Ndana Bofu-Tawamba

Chief Executive Officer, Urgent Action Fund Africa

The CEO of Urgent Action Fund Africa (UAF-Africa), Ndanatsei Bofu-Tawamba brings a wealth of international experience across a broad spectrum of equity-focused issues to the global human and women’s rights movements. Ndana has built bridges between civil society and social justice funders for over two decades to address gender, racial, socio-political, economic, environmental, and climate injustices.

A staunch feminist voice for enhanced women’s rights investments, Ndana has leveraged more than USD200 million towards strengthening African feminist and women’s rights movements. She is a published writer and public speaker on Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies, African Women’s Leadership, and the Power of Social Movements in Africa.