Little Brothers and Sisters International (LBSI) is a NZ registered charitable organisation that relates to the worldwide Alongsiders movement as a legally separate entity. Through this partnership, LBSI helps empower compassionate youth to mentor at risk children in various countries.

Alongsiders International assists LBSI by facilitating the coordination, implementation and monitoring of overseas programmes to ensure the funds provided by donors are used to directly benefit people in need and especially address the needs of the child.

The trustees of LBSI take responsibility for the allocation of all resources entrusted to LBSI. The trustees are experienced leaders in the charity and children's health sectors:

Craig Greenfield  {alongsiders founder and international director}

During more than 15 years living and working in slums and inner cities in Asia and North America, Craig has established a number of initiatives to care for vulnerable kids and orphans, as well as projects for those marginalized by society. For 8 years, Craig served as the International Coordinator of Servants, an organization working within the slums of Asia. His postgraduate research in International Development from Massey University led to the publication of his first book, The Urban Halo: a story of hope for orphans of the poor.  

Dr. Aimee Kettoola {pediatrician}

Aimee Kettoola is a NZ-based pediatrician who has practised at Auckland's Starship Hospital and Rotorua Hospital. She has a particular focus on the needs of low income families and has travelled with Leporsy Mission to India to observe hospital treatment there for the poor. Married to Danny, an Iraqi immigrant to NZ, Aimee and her husband are passionate about the needs of marginalized communities in the Middle East. Together they have one daughter.  

Camilla Hibberd {charity executive}

Camilla has always been passionate about working with those who are most under-privileged in society. After finishing her BSc in Human Nutrition at the University of Otago,  Camilla completed an internship with UNICEF in Kathmandu, Nepal working in the community management of acute malnutrition. She then went on to do her Masters in Human Nutrition with the Fred Hollows Foundation in Madang, Papua New Guinea with the project aiming to discover the cause of optic neuropathy amongst the prisoner population. After her study Camilla has worked as a coordinator for school programmes with the Heart Foundation and now works at Cancer Society Auckland Northland as an advocacy projects lead, a role which focused on reversing the poor health outcomes faced by the poorest in New Zealand society.  Camilla has been a youth mentor with Brothers in Arms and is motivated to do what she can to create a better future for the young people of today.

Dave Greenfield {alongsiders chief financial officer }

Dave has more than 40 years' experience in financial leadership, including as an auditor and accountant for a number of corporations and as Chief Financial Officer for Presbyterian Support Services. He was the architect and designer for Operation Mobilization’s worldwide financial management software and their international Forex system. In 2002 he started Mercy Teams International, which established projects in seven countries around Southeast Asia.