Louise Piper is the founding director of Haller (Haller Foundation

Haller Foundation

‎Haller was founded in 2004 in the United Kingdom by Ann Louise Piper to help small holder farmers and their families in water harvesting and sustainable farming methods, including organic farming, use of natural pesticides, integrated aquaculture systems and animal husbandry. Haller is inspired...

). Piper grew up in Africa

Africa

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, where her father worked for 35 years. After graduating with a law degree from the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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, Piper spent nearly 20 years working in the financial markets in London

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, New York

New York

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 and the Far East for JP Morgan.

As a former colleague of Guido Haller, she visited Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 to see the work of Dr Rene Haller

Rene Haller

René Daniel Haller , is a Swiss naturalist, trained in Horticulture, Landscaping and Tropical Agronomy. Since the 1970s, he has been known for his commitment to environmental restoration...

. While in Kenya, Piper was inspired by the potential of Haller's work. She saw his work as a blue print for rehabilitation across Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

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. Piper then set up the Haller Foundation to raise funds to promote Haller’s principles and support his ideas. Louise Piper is also a board member of The Baobab Trust, a Kenyan registered non-profit organization run by Haller.