The Executive Board of the African Women’s Development Fund is pleased to announce that Theo Sowa has agreed to be confirmed in post as AWDF’s CEO.
AWDF’s Board Chair and Co-Founder Dr Hilda Tadria says, “ As many of you know, AWDF’s visionary Executive Director and Co-Founder, Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, having led AWDF since inception, stepped down at the end of 2010, following her husband’s election as Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Theo was approached to step in as Interim CEO, to provide a safe pair of hands for the organisation while the Board found the new substantive CEO. Theo did a sterling job of handling the transition for AWDF and her quiet, inclusive, yet firm leadership meant that many stakeholders did not even notice the transition taking place. Having started the Executive search, it became clear very quickly to the Board that the best person for the post was Theo and that confirming her in post would allow also for consistency, continuity and the grounding of some of the adapted systems she has introduced. I am sure you will join with the Board and staff of AWDF in our pleasure at this development.”
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Theo Sowa
Congratulations Ms. Sowa. Wish you the very Best in your new appointment at AWDF.
Felix Kulei
Project Officer
Center for community empowerment
Congratulations for a job well done and courage for the tasks ahead. I look forward to working with you.
The entire Better HAG Uganda fraternity extend their heartfelt Congratulations to Theo. There is no doubt that she will continue to perform exceptionally well.
Dear Sister Theo, it was a pleasure and privilege to meet you last time at the AFFORD Diaspora Conference in London. You will also remember you met our sister Marianne Momoudou Balle of Pan African Womens Organisation when you were at the TED conference in Berlin. I pass on congratulations from her too.
Well done on your confirmation as CEO…we know that AWDF can now only go from strength to strength.
Peace and respect
Patricia Lamour – London