General Assembly
Professionals committed to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
Governance and Accountability
Responsible collaboration, safe participation and accountability to communities.
Governance Structure
Guided by Purpose and Accountability
WEEA’s work is driven by a commitment to women’s and girls’ empowerment, community participation, and practical solutions to social and economic challenges.
Strong governance, responsible leadership, and accountability are essential to maintaining trust and ensuring that resources support the organization’s mission.
We value transparent decision-making, responsible stewardship, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Board of Directors
Elected by the General Assembly to provide direction and oversight.
Programme Leadership
Executive direction, youth coordination, programme delivery and research support WEEA’s priorities.
Executive Leadership
Mahlet Zeleke Redi
Women Economic Empowerment Africa
Policies for Partners
Child Safeguarding and Protection Policy
Child safety, appropriate behaviour, supervision, photography, consent, and sharing children’s images.
Expectations for partners, volunteers, visitors and others involved in activities with children. Children’s safety and dignity come before publicity.
Download policy : Child Safeguarding and Protection PolicyGender Equality and Inclusion Policy for Partners
The values and standards WEEA expects partner organizations to uphold when collaborating with us.
Respect, equal opportunity, accessibility and safe participation in joint activities, with no tolerance for harassment, exploitation or discrimination.
Download policy : Gender Equality and Inclusion Policy for PartnersPrivacy, Photos and Information-Sharing Policy for Partners
Consent, photos, videos, participant stories, information-sharing, and privacy.
Participant information and images should be collected, used and shared only for agreed purposes, with appropriate permission. Participation must not depend on agreeing to publicity.
Download policy : Privacy, Photos and Information-Sharing Policy for PartnersFeedback and Concerns Policy for Partners
How partners and participants can raise concerns during joint projects.
The policy explains how to raise concerns verbally or in writing, how WEEA will respond, and the expectation that honest reporting is protected from retaliation.
Download policy : Feedback and Concerns Policy for PartnersEthical Partnership and Conflict of Interest Policy
Transparency, responsible use of WEEA’s name and resources, gifts, conflicts of interest, and ethical collaboration.
Partners should be truthful about their role and commitments, disclose relevant interests, use WEEA materials only with permission, and avoid improper gifts or benefits.
Download policy : Ethical Partnership and Conflict of Interest PolicyFeedback and Concerns
Partners, participants, caregivers, volunteers and community members can raise concerns with the WEEA project lead or email info@weeafrica.org. Concerns may be raised verbally or in writing.
WEEA’s policy calls for respectful listening, care where someone is at risk, limited information-sharing and protection from retaliation.
Read the Feedback and Concerns Policy