Our Team

Ginette Collin started PurpleLily in May 2012. She provided the seed funding to start the organisation, developed and implemented the strategy and processes and designed & developed Life Skills and Financial Literacy workshops. Ginette Collin is a former Performance Development Manager and ESL teacher. She has a background in starting up and managing small businesses. She has worked and has been involved in community initiatives in Ecuador (South America), Gaza City (Palestinian Territories), United Arab Emirates (Middle East) and directly supports education development initiatives in Tanzania (Africa). She has been designing, developing and delivering Life Skills Training courses to women in the UAE. Further to this, Ginette conducted research into the “Mental Toughness” of women in the UAE which was published. She is also a published columnist for a Middle Eastern Magazine, where she wrote a Self Development monthly column.