Fouad Abdelmoumni

Fouad Abdelmoumni

Fouad Abdelmoumni is a Moroccan human rights activist who has been actively involved in the civil society movement for democracy, good governance, and inclusive development in Africa over the last 35 years. During his youth, Fouad was a prisoner of conscience and...
Gerry Salole

Gerry Salole

Gerry Salole is the chief executive of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) since 2005. The EFC is an association of over 230 public-benefit foundations and corporate funders. Salole’s previous posts have included serving as a representative at the Ford Foundation’s...
Aïcha Bah Diallo

Aïcha Bah Diallo

A renowned champion of girls’ and women’s learning, Ms. Bah Diallo is from Guinea, where she served as Minister of Education from 1989 to 1996, implementing major reforms that strengthened access to primary education and doubled girls’ enrollment. She went on to...
Dr. Natalia Kanem

Dr. Natalia Kanem

On 28 July 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named Dr. Natalia Kanem, of Panama, as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director (Programme) of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. Dr. Kanem brings to the position more than 25 years...
Adhiambo Odaga

Adhiambo Odaga

Dr. Odaga is the Managing Director for the Dangote Foundation.  Previously, she was the Ford Foundation’s representative for West Africa for 11 years, having served as a program officer for  environment and microfinance in West Africa. Before joining the...