministry and partners with us to do our community development programs, installing wells in remote villages and establishing schools where children have no access to education. |
The Freeslaves.org charity is primarily run by volunteers. Our key workers are:
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Geoff Woodcock Geoff first founded the Freeslaves.org project with Emmanuel, late in 2014. He is the NZ Project Director of Freeslaves.org and invests his time across a number of different projects. |
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Melanie Woodcock Mel is responsible for the social media and digital content for Freeslaves.org. She does an exceptional job of balancing the admin and logistics of the Freeslaves project while raising four children with Geoff. |
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Raahul Reddy Raahul has been involved with the Freeslaves.org project since 2017 as an accountability partner and advisor. He has been instrumental in helping us to organize our work and put together an effective strategy for the future. |