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Charles Richter

US DirectorAPOPO

Biography

Charlie joined the APOPO team in December 2014 as US Director, based in Washington DC. At APOPO Charlie is responsible for building new partnerships and projects with US based organizations and government funders that can help APOPO build its Research and Mine Detection programs. Charlie leads global innovative finance fundraising at APOPO, and is currently developing the first ever Development Impact Bond for Mine Action and linked agricultural development in Cambodia, a project that all stakeholders involved hope to scale to Ukraine. Charlie is also responsible for developing APOPO's independent US based 501c3 organization.

Regional Focus

Eastern and Southern Africa, Middle East and North Africa, South America, Southeast Asia

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