A Kenyan human rights activist Scheaffer Okore has been appointed to serve in the Goalkeepers Advisory Board at Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation.
Ms. Okore is among 10 people from different countries who have been appointed to serve in the board.
The Kenyan human rights activist took to social media to break the news about her appointment.
“I am deeply grateful, honored and humbled to be one of ten phenomenon world leaders chosen to serve as GoalKeepers Advisory Board at Gates Foundation,” Okore said in a tweet.
I am deeply grateful, honored and humbled to be one of 10 phenomenon world leaders chosen to serve as GoalKeepers Advisory board at Gates Foundation.
To be of service and in service of GREATNESS. 🙏🏿 💯🙌🏾 https://t.co/Ze2pZjAXjA
— Scheaffer Okore (@scheafferoo) May 23, 2019
Members of the newly-formed board will serve for a term of two years with their role being to shape key pieces of the foundation’s Goalkeepers initiative.
“A big welcome to these outstanding leaders who make up our first ever Goalkeepers Advisory Board. They are key to our Goalkeepers mission of advancing the global goals,” Gates Foundation said on Twitter.
Ms. Okore has been appointed alongside Radia Cheikh Lahlou of Morroco, Nikhil Taneja (India), Lukas Köhler (Germany), Lili Buffett (USA), Jasmine Lau (China), Christian Vanizette (France), Blessing Omakwu-Soremekun (Nigeria), Angel Adelaja (Nigeria), and Alex Holmes (UK).
A BIG welcome to these outstanding leaders who make up our first ever Goalkeepers Advisory Board. 👏🙌👏🙌
They are 🔑 to our Goalkeepers mission of advancing @theglobalgoals. https://t.co/xCpKQKha7c pic.twitter.com/vQ1F3Q7CI0
— Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) May 22, 2019
Okore is the head of Trade and Investment at the Pan-African Chamber of Commerce.
She is also the vice chairperson of Ukweli Party led by controversial activist Boniface Mwangi.
Okore is one of the prestigious inaugural Obama Africa Leaders Fellowship of 2018; ONE Campaign listed her among their global women of 2018; and Africa Youth Awards recognized her as one of Africa’s top 100 most influential youth in the category of governance and law.