Category: Fundraising and Communications team
Anatu BEN-LAWAL – Catalytic Initiatives Specialist
Anatu BEN-LAWAL – Catalytic Initiatives Specialist
Malaika ARYEE-BOI – Knowledge Management Assistant
Malaika ARYEE-BOI – Knowledge Management Assistant
Malaika Aryee-Boi is the Knowledge Management Assistant forming part of the Knowledge Management Team to steer AWDF towards buiding, creatively utilising and connecting African women’s voices, experiences and learning to shape feminist philanthropy. As part of her role, she also manages AWDF’s Knowledge Exchange Platforms.
Malaika holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Yale University where she focused on studying empires and colonialism around the world. She is especially interested in gender and sexuality, memory and decolonisation. Before joining AWDF, she worked at Legon’s Institute of African Studies as a TA for her national service.
Caren AKOTO-ADADE – Communications & Fundraising Assistant
Caren AKOTO-ADADE – Communications & Fundraising Assistant
Caren Akoto-Adade is the Communications & Fundraising Assistant and will be supporting the Communications and Fundraising Specialist in the execution of communications initiatives and programmes aimed at increasing the reach, impact and visibility of AWDF. Caren is a feminist, writer, teacher and an award-winning filmmaker based in Accra, Ghana.
She is an active member of the Young Feminist Collective, an organisation in Accra dedicated to creating a safe space for young feminist women to deepen their politics and activism and holds a BA in Theatre Arts and English from the University of Ghana Legon.
When Caren is not busy falling into a book, a conversation or her phone, she is very likely to be advocating the importance of a good cup of tea, pets and hugs.
Afua GYAPOMAA – Donor Liaison Officer
Afua GYAPOMAA – Donor Liaison Officer
Afua is responsible for coordinating and managing AWDF’s donor portfolio, ensuring that AWDF meets its implementation and reporting obligations to all stakeholders.
Afua started her career at World Vision International- Ghana as a Programme Officer for Sponsorship. She worked with ABANTU for Development; a women’s rights organisation based in Ghana for about 6 years advocating for policies to increase women’s participation and representation in decision-making spaces, through policy influencing and action research.
As a consultant for the United Nations Children’s Fund, World University Service of Canada, Centre for Democratic Development, the Women Peace and Security Institute of the Kofi Annan International Peace Training Centre, she assisted in implementing programmes to promote social accountability to reduce inequality in Ghanaian society.
Afua holds a Master of Arts degree in Development Studies from the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research of the University of Ghana. She also has a certificate in Development Management from the Open University in the UK and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Cape Coast.
She is passionate about advocating for women’s rights and contributing to feminist agendas in Africa.
Dinnah NABWIRE -Knowledge Management Specialist
Dinnah NABWIRE -Knowledge Management Specialist
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Dinnah Nabwire is responsible for steering institutional initiatives to generate, analyse and utilise knowledge to shape sustainable feminist philanthropy in Africa.
For 10 years, Dinnah has led research, documentation, learning, policy and advocacy for nonprofits with placements in Uganda and Washington DC. Most recently, she led technical collaborations for the research to practice transition of the Uganda Ministry of Gender-led Violence Against Children Survey (VACS). She also managed the establishment of a community-led model learning site in Northern Uganda which was co-created from the VACS data, a corroborative formative qualitative study and lessons from implementing the national INSPIRE strategies’ pilot in Central Uganda.
Dinnah holds a Masters of Gender, Education and International Development from the University College London and a Bachelors’ of Social Work from the Uganda Christian University.
She is a prochoice feminist, passionate about sexual and reproductive health rights for women. She is an everyday Rotarian, a lover of art and a walker.
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Dinnah Nabwire est chargée de piloter les initiatives institutionnelles visant à générer, analyser et utiliser les connaissances pour façonner la philanthropie féministe durable en Afrique.
Depuis 10 ans, Dinnah a mené des études, de la documentation, de l’apprentissage, des politiques et des actions de plaidoyer pour des organisations à but non lucratif en Ouganda et à Washington DC.
Plus récemment, elle a dirigé des collaborations techniques pour la recherche sur la transition de l’enquête sur la violence contre les enfants (VACS), menée par le ministère ougandais de l’égalité des sexes. Fondé sur les données VACS, une étude qualitative formative corroborante et les leçons tirées de la mise en œuvre du projet pilote de stratégies nationales INSPIRE dans le centre de l’Ouganda, elle a également géré la mise en place d’un site d’apprentissage modèle dirigé par la communauté dans le nord de l’Ouganda.
Dinnah est titulaire d’une maîtrise en genre, éducation et développement international de l’University College London et d’une licence en travail social de l’Université chrétienne d’Ouganda. Féministe pro-choix, elle se passionne pour les droits des femmes en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive. Elle est une Rotarienne active, une amoureuse de l’art et une marcheuse.
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Fauzia Kassim ZIBLIM – Executive and Resource Mobilisation Officer
Fauzia Kassim ZIBLIM – Executive and Resource Mobilisation Officer
Fauzia Kassim Ziblim is a Development Professional with strong passion for humanitarian ideals focusing on women and children affairs, especially the ‘girl child’. Prior to joining the African Women’s Development Fund(AWDF), she worked with Palladium as the Programme Support Officer on a DFID funded project, the Ghana Adolescent Reproductive Health(GHARH), in partnership with the National Youth Authority.
Fauzia obtained a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK, after she had graduated with B.A(Hons.) in Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon. She has joined the African Women’s Development Fund(AWDF) as the Executive and Resource Mobilisation Officer and is committed to her role in a spirit of teamwork in pursuit of the vision of the AWDF
Lydia MACLEAN
Lydia MACLEAN
[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]Lydia Maclean is a seasoned Communications Professional with extensive experience in Public Relations, Corporate Affairs and Humanitarian work.
Prior to joining AWDF, Lydia worked as the Customer Service and Public Relations Manager of A-Plus Life Assurance Ltd, and has also been the Communications Manager of the Ghana Red Cross Society.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Modern Languages from the University of Ghana, a Certificate in Marketing, Advertising and PR from the Ghana Institute of Journalism and a Master’s Degree in International Development from Andrews University, Michigan.
Lydia is a passionate advocate of Social Justice and is strongly committed to the promotion of women’s rights.[/tp]
[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]Lydia MACLEAN est une Spécialiste en Communication avec une vaste expérience en relations publiques, les affaires de l’entreprise et en travail humanitaire.
Avant de rejoindre l’AWDF, Lydia était la Directrice du Service Client et des Relations Publiques de « A-Plus Life Assurance Ltd ». Elle était également Responsable du département de Communication à « Ghana Red Cross Society »
Elle est titulaire d’une Licence en Art – langues modernes de l’Université du Ghana, d’un certificat en Marketing, Publicité et en Relations Publiques de l’Institut de Journalisme du Ghana et d’une Maitrise en Développement Internationale de l’Université Andrews, Michigan.
Lydia est passionnée par la justice sociale et est fortement engagée dans la promotion des droits de la femme.[/tp]