Colleen Lowe Morna
South Africa
Special Advisor, Gender Links
Multi-talented Women’s Rights activist bringing 40 years’ experience including as the successful founder and CEO of Gender Links, a Southern African NGO and (before that) the South African Commission on Gender Equality. Strategic problem-solver and change manager who has advised several African and international agencies on gender strategy. Visionary, award-winning executive able to implement plans that meet current and future needs. Key expertise in gender, GBV, economic justice, media, communications, IT, strategy, planning, monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management, innovation, learning, financial management, grant management and value for money. Locally rooted; globally connected.
Tabetha Rudo Kanengoni-Malinga
Zimbabwe / South Africa
Programme Manager, Women of the South Speak out (WOSSO) consortium
Tabetha began her career in politics, becoming the youngest deputy minister in Zimbabwe at age 31. She won a constituency seat in Mazowe (one of the few women to win such a seat) and worked with community based women’s rights organisations in her constituency. She went on to found The Organisation of Young Women With Dignity that received funding first from WVL and then from VCSA Fund. TOFYWD won awards at the recent WVL summit for its use of social media and innovative use of technology – notably Monday.com. After the summit, Tabetha ran a seminar for WVL grantees on use of this platform, and has since been mentoring two VCSAFund grantees on its use (for planning, finance and IT). Her formidable force of young volunteers (whom she organises on Monday.com) do amazing work on menstrual health.
Debrah Mukuku
South Africa / Zimbabwe
General Manager GL Services
Debrah Mukuku has over 20 years of working experience, integrating marketing expertise, customer service, banking and finance as well as relationship management. In 2013, Debrah Mukuku joined Gender Links in South Africa where again she was heading one of the Gender Links Services Income generating unit, the GL Cottages. The critical success factor for this unit is largely dependent on excellent relationship management, an attribute which comes as second nature to Debrah Mukuku. Over the 8 years between 2013 and current year, Debrah has delivered excellently within this GL Services, now Sustainability Unit of Gender Links. Her daily work involves amongst other things, general management oversight, dealing with partners, service providers and other civil society organisations, working together to keep Gender Links Social Entrepreneurship dream alive and thriving!
Michelle Mutogo
South Africa / Zimbabwe
Programme Officer
Michelle Mutogo serves as the Programme Officer for WOSSO, where she supports the coordination and delivery of a bold, cross-regional feminist agenda that centres the leadership, safety, and agency of women across the Global South. She supports programme implementation, facilitates collaboration among regional partners, and drives advocacy efforts that are grounded in intersectionality, care, and community-rooted feminist values.
Michelle brings eight years of experience in gender justice, human rights, and programme management. Her previous roles include work with Rozaria Memorial Trust, Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association, Zimbabwe Women’s Resource Centre and Network, and Deaf Zimbabwe Trust.
Michelle holds an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand and an LLM in Human Rights, with a specialization in Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa, from the University of Pretoria. Michelle is passionate about building cross-border feminist solidarities, restoring dignity through policy and practice, and ensuring that the lived experiences of marginalized women and girls inform the heart of global advocacy.
Susan Tolmay
South Africa
Gender and Governance Associate GL
Susan Tolmay has over ten years-experience conducting research and analysis, developing gender policies and guidelines and mainstreaming gender in local government policy and programming. Working in eight Southern African countries she conducted baseline research on gender in local government, which informed project design in these countries.
As a content and knowledge producer and manager she has ensured the production of high-quality, meaningful and well synthesized knowledge products, including programme and project learning products. She has conducted research and written on a wide range of global feminist and human rights issues – including women in political decision-making, migrant and refugee rights, sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), gender-based violence and gender and climate justice.
Debi Lee
South Africa
Publications and Productions Associate
From a colourful career as a Girl Friday, PA, stunt woman, mother, retail rep, casting agent, hotelier, plus more… a new path began when Debi started working with GL as a graphic designer in 2004, and continues to do so.
Fanuel Hadzidzi
South Africa
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager GL
Fanuel Hadzidzi has covered a vast number of duties, among which are the following; Development of organizational logical results framework with measurable gender KPIs designed for activities, outputs, outcomes and the overall program goal. Produce detaled work plans, technical reports and continually monitor budget expenditure against projects targets. Collation of data and analysis to produce visual reports using software like Epi Info, Survey Gizmo, SQL, and SPSS.
Sivananthi Thanenthiran
Malaysia
Executive Director of the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Sivananthi has authored regional monitoring reports on the progress governments have made towards their commitments to gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights in the region under the ‘Reclaiming and Redefining Rights’ series published by ARROW. Under her leadership, ARROW expanded its work to include the intersections of sexual and reproductive rights and critical development issues such as climate change, migration and disabilities through creation and development of cutting- edge, thought-provoking publications. Sivananthi is also a She Decides champion, and sits on the leadership of the Action Coalition on Bodily Autonomy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of UN Women, and on UNFPA’s Global Advisory Council.
Shamala Chandrasekaran
Malaysia Programme Manager Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW).
Shamala Chandrasekaran is currently working as a Programme Manager with the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW). In addition to ensuring that voices of women, young people and non-binary persons are heard in key advocacy spaces at the national, regional and global spaces, Shamala also supports the Right Here Right Now 2 programme that focuses on advancing young people’s SRHR. Shamala has authored the ICPD+25 Regional Monitoring Report focused on the status of HIV and STI in Asia and the Pacific region. At ARROW, she also reviewed and coordinated the development and publication process of thirteen national research and monitoring report aimed at giving an overview of progress, gaps and challenges towards the implementation of the ICPD agenda that is critical for the implementation of Agenda 2030, key goals and targets relevant to gender and sexuality.
Riju Dhakal
Nepal
Programme Officer – Advocacy, Partnership & Capacity Strengthening
Riju Dhakal, currently based in Kathmandu, Nepal is a graduate of Public Health from the Central Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Nepal, who has been actively engaging herself around public health issues and in the area of adolescent and young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Rosey Ecob
United Kingdom
Operations Manager, Gender and Social Development, MannionDaniels
Rosey is an experienced operations manager with 15+ years’ experience working in international development and public health. She specialises in managing complex civil society fund mechanisms and programmes, with full oversight of workplans, deliverables, budgets, and team coordination. Rosey has global experience of working on issues of SRHR, public health, and safe motherhood and newborn care. She has managed a range of contracts with European and UK donors including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Danish International Development Agency and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, as well as philanthropic Foundations.
Rawda Abdelaziem, United Kingdom, Project Coordinator, Gender and Social Development Practice, MannionDaniels
Rawda graduated in Business Administration (MBA) – corporate social responsibility, and her current PhD studies in risk management give her the opportunity to study and explore a variety of subjects including financial matters, environmental and social impacts of various industries. Rawda also has a strong background on the economy, social and governmental challenges of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region through her personal and previous professional experiences. She has 11 years of experience in migration and immigration processes in Europe. Rawda was also a Fiduciary Risk Officer focusing on due diligence, financial reporting and other related grant requests.
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