Champions
Leadership Network
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
Inger Andersen
Executive Director,
UN Environment Programme
Luther Bois Anukur
Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa,
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Mamadou Dian Balde
Regional Director,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Zainab Hawa Bangura
Director-General,
United Nations Office at Nairobi
Lilian Dodzo
East Africa Regional Leader,
World Vision International
Christian Fellner
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Austria to Kenya and Permanent Mission to the UN organisations in Nairobi
Sebastian Groth
Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles,
Embassy of Germany
Stephen Jackson
UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya,
Kenya Resident Coordinator's Office
Etleva Kadilli
Regional Director,
UNICEF - ESARO
Raphael Kariuki
Regional Director,
Terre des Hommes Netherlands
Leshan Kereto
Executive Director,
Tareto Africa
Janet Mbugua
Executive Director and Founder,
Inua Dada Foundation Trust
Michal Mlynár
Acting Executive Director,
UN-Habitat
Joseph Mithika Mwenda
Executive Director,
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
Andrii Pravednyk
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ukraine,
Embassy of Ukraine to Kenya
Alice Ruhweza
Senior Director, Global Policy Influence and Engagement ,
World Wide Fund for Nature International
Kaddu K. Sebunya
Chief Executive Officer,
African Wildlife Foundation
Caroline Vicini
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden,
Embassy of Sweden to Kenya, UNEP and UN-HABITAT
Akinyi Roselyn Walender
Africa Director,
Practical Action
Global Board
Roger Yates
Regional Director, East and Southern Africa and the Middle East,
Plan International
Valentin Zellweger
Ambassador,
Ambassador of Switzerland to Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda/Permanent Representative to UNON