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Graduate Studies Lecture Series Welcomes NGO Leaders from Africa
03/28/2018
Leaders of non-governmental organizations from several African nations presented at IU McKinney on March 27 at an event titled "Social Justice, Human Rights, and Governance in Africa: Some Key Issues." The discussion took place in the Inlow Hall Wynne Courtroom.
The IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI were chosen as the inaugural hosts of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, and the Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program. The fellowship, which is funded by the Ford Foundation, allows 10 senior NGO leaders to spend the Spring 2018 semester in Indianapolis preparing for work as professors of practice in African universities.
Panelists and their topics were:
- Mutuso Dhliwayo, Zimbabwe, Natural Resources Governance
- Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, Nigeria, Gender-Based Violence, Women’s Rights
- Hannah Forster, Gambia, Democracy and Human Rights
- Ngozi Iwere, Nigeria, Social Justice Advocacy
- Tunji Lardner, Nigeria, West African NGO Network (WANGONeT)
- Nontando Zintle Ngamlana, South Africa, Human Rights and Social Justice
- Mina Margaret Ogbanga, Nigeria, Development, Policy, and Evaluation
- Kelechukwu Jasper Okezie, Nigeria, Natural Resources Governance, Public Health
- Jimmy Wilford, Zimbabwe, Youth Empowerment, Public Health
In the photo from left are Mutuso Dhliwayo, Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, Ngozi Iwere, Tunji Lardner, Associate Dean Karen Bravo, Nontando Zintle Ngamlana, Kelechukwu Jasper Okezie, Mina Margaret Ogbanga, Hannah Forster, and Jimmy Wilford.
