The Interim Executive Members
Chairman Gabriel Malebang
Gabriel Malebang is from Botswana. He is a 2nd year Phd candidate in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation capacity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the Graduate School of International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) of Hiroshima University. He worked as a lecturer of Political Science and International Peacekeeping in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies (Centre for Strategic Studies) of the University of Botswana prior to coming to Japan.
Vice Chairperson Melissa Wanjiru
Melissa Wanjiru is a 2nd Year Msc. Social Systems Engineering student, majoring in Urban Planning Studies at the University of Tsukuba. She has a keen interest in International Cooperation on urban planning and infrastructure development projects between Kenya and Japan. She holds a Bachelors degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Nairobi. Ms. Wanjiru previously worked with The Center for Urban and Regional Planning, a consultancy firm based in Nairobi, Kenya.
General Secretary Abubakari Ahmed
I come from Ghana and I have background in urban and city planning at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. I worked as planning officer back in Ghana with the Town and Country Planning Department. Am now doing my masters degree in environmental governance with specialization in biodiversity at United Nations University.
Treasure Cynthia P. Mutasah
Public Relations Patrick Behuhuma
Public Relations Kinyua Laba
Kinyua Laban is from Kenya. He is pursuing Masters degree on Global Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo. He is an educator at Yotsuya International School. His main interest is developing countries participation in global development agenda.
Additional member Kasoma Meble
I'am Kasoma Meble is from Uganda. I am an undergraduate student at international Christian
university(ICU) in Mitaka. My education interests are social development
in multi-ethnic countries. Am looking forward to sharing with all
members of this network.
Additional member Nisile Mwaisunga
Additional member Mustapha Ademakaf
Additional member Samuel Adelabu Oluwafemi
Adelabu Oluwafemi Samuel is a doctoral student of Kansei (Affective) Science/ product design at the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki. He hailed from Nigeria where he was employed as a lecturer in the department of Industrial design at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.