ACORCA's Governance Model
ACORCA is led by an 11-member Executive Committee, from across East, West, Central & Southern Africa. The Executive Committee is led by three co-Chairs:
- Dr. Naa Dodoo, AFIDEP, Malawi.
- Prof. Akanni Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
- Prof. Pierre Akilimali, Patrick Kayembe Research Centre, University of Kinshasa School of Public Health, DRC.
The coalition is fully bi-lingual (French-English) and has three Thematic Working Groups, each led by a Chair and Deputy Chair. The Executive Committee also oversee Resource mobilisation and Partnership Building activities of the coalition. They seek strategic oversight from ACORCA’s Advisory Council.
ACORCA’s technical activities will be led by three thematic working groups:
Executive Committee Members
Prof Akanni Akinyemi
Dr. Naa Dodoo
Pierre Z. Akilimali, MD, MPH, PhD
AGOSSOU Béniel Ulrich
Delayehu Bekele
Georges Guiella
Jewelle Methazia, MSc
Margarate N. Munakampe, PhD
Ritah Mukashyaka
Dr. Akinrinola Bankole
Onikepe Owolabi
The Executive Committee includes 8 additional members representing diverse regions and expertise across Africa. The committee meets quarterly to provide strategic direction and oversight for ACORCA's initiatives.
Secretariat
Our small Secretariat is based at Health Development Initiative (HDI), Rwanda, a service delivery and research non-governmental organization focused on sexual and reproductive health.
Email: [email protected]
Legal Status
The Coalition is hosted legally and financially by HDI who acts as our fiscal sponsor. The Coalition is NOT a registered legal entity, charity or non-governmental organization. ACORCA’s finances are kept separate to those of HDI’s other operations through a separate bank account.