The iKNOW Politics team is pleased to welcome Tristanti Mitayanti, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific; Sally Shalabi, Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa region and Arabic language facilitator; and Mariam Diallo-Drame, Regional Coordinator for the Sub-Saharan Africa region and French Language Facilitator.
The new Regional Coordinators bring a wide range of experience and knowledge to iKNOW Politics, which will help to make the network even more accessible to women across the world and to provide services to regional and grassroots organizations.Tristanti Mitayani, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific, is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ms. Mitayani’s professional experience includes International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Partnership Manager for a USAID project known as “Building Institutions for Good Governance” (BIGG), where she oversaw the development and implementation of regional autonomy policy issued recently in Indonesia. Ms. Mitayani got involved in politics for the first time in 1998, when the reforms were announced throughout Indonesia. She joined a political party and became a political activist. She was the Division Head on Regional Autonomy of the Department of Research and Technology of the party and also a member of the Party Campaign Team. Ms. Mitayani ran for the National Parliament’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) in 1999 and 2004, and was a Member of Parliament from 2004-2007. Mariam Diallo-Drame, Regional Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa, is based in Bamako, Mali. Ms. Diallo-Drame has been involved in politics since the age of twelve when she founded the Children’s Parliament of Mali in 1994. She has previously worked with UNICEF and the Mali Ministry of Women and Children to fight against the labor and the trafficking of children. After a Law degree in France and another B.Sc in Political Science at the University of Montreal, she came back to Mali and worked at the Foundation for Children. During the 2007 legislative elections in Mali, she helped three women candidates to do fundraising and provided training on political debates skills. Since the election, Ms. Diallo-Drame has been working at the Ministry of Education and was responsible for young girls’ education. She is also the Secretary General of Women’s Leadership and Development organization, which promotes women’s participation in politics. Sally Shalabi, the Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa region, is based in Amman, Jordan. Ms. Shalabi is a Jordanian professional with a background in program, event, logistics, and departmental management. Her experience includes international education and IT in both the private and NGO sectors. She is also a professional trainer, facilitator, writer and photographer. Ms. Shalabi is active in the fields of cross cultural education, community development, women's issues, and is a member of Toastmasters and Follow the Woman groups. Please join us in welcoming new Regional Coordinators to the iKNOW Politics team!
The iKNOW Politics team is pleased to welcome Tristanti Mitayanti, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific; Sally Shalabi, Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa region and Arabic language facilitator; and Mariam Diallo-Drame, Regional Coordinator for the Sub-Saharan Africa region and French Language Facilitator.
The new Regional Coordinators bring a wide range of experience and knowledge to iKNOW Politics, which will help to make the network even more accessible to women across the world and to provide services to regional and grassroots organizations.Tristanti Mitayani, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific, is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ms. Mitayani’s professional experience includes International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Partnership Manager for a USAID project known as “Building Institutions for Good Governance” (BIGG), where she oversaw the development and implementation of regional autonomy policy issued recently in Indonesia. Ms. Mitayani got involved in politics for the first time in 1998, when the reforms were announced throughout Indonesia. She joined a political party and became a political activist. She was the Division Head on Regional Autonomy of the Department of Research and Technology of the party and also a member of the Party Campaign Team. Ms. Mitayani ran for the National Parliament’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) in 1999 and 2004, and was a Member of Parliament from 2004-2007. Mariam Diallo-Drame, Regional Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa, is based in Bamako, Mali. Ms. Diallo-Drame has been involved in politics since the age of twelve when she founded the Children’s Parliament of Mali in 1994. She has previously worked with UNICEF and the Mali Ministry of Women and Children to fight against the labor and the trafficking of children. After a Law degree in France and another B.Sc in Political Science at the University of Montreal, she came back to Mali and worked at the Foundation for Children. During the 2007 legislative elections in Mali, she helped three women candidates to do fundraising and provided training on political debates skills. Since the election, Ms. Diallo-Drame has been working at the Ministry of Education and was responsible for young girls’ education. She is also the Secretary General of Women’s Leadership and Development organization, which promotes women’s participation in politics. Sally Shalabi, the Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa region, is based in Amman, Jordan. Ms. Shalabi is a Jordanian professional with a background in program, event, logistics, and departmental management. Her experience includes international education and IT in both the private and NGO sectors. She is also a professional trainer, facilitator, writer and photographer. Ms. Shalabi is active in the fields of cross cultural education, community development, women's issues, and is a member of Toastmasters and Follow the Woman groups. Please join us in welcoming new Regional Coordinators to the iKNOW Politics team!