Executive Committee Member
Keyet Makonnen is a development specialist with extensive experience in women, refugees, Africa and the Middle East. She has organised and contributed to specialist seminars with a focus on the issues faced by African countries and the Middle East.
She played a key role in promoting the Fourth World Alternative Political ethos of self-sustaining development and empowerment of people’s rights as custodian of power and functional Democracy. She co-founded and coordinates the Voices of African Women (VOAW) campaign of WILPF promoting the work of women at the grassroots level in Africa and the diaspora.
She is a networker, organiser and coordinator of several projects, including the Abune Petros Orphanage, Women Go Green for Peace, VOAW 10th Anniversary celebrations, African Women Front and Center, Peace Conference for Ethiopian opposition groups and CEDAW training with SOAS. She is currently involved in launching a governance initiative to promote sustainable development in Africa.
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If you have been a member of WILPF for more than six months and would like to be more involved, you could become a member of our Executive Committee. Members can be nominated for election or co-opted onto the Committee throughout the year if there are vacancies.
Members of the Executive Committee are expected to contribute throughout the year and attend Executive meetings. Matters which will not wait until the next meeting are dealt with by email discussion, and Executive Committee members are expected to respond.
Meetings are currently held on Zoom, and any member who is interested can join any meeting, whether or not they are a member of the Executive Committee. Try it and see if it is for you!
If you would like to know more about the Executive Committee or attend a meeting, please get in touch with the Secretary at ukwilpf.peace@gmail.com.
