Soroptimist International is delighted
that Dr Alice Odingo, our Lead UN Representative in Nairobi (Kenya) has
been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Association of
Women in
Development (AWID), an international membership
organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable
development and women’s human rights.

“This
achievement is a wonderful accolade for you personally and
globally for Soroptimist International”, writes President Ann
Garvie in her letter of congratulation.

“We are pleased to further cultivate our
relationship
with AWID and its members, particularly now
as we look to the development of the Post-2015 agenda", says
SI’s Head of Programme and Advocacy Reilly Dempsey. "This is
a
critical moment for women and girls, and Alice’s representation on
AWID’s Board will no doubt help to carve out important global spaces for
women’s voices.”

Alice
Odingo is one of two Soroptimists who represent SI at the United
Nations Environment (UNEP) programme in Nairobi. She played an active
role in the Women’s Major Stakeholder Group submission for Rio+20,
representing SI during the discussions, and in 2013 she was elected
as
a Global Co-ordinatorof the Women’s Major Group at UNEP.

Alice was also one of the leaders
of a joint Soroptimist Kenya-Denmark climate change project (2010-12)
related to cleaner production in female dominated industries. The
project “Woman
and
Climate Change”
supports climate change mitigation and adaptation by women in
households, industries and to capacity build members of Soroptimists
International Kenya.

A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and
Environmental Studies at the University of Nairobi, she is author of
several publications on climate
change and environmental issues affecting women, as well as poverty
eradication and the role of women in ensuring food security.

Read Alice Odingo’s blog post about representing SI at the
UN (April 2013).

More about the AWID Board of Directors