The Justice Code Foundation is excited to announce that four new members are joining its Advisory Board
The Justice Code Foundation is excited to announce that four new members are joining its Advisory Board. Coming from a diverse group of people from various backgrounds, the new board members bring years of experience, leadership, insight and support to the Justice Code Foundation vision, team and programs and to help grow the institution and scale its work. In a statement, Courteney Mukoyi, the Director, stated that, “These four exceptional leaders will provide world class leadership and guidance to our youthful, growing and dynamic organization.” “With a breadth of global expertise and relationships from civic advocacy to institutional development, Justice Code Foundation’s new board members will help us grow as an institution and in impact as well as understanding challenges in the Zimbabwean and broader global civic space movement and how we can change systems at speed and scale through collective action.” Mukoyi added.
01. Marwa Galaleldin
Marwa Galaleldin is a Sudanese scholar and development professional committed to inclusive development and people-centered governance in pursuit of social justice. Her work spans education policy and social protection, with a strong focus on post-colonial knowledge production and the sarchitecture of social justice ecosystems.
She holds a professional master’s in Development Management from the University of Torino and an MA in Education Planning, Economics, and International Development from UCL – University of London. Marwa has collaborated with national and international think tanks and research institutions on initiatives related to gender-responsive policies and meaningful political participation. Her practice is grounded in intersectional advocacy and a deep belief in nationally led transformation.
She is also an aspiring filmmaker, passionate about dismantling narratives of dominance and exploring the power dynamics of collective memory and systems of remembrance through experimental art and creative mediums rooted in Sudanese and African cultural forms.
02. Washington Katema
Washington Katema is the Director of Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders). He has over 20 years experience in strategic leadership, project management , research, political economy analysis, thinking, human rights and citizen participation. He has worked eight years as a Senior Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Advisor with USAID Zimbabwe. He holds an MA in International Development from Erasmus University in the Netherlands.
03. Franklin De Vrieze.
Franklin is a democracy and governance expert who works as the Head of Practice (Accountability) with Westminster Foundation for Democracy. His areas of expertise expand into post legislative scrutiny, independent oversight of institutions, financial accountability and anti-corruption. He has led many parliamentary identification, formulation and evaluation missions. His previous positions included Programme Manager of UNDP’s Global Programme on Parliamentary Strengthening and Team Leader of the Central Governance Unit at the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. He has worked for European Union Delegations, Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), National Democratic Institute (NDI), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and other organizations and institutions. He played a leading role in the Belgian chapter of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL).
04. Helfried Carl
Helfried Carl is an Austrian Diplomat who has served as the Austrian ambassador to Slovakia. Chief of Cabinet of the President of the Austrian parliament, Political Councillor at the Austrian Mission to the UN in New York and as Deputy Head of Cabinet to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a Founder and Strategist at the Innovation in Politics Institute in Vienna and the Founder of the European Capital of Democracy Initiative.
