Onica to grace A4AI-Nigeria Coalition meeting in Lagos

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.

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