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Zambian Staff

Betty Nalungwe, Cross-Cultural Advocate Coordinator, Lusaka

betty Betty was raised in the small mining town of Lunashya, Zambia and took her first job there, eventually moving up to become marketing officer in charge of export sales in a large cable manufacturing company. She has experienced life in the private sector, an NGO, international development and in a foreign government institution. Betty currently works in communications for UNICEF, a United Nations organization, where work is centered on bettering the lives of women and children through areas of health, education and Human Rights issues.

A fierce advocate for justice, gender equality and women’s and children’s issues, Betty brings stability and an impressive network of partnerships to her work with WAF. In January 2007, Betty was selected by the U.S. Embassy to lead a team of women delegates from her country to represent Zambia at the Vital Voices African Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.

Enala Phiri Simbeya, Women's and Youth Advocate, Lusaka, Zambia

Enala Phiri Enala was selected as the first candidate in a pilot program that launched in August 2006, identifying emerging leaders in Zambia. She was selected because of her impressive grasp of issues, her strong voice of advocacy for women and children, her commitment to developing others to leadership and her absolutely untiring efforts to change her community and world no matter the cost.

The pilot program required Ms. Phiri to develop a new program or build an existing program to measurable goals. She chose to develop a new program, Power Girls Project, that targets uneducated girls in Maziopa, an impoverished compound of thousands in Lusaka.

Enala also works with the Kalusha Bwalya Foundation in Youth Soccer Development, and is a certified coach, responsible for several youth teams. She also volunteers in her community teaching life skills, HIV/AIDS prevention, and the importance of education for African youth.

In January 2007, Enala was selected as one of five women to represent Zambia in the Vital Voices African Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, and was given a group of younger women to mentor throughout the week. At the end of the summit, she joined a group of emerging African women leaders in a network where she will continue to develop her skills as well as inspire and encourage the next generation of leaders.

Daliso Mwale, Youth and Special Programs Advocate, Lusaka, Zambia

Daliso Mwale was chosen for the first advocacy pilot program launched in Zambia. He works in partnership with the local schools and churches of his Lusaka community, using the sport of soccer to reach youth, with physical and spiritual life skills.

In his work, Daliso coaches and mentors several teams of boys and girls, with over 120 youth in the program. The new programs he is implementing are traveling youth drama and music groups. Additionally, he oversees a group of young men being trained for next generation leadership.

Daliso is also the Zambian Director for Ambassadors In Sport, an international non-profit organization that brings soccer with a message of faith and hope throughout the world, with six offices and satellites in Africa.

Margaret Nhlane, Women’s Advocate, Mazyopa Compound, Lusaka, Zambia

Margaret (Margi) is the WAF advocate for women and children in the squatter’s compound of Mazyopa. The mostly illiterate and unemployed residents suffer from lack of access to health care, education, opportunities and hope. Margi’s work has begun with a group of 10 women committed to positive change in their community. She oversees activities designed to encourage and empower community women through education, business opportunities and volunteering with the Mazyopa Community School. Her work partners her with other dynamic women leaders from Lusaka (a counselor, nurse, pastor, advocate) who have teamed up to begin to break down the walls that hold these women back. Future plans include developing a microloan program where women will be trained to run their own small businesses, enabling them to provide a living for their families.

Margi brings a strong faith and work ethic to the WAF staff in Lusaka. Currently funded for her work in Mazyopa Compound, Margi’s future plans include training and conferences to train her to develop and manage a microloan program. If you are interested in partnering to help fund further education and training of one of our strongest advocates, please contact us at info@wafafrica.org.

Ghanaian Staff:

Angela Malm, Girl-Child, Health and Rural Development Advocate, Accra, Ghana

angela Angela Malm is WAF’s first staffer in Ghana; a senior at the University of Ghana studying social work. With a heart for her people, and an impressive voice for change and empowerment, she boldly advocates for the impoverished, sick and exploited.

On her first assignment with WAF, and at the request of the local chief, Angela headed up an impressive team of student professionals and licensed medical staff for a 4-day workshop in a remote village to address health issues for women and babies. She partnered with a local Unicef office to provide demonstrations and tools to teach women to make their own healthy baby food, and hosted a lunch workshop for hundreds.

At Angela’s recommendation, WAF will be partnering in the same village in the fall of 2007 to present a series of workshops to community leaders and teachers addressing the issue of Tribal Taboos, which have hindered development efforts at many levels.

Angela also serves as the in-country liaison for Girls International Funding Trust (GIFT Inc.), a scholarship foundation that supports girl- child education efforts in Ghana.

Adwoa Agyepong, Health and Special Projects Advocate

adwao Adwoa A. is an important part of the reason World Advocacy Foundation exists. As the first African girl to receive scholarship assistance from our partner NGO, Girl-child International Funding Trust, Adwoa defined the need to go beyond educating young women. Giving these girls hands-on experience working in their field, in their countries with a goal of advocating and serving became an ongoing priority.

A recent graduate of Biola College, Adwoa earned her Biological Sciences degree with high honors, a Presidential award, and membership into the honor society association. Her off-campus activities during her college years included:

Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, Young and Wise program
AIDS orphanage clinic volunteer, Ghana
Watts inner-city after school program volunteer, Los Angeles
HIV/AIDS prevention for youth, Beat the Drum program, Swaziland
HIV/AIDS awareness, GIFT Inc. youth projects, Africa and Latin America
International Student Organization Leadership, Biola College

Adwoa is currently interning at the Noguchi Memorial Institute in Accra, Ghana at the Immunology department, working on two projects; studying malaria in pregnant women, and work on vaccine development for children postnatal to age 15. Her plans include continuing her education, and applying her skills towards a career in health care services in Ghana.

With a quiet, yet bold confidence, and a strong sense of giving back, Adwoa wants to make a difference in Ghana. She has studied the problems and plagues of her country through a lens that has been crafted of years of education, in the classroom, and in the desperate places around the world.

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