Robin Fancourt - Brainwave Founding Trustee

The following comes from an article written in Puke Ariki - Taranaki stories - in 2006 about Robin Fancourt, the founder of The Brainwave Trust.  Sadly, Robin’s health has deteriorated this year and she is now residing in a New Plymouth private hospital.

Brainwave still has a strong & committed group continuing Robin’s wonderful work.  In Robin’s own words quoted from this article:  “Yes, Brainwave is in good hands. We have some wonderful, wonderful people on the kids’ side, child-orientated people. We struggled for quite a long while, trying to set it up, but now it’s really strong.”

Leading Women - Brainwave - Robin Fancourt
by Rhonda Bartle
It’s summer. High on a grassy plateau overlooking the city, a rabbit hops around the edges of a well-groomed lawn next to a prized stone carving of a lizard hugging a rock.

It’s sanctuary here at Robin Fancourt’s home, and one she must have welcomed at times as a respite from her job.

Dr Robin Fancourt is a paediatrician with a special interest in abused, neglected and disadvantaged children.

She was President of Doctors for Sexual Abuse Care, and the inaugural chairperson of Children’s Agenda, a national organisation providing advocacy for children that she helped found.

She was also an executive member of the council for International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

In 2003, Fancourt was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for her services to children - the fourth highest award that can be made in this country.

Impressive credentials? You bet, and ones that cannot fail to register when you imagine more than 30 years as a leading light in the specialist treatment of damaged children.

Follow the link below to read more:
http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/leadingWomen/robinfancourt.htm