The Pohana Fund & Women’s Empowerment
Our women leaders from all regions are addressing gender equality, ending violence against women & children, ending FGM, equal pay, health and climate justice. This includes the Pohana Fund with education initiatives and entrepreneurship for sustainable economic communities. Women & Girls' Leadership & Empowerment: Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking & Ending FGM & Violence Against Women including CEDAW.
Program Directors
Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY, Huairou Commission, & Global Family
H.E. Mrs. Rachel Ruto, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Founder and Parton of the Mama Organization
Nazanin Alakija, Founder at Sage Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom
Wazhma Tokhi, Founder of Pohana Fund, an Advocate for Women’s Empowerment, Youth Education & Building Cultures of Peace Globally
Hawa Taylor-Kamara Diallo, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Ishmael Byne Taylor-Kamara Foundation
Beverly Bucur, Soroptimist International Advocacy Advisor and Chair of the Global Policy Committee, 2022
Ingrid Vanderveldt, Chair and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women, EBW Distributors (a division of EBW2020
Dr. Andrise Bass, President of Humanitarian Focus Foundation
Mary Muir, Soroptimist International UNEA Rep, Kenya
Isaac Reshad, Co-Founder & President of SDG Relief Fund, Founder of Global Access Partner; Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Ms. Christine Clarke, Climate Action & SDGs advocate
Gia Gaspard Taylor, President, Network of Rural Women Producers & CEDAW Trinidad and Tobago - NRWPTT
Manal Kahi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat
Arthlene Legair Lawrence, Founder/CEO of Restore To Empower INC, & CEO of Legair
Dr. Mina Kobilarev, Author & Entrepreneur
