Oley Dibba-Wadda is a Gambian activist. She is president and CEO of the Gam Africa Institute for Leadership (GAIL) She was a 2019 Amujae Initiative fellow.[1][2]

Life edit

Dibba-Wadda graduated from the University of East Anglia.[3]

She was Executive Secretary of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa.[4] She was the Executive Director of the Forum for African Women Educationalists. She was Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité. She is Director of Human Capital, at the African Development Bank.[5][3][6][7][8] She publicly joined the Gambian United Democratic Party in early January 2020.[9]

Works edit

  • "A Hollow Victory: The Hidden Cost of Covid-19 on Women's Health in West Africa". African Arguments. 2020-12-02.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Peyton, Nellie (2020-03-06). "Africa's first elected female president to train 'wave' of women leaders". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  2. ^ "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf offers an 'African lens and a female lens' with Amujae Initiative". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "AfDB appoints Dibba-Wadda new Director of Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development". African Development Bank. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. ^ "Oley Dibba-Wadda". www.adeanet.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  5. ^ "Oley Dibba-Wadda | Amujae Initiative". EJS Center. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ^ "Oley Dibba joins UDP". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  7. ^ "AfDB launches Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan". Devex. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  8. ^ "US$300m planned for African technical skills development". thepienews.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  9. ^ "Oley Dibba joins UDP - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  10. ^ "Blog Posts Discuss Various Aspects of COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Socio-Economic, Health Impacts; Vaccine Access, Distribution". KFF. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-23.

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