OIC Australia Team
Weh Yeoh - Director
Weh Yeoh is a five-time founder. After co-founding WhyDev, a non profit organisation committed to getting international development right, he founded OIC Cambodia in 2013. OIC is an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. He co-founded Happy Kids Clinic, a social enterprise which supports OIC.
He has both a BA in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney and an MA in Development Studies from the University of NSW. He has volunteered with people with disabilities in Vietnam, interned in India, studied Mandarin in Beijing, and milked yaks in Mongolia.
Weh is recognised by the University of Sydney as both an Adjunct Senior Lecturer and the Alumni Award for Service to Humanity for Faculty of Health Sciences. He is also one of the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians.
To add to his list of achievements, Weh was recognised by Third Sector Awards as the Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019.
Russell Barratt - Director
Russell is a passionate sales and marketing leader, with extensive experience working with consumer goods and services across multiple categories and channels. He has a deep understanding of the Australian market as well as direct exposure across major international markets and has held a number of senior executive positions.
Having worked with many iconic brands, he has developed strong strategic capability, based on data and insights, cross-functional operating planning, and broad stakeholder management. He is driven to deliver clear, effective, and sustainable organisational outcomes.
Russell holds a Master of Business Administration (Deakin University), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Chartered Manager & Fellow (CMgr FIML) of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, and a Fellow & Certified Practising Marketer (CPM) of the Australian Institute of Marketing.
His Directorial experience began through active involvement in peak industry bodies and associations, moving to Chairing a privately held commercial enterprise. Interest is now directed to Board roles within the NFP sector.
Russell is an elected and active committee member for his local Progress Association and is also involved in providing support within the expanding Home Care sector.
Fariza Fatima - Director
I am passionate about systems change. My involvement in OIC came given my knowledge and expertise in building NGO capability, I supported some of the work of Grameen Australia given my passion for local and international development.
As a migrant myself, moving to Australia when I was 8, and learning how to speak English with the help of Learning support teacher, I found communication challenging, I can only imagine how someone who isn’t able to speak would navigate the world. I was very lucky that even at a public school I had support and guidance to practice and learn how to communicate in English, which really set me up for success, I was then able to pursue my dream of studying law to make a little difference in the spaces I occupy.
I look forward to the day when OIC is able to support children and young people to use their voices for good.