Oliver Barry

Oliver is a native of New York City but has many experiences in Africa and a passion for helping children. He is a proud graduate of the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut (Class of 2001) and of Princeton University (B.A., Class of 2005). At Princeton, Oliver majored in History of Science and published a thesis on the scientific development and political history of x-ray and mammography technology. After graduating from Princeton, Oliver was accepted into the Princeton-in-Africa fellowships program, which provided a year-long grant for development work in Africa.

Thanks to the fellowship from Princeton-in-Africa, Oliver spent approximately one year working for a large non-governmental organization called Africare in Luska, Zambia. Oliver worked for a children's project that sought to prevent and mitigate the social, medical and economic consequences of HIV/AIDS for children throughout Zambia. During his time at Africare and through working with many children, Oliver saw great potential in so many children but realized the dire need for quality education. He felt compelled to do more for these children and helped to found Kucetekela Foundation.

Oliver works for Kucetekela Foundation in New York, and is primarily responsible for the fundraising activities of the organization. He also oversees the general administration and financial management of the foundation's funds as well as programmatic activities.

Besides his work for Kucetekela Foundation, Oliver is an avid lacross player and coach. He is currently a medical student at Yale School of Medicine (class of 2011) and hopes to become a pediatrician.