We are planning these spaces because we have a deep commitment to providing services and spaces that will nourish and support us and others as we struggle under the pressures of modern life. We aim to bring people together – people from a range of backgrounds, life experiences, talents, and skills to explore what it might mean to be a human being who is deeply connected to the sacred inner dimensions of our lives and, from that base, able to make unique contributions to the world.
Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee (CCLG) – eligible for gift-aided charitable donations from UK taxpayers
The Sanctuaries for Humanity team brings together their extensive professional experience in international and national charity management, retreat facility management and marketing, personal development program development and delivery, facilitation, building design and construction, landscape architecture, organisational development, funding and financial management, and senior executive “C-level” management. In addition, the team has an extensive international network from which to draw expertise and suitable venues for the Sanctuaries for Humanity project.
Osanna is a world citizen who speaks English, Spanish, French and German fluently. She has lived and worked in France, Spain, Australia, the US and, more recently Germany and the UK, primarily making use of her languages in different fields of communication. She is a published author, as well as translator and sub-editor for Leica Fotografie International magazine, and is editor-in-chief of the Subud World News website. From 2005 to 2010, Osanna was Chair of the World Subud Association (WSA), and ex-officio member of the Board of Susila Dharma International Association (SDIA), Subud International Cultural Association (SICA) and the Muhammad Subuh Foundation (MSF).
As such she travelled all over the world making presentations at congresses and gatherings, attending Religions for Peace and the Parliament of World Religions events, and promoting a diversity of projects. Osanna is currently Chairman of the Board of WOW Borneo and a trustee of the Sanctuaries for Humanity initiative.
Osanna is the Chairperson of Sanctuaries for Humanity Ltd.
Annabella originally trained in art and design. After having her family she gained a post-graduate diploma in Careers Counselling and worked for seven years in schools and colleges helping young people into work and further and higher education, before moving into management of the service in Suffolk UK. She moved on to work for the Improvement and Development Agency (IDA) for Local Government to develop the Careers Counselling Diploma into a qualification that was accessible as part time workplace learning.
Annabella gained a Master’s degree in Personal and Organisational Development. She worked in London at the IDA as a consultant working on various projects. Annabella’s most satisfying work was in organisation and team development when she coached local authority executive teams in finding fruitful and respectful cooperative working relationships.
Since her retirement she has lived in Portugal and Spain and returned to England to be a part of her family of grandchildren and to care for her father. She moved to Lewes, East Sussex in 2011 where she plays an active role in the local spiritual association Subud. She was elected as a Councillor for Lewes Council in 2015 where she served as Chair of the Personnel Committee.
Andrew founded The Green Oak Carpentry Company, designers, manufacturers and restorers of modern and historic timber structures with commissions from among others; The National Trust, English Heritage, The Crown Estates, Historic Royal Palaces, The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum and other private clients.
The Company employs a number of architects to enable the integration of good design into the fabrication of timber structures at an early stage. Green Oak acts as consultants to numerous architectural practices to assist in developing complex timber structures with input into timber selection, specification and procurement, design, engineering, buildability and costs.
Andrew is author of: Green Oak in Construction for the Forestry Commission of England and Wales.
He is Trustee of Lewes New School offering and alternative education to young people following the teachings of Montessori, Pestalozzi, and other educational thinkers.
He is also Trustee of the Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace working on Peace Studies, and Education, placing human values at the core of its work; also working with UNESCO to deliver projects such as ‘Healing the Wounds of the Transatlantic Slave Trade’.
Vincent is a practicing landscape architect with over 25 years work experience in the UK and USA. For the last fourteen years he’s been Leader of the Landscape Design team in Portsmouth City Council. His design and project management skills have enabled him to carry out and deliver numerous community and public realm projects from inception to implementation. His ethos is bringing people in touch with nature for all the benefits it brings, for people’s sense of well-being and grounding in the world, and to safeguard the environment for the years to come.
Vincent has a strong creative flair and a good sense of humour. He’s musical, loves wild swimming and being outdoors. He’s travelled widely and is happily married with four children.
Since 2014 he’s been an active member of the Susila Dharma charitable wing of Subud, and is currently the Chair of Susila Dharma International Association (SDIA). He works hard to sustain a stronger network of member projects and national representatives around the world, supporting and encouraging people in their courageous efforts in the humanitarian field to make a positive difference in their communities.
Irwan is a senior executive, consultant and educator with 50 years’ experience in the public and private sector. He has undergraduate degrees in Economics and Arts and postgraduate qualifications in town planning and education. His experience includes Bid Management, Outsource Management, Merger and Acquisition Management, Client Management, Transition Management, Program Management and Change Management whilst working for Compaq Computers, Hewlett Packard, and Volante in Australia.
He was MD of ASX-listed Computronics Corporation Ltd, one of Australia’s leading agricultural technology companies.
He is an award-winning lecturer and facilitator having taught at the University of Canberra, Southern Cross University, and in corporate training.
He is a founding director of Yes Quest International that facilitates young adults to identify and develop their unique talents. He has been Chairman and CEO of Dharma Care, an Australian charity that supports the most destitute and disadvantaged people in regional communities around the world. His career focus has been on assisting organisations and their teams to reach their potential. He lives in northern New South Wales, Australia. He is fascinated by history, geopolitics, social change, and the visual arts.
