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| History of Awepon |
AWEPON owes its beginning to the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Women’s Desk that initiated faith-based consultations on the impact of economic policies on women.
In October 1993, 11 representatives of African women’s organizations that worked on gender issues as they related to economic policy met in Washington D.C to bring together their diverse experiences and strategies on how women could play a direct and pro-active role in increasing awareness among policy makers of the effects of their decisions on women.
As a network though, AWEPON was first mooted at the 1994 United Nation’s NGO regional preparatory conference that was held in Dakar, Senegal. A lot of interest was expressed as a direct response to a presentation by a group of women drawn from different countries and organizations in Africa. The main thrust of their presentations was on the impact of economic policies especially SAPs and women’s own analysis of the economic crisis. The founding principle for the network is: women have the fundamental right to shape economic policies that impinge on their lives. This principle continues to guide the direction of AWEPON's research, analysis, and advocacy for economic justice to match the trend and dynamics from globalization and neo-liberal ideology.
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| The Steering Committe |
GOVERNANCE
| Name |
Country |
Designation |
Address |
| Ms. Josephine Youssef Kamel |
Egypt |
Chairperson |
42A, Road 105 Hadayek el Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel: 202-525255/01 22486806 (Cell),
E-mail: Josephine.kamel@hotmail.com |
| Rev. Biasima K. Lala |
DRC |
Vice Chairperson |
ECC/DFF B.P 4938, Kishansha, DRC,
Tel: 242-98138273
E-mail: biasimala@hotmail.com |
| Ms. Mwajuma Alice Abok |
Kenya |
Member |
P.O Box 40710, YWCA, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 254 20 72489, 254 20 724699, Mob: 254 733 727002 Fax: 254 2 710519
E-mail: ywca@iconnect.co.ke |
| Dr. May Sengendo |
Uganda |
Member |
P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
E-mail: sengendo@infocom.co.ug |
| Ms. Marie Therese Yongui Massok |
Cameroon |
Member |
P.O Box 5432, Douala, Cameroon
Tel: 237 9956639,
E-mail: demassok@yahoo.fr |
| Ms. Dorothy Maqelepo |
Lesotho |
Member |
P.O Box 260, Lesotho.
Tel: 09266 360296, 8786009/63007725
Email: maqeleposd@yahoo.co.uk |
| Ms. Lillian Y. Massok |
Cameroon |
Member |
FEMEC B.P 5432, Douala, Cameroon
Tel: 237 9987072
Email: yonguimth@yahoo.fr |
| Ms. Vivi Akakpo |
Togo |
Member |
Ecumenical Association of Churches,
Email: secretariat@aacc-ceta.org |
| Rev. Suzanne Matale |
Zambia |
Member |
General Secretary /Chairperson, Council of Churches in Zambia,
Tel: 0977-806062 / 224622 E-mail:
suzannematale@hotmail.com |
| Ms. Omega Bula |
Canada |
Advisor to the Board of Directors Executive Minister |
Justice, Global & Ecumenical Relations Unit
Tel: 416-231-7680 ext. 4037E-mail:
E-mail: obula@united-church.ca |
| Ms. Daisy Owomugasho |
Uganda |
Secretary/Ex-Officio |
Plot 73 Kiira Road, Kamwokya
P.O Box 33576 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 (41) 434 4181 Fax: +256 (41) 434 4176
Email: awepon@awepon.net
Website: http://www.awepon.net |
COMMITTEE PROFILE:
· Ms. Alice Abok from (Kenya) She is the National General Secretary of Young Women’s Association.
- Marie Therese : Nurse and a woman activist.
- Christine Jaguru : a manager of a women's Ecumenical Training Institute. The institute aims to build capacity at church and community level as well as ensure economic empowerment.
- May Sengendo (Ugandan): Doctoral student on Gender and Trade. A woman activist, and member of the East Africa Network focusing on Energy. She is currently a lecturer at Makerere University, Center for Gender and Women's studies.
- Daisy Owomugasho ( Uganda) Executive Director - AWEPON, Secretary to the Board of Directors, AWEPON
- Dorothy S. Maqelepo: AWEPON Lesotho coordinator at national level.
- Josephine Kamel Youssef: Consultant for the Ministry of Health and Population. She is a volunteer and Vice Chairperson of the 'Women's Union' of the Presbyterian Church of Egypt.
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