ITRealms:
The new Africa Regional Coordinator,
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Onica Makwakwa, has been confirmed to grace
the next A4AI-Nigeria Coalition meeting, scheduled to take place in Lagos
on Tuesday, November 24,
2015,ITRealms reports.
A press release on behalf of A4AI
said Onica joined the organization from Consumer International where, as
the Head of Regional Office for Africa, she was responsible for the
strategic leadership and overall management of the Africa regional Office,
including, but not limited to, building relations with members and other key stakeholders,
overseeing the implementation of the strategic consumer initiatives
in food security and safety, financial services, consumers in the digital
age, and consumer justice.
According to the statement, it is
hoped she will increase A4AI’s visibility on the continent, extend the networks
and contribute to even deeper A4AI research findings.Onica has over twenty
years professional experience in nonprofit management, project oversight,
public policy and advocacy campaigns management, philanthropy and
community relations, change and association management at director and
executive levels in Africa and in the United States of America.
Onica who is based in Johannesburg
at the moment, will make a telling contribution to the work the groupis doing
in Africa. She will help improve the work of African based A4AI national
coalitions and working groups, including those in Nigeria, increase visibility
on the continent, extend networks and contribute to even deeper A4AI research
findings.
Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE
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