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Sory Ibrahima Monekata has been working in international development for more than a decade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining NMAP, Sory was the Managing Director of a Strategic Grant of AmplifyChange, a high-level advocacy and influence initiative, with an important capacity-building component of Civil Society Organizations in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea and activities such as studies, exchanges and learning visits in Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. From April 2014 to February 2020, Sory has served on the Board of Trustees of the Forum of International Non-Governmental Organizations in Mali, with the mandate to review the Governance and Leadership systems and processes of the Forum. He has been the Executive Secretary, and the Advisor to the new Executive Secretary of the Forum, aiming at maximizing synergy and to promote efficiency of development and humanitarian assistance in Mali. Sory’s prior experiences include Country Director role for the United Nations Association International Service for Mali, Burkina and Malawi between 2014 and 2017, and Chief Executive Officer and Training Director of Ebenezer International between 2008 and 2014, coordinating the civil society organization’s capacity building initiatives of the organization in West Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana). He holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from ISPRIC and is pursuing a PHD in Sustainable Development and Diplomacy with EUCLID University.