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Susan Buxton Wood (Susan Buxton) was born on 1918 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a writer. Discover Susan Buxton Wood's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Susan Buxton
Occupation Philanthropist, writer
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign
Born 1918
Birthday 1918
Birthplace Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of death 2006 - Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
Died Place Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Who Is Susan Buxton Wood's Husband?

Her husband is Sir Michael Wood

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Husband Sir Michael Wood
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Children Four

Susan Buxton Wood Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Susan Buxton Wood worth at the age of 88 years old? Susan Buxton Wood’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have estimated Susan Buxton Wood's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2006

In 2006, when Susan Wood died, the enterprise employed 200 women, mostly single mothers crafting handmade, hand-painted ceramic jewelry. As of 2020, more than 300 people worked for Kazuri and their products were being sold worldwide.

Susan Wood died in 2006 at her Nairobi-area home at the age of 87, survived by four children, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Hughes recorded her thoughts about life in Africa, "She always saw herself as an African and had a deep understanding of the struggles they faced. She said: 'I love the people, and I love Africa because everything is unexpected, nothing goes quite straightforwardly.'"

1990

In 1990, Susan Wood was honored by the British government as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).

1975

The Wood family lived and farmed for a time on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. There, according to Hughes, "Sue enjoyed being a farmer. In 1975 the farm was taken over by the Tanzanian government, and the Woods, sadly but without complaint, moved to Karen [in Kenya]."

1960

In the 1960s, Susan and Michael Wood started a coffee plantation on the estate of the late Karen Blixen (made famous in the award-winning movie Out of Africa) about 30 minutes from the center of Nairobi. In 1975, Susan set up a new business in a back garden called Kazuri beads; Kazuri is a Swahili word meaning small and beautiful.

1947

The young family moved to Kenya in 1947 seeking to make a difference there. Michael Wood set up a medical practice in Nairobi but demands for his surgical skills came from far beyond the city causing him to charter private flights to reach patients in remote locations. Soon he learned to fly and bought his own plane. To expand the reach of medical care, Susan and Michael Wood worked together to recruit more doctors and create the Flying Doctors Service, which evolved into the African Medical Research Foundation, and still later to Amref Health Africa. Michael Wood remained Director General of Amref for 29 years and Susan's work there continued even after her husband's death in 1987.

1943

Susan Buxton was born in an African mud hut. At the time, her English missionary parents were living in the Ituri Rainforest in an area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the age of two, she was carried in a litter on a six-month journey to the Nile and on to England where she spent her childhood. During training as a World War II nurse, she met the physician Michael Wood and they married in 1943, eventually having four children together.

1918

Susan Wood (1918-2006), British philanthropist and writer who helped create the African Medical Research Foundation (Amref) in Kenya and founded an enterprise to employ poor single mothers. She lived much of her life in Kenya.