Meet Our Youth Panelists

Veronica Teye Angmorkwor is my name, a dedicated youth empowerment champion, entrepreneur and a rising figure in Ghana’s tourism and hospitality sector. I currently serve as an Administrator (Hybrid) at Fancywave Travels and National Coordinator for the Africa Youth Panel – Ghana Team (2025–Present).
In these roles, I drive nationwide youth engagement, coordinate projects that support the panel’s mission. My work spans stakeholder relations and inspiring meaningful participation among Ghanaian panel members.

Edlawit D. Loulseged is Ethiopia's National Coordinator for the African Youth Panel, working to ensure young people are not just consulted in development conversations but are shaping them. With four years across youth programming, gender-based violence prevention, and digital inclusion, she has built and run initiatives that sit close to the ground: capacity programs for female returnees at Girl Effect, a Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) toolkit co-developed with young people at Media Smart Youth Ethiopia, and digital equity advocacy as an International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Youth Envoy.
Her background in Biomedical Engineering sits alongside her program work rather than apart from it; it informs how she thinks about systems, evidence, and what it actually takes to make something function. She is drawn to the operational side of development work as much as the programmatic side and believes the two are rarely as separate as organizations treat them.

Michel Cédric Kiniffo is a communication, advocacy, and development practitioner based in Senegal, committed to advancing civic participation, youth engagement, and social transformation in Africa. He is the President and Founder of Senvie Association, an organization working on education for sustainable development, environmental protection, and youth participation. He also works as a communication and advocacy consultant with civil society organizations and development partners.
As the National Coordinator of the African Youth Panel (AYP) in Senegal, Michel engages and supports young people through participatory research, leadership, and collective action. Through his various roles and experiences, he works to strengthen the capacity of organizations and young people to amplify their voices, influence public policies, and contribute to more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable societies.

Matthew Bota is a Malawian youth advocate, philanthropist and emerging community strategist focused on driving practical solutions for youth empowerment. He leads The Do Your Part Initiative, a nonprofit he founded to cultivate a culture of responsibility, peer leadership and local problem solving among young people.
His work mobilizes youth networks, strengthens community partnerships and champions initiatives that reduce vulnerability while expanding opportunities for meaningful participation.

Gloria Gatsinzi currently serves as the Founder and Executive Director of the Care and Help Child organisation.
She also holds the position of Youth Advocacy Trainer of Trainers with UNICEF and is recognised as a Youth Advocate Champion at UNICEF Rwanda. She is the National coordinator of Africa youth panel, a project of TrustAfrica and the Mastercard Foundation collaboration.
She is deeply passionate about advocating for quality Education, well-being and protection of
children, empowering parents (Livelihood project), youth advocacy and ending period poverty.

Marian Abukayo Murunga is a Kenyan leader from rural Teso, Busia County, dedicated to empowering girls, women, and young people. She is the National Coordinator for Kenya in the African Youth Panel initiative.
In this role, she coordinates the project’s implementation in Kenya, mobilising youth and ensuring their voices shape solutions to barriers to dignified and meaningful work. As a recent alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program, cohort 2024, Marian was selected as one of 700 outstanding leaders from across Africa, marking a significant milestone in her leadership journey.

Daphine Nakanda is a Senior Design Officer at Educate! Uganda, where she designs and facilitates youth leadership, entrepreneurship, and empowerment programmes. She has also served as a Master Trainer, supporting teams to deliver programmes to hundreds of young people.
She brings experience in youth empowerment, collaborative leadership, systems thinking, and turning ideas into action. Daphine currently serves as the National Coordinator for Africa Youth Panel (AYP) Uganda.

Oluwadamilola Alade is an education and youth development advocate with a background in Education and 8 years of experience designing and implementing programmes that empower children, young people, and entrepreneurs. Her work has been driven by a passion for building a more inclusive and sustainable society by equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to thrive.
Oluwadamilola is passionate about education, leadership development, and youth empowerment because she believes that lasting societal transformation begins with empowered individuals. Over the years, she has designed, managed, and volunteered on several initiatives that have impacted over 1,000 young people through education support, school reintegration, career and skills readiness programmes, mentorship, and leadership development. She believes that every young person deserves the opportunity to discover their potential and become a catalyst for positive change. Her work is guided by a by the belief that the quality of a nation is reflected in the quality of its people.

I serve as the National Coordinator for the African Youth Panel (AYP) in Tanzania, where I lead country-level engagements and support the AYP Tanzania panelists as they conduct Participatory Action Research in their communities on youth access to dignified and fulfilling work.
Beyond this role, I am actively involved in youth empowerment initiatives that uplift, educate, and advocate for young people, while also championing climate action to help build a healthier, greener, and more resilient planet.

Passable Maremudze is a Telecommunications Engineering bachelor's degree graduate from Midlands State University (MSU), Zimbabwe, and a youth leader turned advocate. She previously served as International Relations Secretary and Interim Project Manager for the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), where she built diplomatic alliances with student movements across Africa and internationally. She currently serves on the Research Desk for the Southern Africa Students Union (SASU) regional executive, former Zimbabwe Country Representative for the Africa Women Conference-Next (AWC-Next), and alumna of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Youth Leadership Training programme (FES - YLTP). Passable is also a poet whose works use artivism to speak truth to power and advocate for human rights. Beyond advocacy, she works as Project Manager at EaglesFly Farm, rooted in her identity as a farmer's daughter, believing that food security, sustainability and dignity are deeply connected. Her core drivers are project management, youth leadership, artivism and sustainable agriculture. Her goal is to promote dignity, equality, and empowerment for all.