Nicola Hyde (nee Stuart-Thompson) has been the Director of CHoiCe Trust since 2011. She joined the organisation after moving to Limpopo in 2009, following her work as a Child Protection consultant with UNICEF in Pretoria. Nicola has a Bachelors of Social Sciences (B.Soc.Sci) and a Bachelors of Law (LLB) from Rhodes University, and has a passion for supporting the realisation of rights for vulnerable communities. Born in Cape Town, Nicola has lived in many areas throughout South Africa and neighbouring countries, including Namibia and Mozambique. She is currently happily settled in Tzaneen where she is raising her three children and remains committed to improving the health and development of rural communities through the work of CHoiCe Trust.