Muna AlhammadiCountry: YemenAdvocacy areas: Climate change, Gender justiceLanguages: Arabic, English, French Background:Muna Alhammadi’s work is centered on building effective strategic partnerships that advance climate action and gender justice through initiatives and projects related to sustainable agriculture, water management, renewable energy and other environmental priorities. She pursues this work both at the local and national level in Yemen as […]
Ikram Yassamine MekidicheCountry: AlgeriaAdvocacy areas: Women’s empowerment, climate justice, global citizenshipLanguages: Arabic, English, French, notions of Turkish. Driven by a deep commitment to social justice, Ikram’s advocacy is centered on empowering marginalized communities, particularly women and girls in the Global South. She is passionate about using her skills in law, media, and communications to amplify the voices of the
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Algeria, Fellowships, MENA
Yasmine Aburaya Country: EgyptAdvocacy areas: Gender equality, Human rights, Eliminating GBV against women and girlsLanguages: Arabic, English, Spanish, Italian Background:Yasmine Aburaya is a passionate advocate for gender equality and a dedicated human rights activist, focusing on eliminating violence against women and girls in the MENA region, particularly Egypt. With a master’s degree in international cooperation and protection
Ngala NadegeCountry: CameroonAdvocacy areas: Giving teenage mothers second chances to acquire quality educationLanguages: English, French, Fulani In 2014, I was rubbed off my educational ladder when I got pregnant at 17 in high school. Due to the stigma that follows teenage pregnancies, I was sent away from school only to return on the day of the written phase
Eucharia NkengafackCountry: CameroonAdvocacy areas: Digital inclusion, gender equality and SRHR, meaningful and inclusive youth participationLanguages: English, French (Intermediate) Eucharia Nkengafack works as a communications professional and gender equality activist. Eucharia believes that women and girls can overcome systemic barriers and stereotypes, gain access to their rights, and attain their full potential. She envisions using her communication and advocacy
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Cameroon, Country, Fellowships, MENA
Jennifer AbomngerCountry: NigeriaAdvocacy areas: Disability Rights Advocacy, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocacy, Gender Justices, Inclusive Education, Climate JusticeLanguages: English, Tiv As a young African woman with a disability, I am passionate about challenging the stereotypes, systemic barriers, cultural myths and miss-conceptions that constantly widen the gaps, inequalities, discrimination, marginalization and the exclusion of persons with disabilities
Gofran Abdulrahman AlabsiCountry: EthiopiaAdvocacy areas: Anti-fgm, promoting non-discriminatory family laws and practices, Women’s and children’s rightsLanguages: Amharic, Arabic, English I am an LLM graduate and researcher interested in Human Rights, especially children’s and women’s rights & International Humanitarian Law. I consider myself a Universal citizen dedicated in preventing and ending human rights violation in all regions of the
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Country, Ethiopia, Fellowships, MENA
Dan Entseya Country: SenegalAdvocacy areas: Issues preventing developing countries, particularly those in Africa, from achieving the MDGs. Languages: French “Sciences without conscience is but the ruin of the soul and being passionate about what you achieve makes all the difference.” Background:Research- and growth-oriented professional with dynamic experience in economic analysis: macroeconomic reforms and developments; fiscal policy in the extractive sector.
Ohenewaa Constance AnkomaCountry: GhanaAdvocacy areas: Women’s Leadership, ASRHR, Girls’ education, MentorshipLanguages: English, Asante Twi My philosophy as a women’s empowerment advocate is driven by a vision of a world where every girl or woman is free to pursue their goals and dreams without fear or limitation. It is a vision where gender equality is not just an ideal
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Country, Fellowships, Ghana, MENA
Akem Aurelia Njang Country: CameroonAdvocacy areas: GBV and femicide, Economic justice, Climate change justiceLanguages: English, French (basic) Women are a key anchor to our society and if we intend to prosper and foster a better future then we must let women fly and play their roles in the society hence the advocacy plan “ Breaking the silence: Empowering women
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Cameroon, Country, Fellowships, MENA