SHIVANI GUPTA CO-CEO AND PROGRAMME DIRECTOR- INDIAShivani brings more than 25 years of consulting, technology and development sector experience to Womanity. Having spent more than two decades with global consulting companies like Capgemini India, Shivani has deep experience in conceptualising business solutions and successfully implementing large complex business and technology transformations...
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LAURA SOMOGGI CO-CEO AND WOMANITY AWARD PROGRAMME DIRECTORShe joined Womanity in 2017 to lead Womanity Award, our programme focused on the prevention of violence against women and girls.
Laura is an accomplished international development professional with a deep understanding of gender equality and equity and women’s rights, social impact, trust-based philanthropy, and strategic cross-sector partnerships.
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AURELIA OVAN OPERATIONS DIRECTORAurelia Ovan has over 15 years of experience in multidisciplinary roles of administrative and event’s management, communication and sociology research in private and non-profit sectors.
Aurelia started her career as a researcher in sociology and as a freelance consultant for the Geneva Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO).
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VALENTINA DI FELICE HEAD OF IMPACT AND LEARNINGValentina Di Felice has an extensive experience in roles of progressive responsibility focused on the strategic design, management, and monitoring and evaluation of international development programs in the areas of women’s and girls’ empowerment and media for development.
Working for Womanity since 2010, Valentina is now the Head of Impact and Learning...
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MÉLISSA DE ROQUEBRUNE PARTNERSHIP DIRECTORMélissa de Roquebrune has over 15 years of partnership development and international fundraising experience in the non-profit sector. Mélissa has worked with some of the largest global NGO’s in North America and Europe and with partners from around the globe.
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SABINE ROSSET PARTNERSHIPS & EXTERNAL RESOURCES Sabine Rosset holds a MA in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Geneva. She began her career as a journalist for the Swiss television and private media. Pursuing her interest in the cultural sector, she led for the national cinema promotion agency in Zurich, the distribution strategies of Swiss films abroad. READ MORE
LINZI SARKAR SENIOR PROGRAMME OFFICERLinzi joined Womanity Foundation in 2016, lending support towards implementation of the WomenChangeMakers programme. Over the years she has undertaken various responsibilities to keep the programme dynamic and efficient. She also played an integral part in developing and launching the Women Land Rights programme in India and is currently deeply involved in its operation.
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RUDO CHIKARA WOMANITY AWARD PROGRAMME COORDINATORRudo describes herself as a self-motivated and hardworking woman with a passion for giving
marginalized and under-privileged communities a voice through research and advocacy - she is passionate about giving women to be heard. Her work experience ranges from research and teaching to project management and business development.
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MICHELLE FARHAT COMMUNITY MANAGERMichelle Farhat holds an MS in Communications and Journalism from the Lebanese University. She has 10 years of experience in media and communication, translation and social media.
In 2020, Michelle joined The Womanity Foundation as community manager, responsible for managing and handling digital communications and content creation.
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MOHAMMAD ZIA NOORI PROGRAMME DIRECTOR - AFGHANISTANMohammad Zia Noori joined the Womanity Foundation in September 2011 as program director in Afghanistan. He has over 18 years' experience in program implementation, project planning, management, supervision, and budgeting, in the areas of education, child protection, health and hygiene education and promotion, community development, and girls’ education in technical subjects ...
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