Keri-Leigh Paschal
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Executive Trustee | Nation Builder
Keri-Leigh Paschal is the Executive Trustee and Co-Founder of the Nation Builder Trust. Keri completed her post-graduate studies in biochemistry, specialising in HIV research, and subsequently qualified as an educator.
Whilst working in marketing and development roles, Keri initiated and led a national drive to raise awareness for autism in South Africa - the catalyst for her social investment passion. In 2011, Keri joined Mergon, an investment group that exists to create Kingdom impact and equip others to do the same. Emerging from this Mergon vision, the Nation Builder Trust came into being in 2012.
Nation Builder inspires and equips the business community in South Africa to lead social change. There are three key principles that underpin Nation Builder’s approach - selfless pursuit of a common goal, valuing each person’s unique role and contribution, and moving beyond conversation to collaboration and co-creation.
Nation Builder hosts collaborative events which have brought businesses, civil society, and government together as a force for good. The team also works closely with community partners to co-create resources that add value in the social investment sector. The ultimate goal is to secure a prosperous South Africa for all of its people.
Keri and her husband Brandon are actively involved in church leadership and love to travel, run, and explore the outdoors.
What would it look like if we all consult the people ‘less valuable’ to truly understand their actual and not an assumed need? What would it look like to brainstorm solutions together with people who have lower education levels and a scarcity of resources, yet hold an abundance of community connection and resourcefulness?