Odette was born in South Africa and, as a young adult, held various positions in several countries.
She always had a passion for children, and in 2011, joined a Nigerian organisation serving orphans. To further equip her for child counseling, she attended Petra Institute training, which eventually led her to join the organisation as a facilitator in 2013.

Odette has vast experience working with orphans and vulnerable children, as well as training adults. Amongst others, she lived in a children’s home in Indonesia for 7 months and trained teams in East Africa, South Sudan, and Mongolia.

Odette regards children as her most important teachers and is still inspired by the incredible spiritual strength of children going through tough times in communities across the world.