Women’s role in environmental justice and natural resource management, participation in both formal and informal decision making processes, and the rights of sexual and religious minorities are some of the areas Meerim has been engaging with throughout her work and personal life. Co-Executive Director @AWID with @HakimaAbbas. She holds a Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. View Cindy Clark’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Nukila is involved in the struggle for marginal and vulnerable group issues. In 2009 she became AWID’s Director of Operations & Programs and between 2014-2016 has been the Director of Organizational Learning and Strengthening. She also held Directorship roles for International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) in Central and Southern Africa.Isabel is a feminist from the United Kingdom, currently based in London. Anne has studied at the Hiroshima University of Economics in Japan and the Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia, where she also worked as program evaluator for INSIST, the Institute for Social Transformation. She has co-created several non-formal education tools for women's empowerment and capacity-building, including Making IT Our Own: Information & Communication Technology Training of Trainers Manual published in Arabic, English and French.Meerim is an activist with a passion for elevating women’s and SOGI rights issues that are not on the mainstream agenda. She loves music and travel.In her spare time, Kellea teaches self-defense, serves on the board of the International Accountability Project, and frolics with her kids.
in Information and Communication.Hakima is author and co-editor of various articles and publications, including Africa’s Long Road to Rights; From Roots to Branches: the African Diaspora in the Union Government; Aid and Reparations: Power in Development Discourse; Queer African Reader; People-led Transformation: African futures; and the Pan-Africanism and Feminism issues of Feminist Africa.AWID’s board members are drawn from a diverse constituency of policy makers, academics, researchers, activists, funders, practitioners, and business people committed to gender equality, mostly from the global South. Prior to her role as a Senior Program Officer at the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights, where she leads work on security for WHRDs and sexual and gender-based violence, Meerim focused on research on women’s access to land in Muslim-majority societies, which included countries of Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia. Nuwan is a Society for Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).Mindy graduated with an HBA degree in Women and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto, completed a Human Resources Management Certificate from Ryerson University, and obtained a Certified Human Resources Professional Designation from HRPA (Ontario). Alejandra worked 5 years for Mama Cash as developing the fund’s unique Women’s Funds programme which also gave her expertise in feminist philanthropy. Nukila was also invited to the UNESCO forum in 2016 to produce and share her findings and research on environmental degradation and land for indigenous peoples. Cindy Clark's email ... @awid.org; Cindy Clark's Phone. in Communications Policy Studies and a B.Sc. During her free time, Felogene loves to explore the world with and through the lens of her 5-year old daughter.Apart from this, Fenya is involved in various grassroots solidarity groups focusing on areas such as migrant solidarity and anti-militarism. Elisabetta has extensive work experience in South and Southeast Asia, South America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Laila is also a board member for the Council of Canadians.Faye previously held a Head of Finance and Operations at Paediatric Adolescent Treatment for Africa and Just Associates Inc. in Southern Africa. Ruth has authored many published papers and articles, and coordinated the development of an array of video documentaries on Women, Conflict and Human Security that have been instrumental in informing national, regional and international policies and frameworks.