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Nyanchama Okemwa

Chair

Nyanchama is ENAR Foundation's Chair. She is a decolonial expert, Pan-Africanist, anti-racism activist, and defender of human rights. Academically, she has two master’s degrees, one in education and the other in social and cultural anthropology and is currently pursuing a PhD in philosophy. Professionally, she works as an outreach consultant and campaign coach for the non-profit organisation Hand in Hand against Racism based in Belgium.

She has more than 30 years of experience in voluntarism, activism, social mobilisation and advocacy in many civil society organisations and is a board member of several national and pan-European organisations.

Sandra Alloush

1st Vice Chair

Sandra is a Syrian journalist and political refugee with 17 years of experience in broadcast media and human rights advocacy, producing documentaries that shed light on the realities of migration, asylum, and inclusion.

She is actively involved in shaping migration and asylum policies at both the EU and international levels, having collaborated with EU and UN bodies and international organisations to advocate for policies that promote equality, human rights, and inclusion. 

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Toyin Agbetu

2nd Vice Chair

Dr Toyin Agbetu is a lecturer in Political Anthropology at University College London, where he teaches about ‘race’, ethnicity, and the culture of power from a decolonial and deracialised perspective. He is the founder of Ligali, a Pan-African human rights organisation that has been challenging Afriphobia in the media, public life, and social services since 2001.

Toyin is also the co-founder of IDPAD CIC (Hackney), where he works as a community educator promoting social justice, digital rights and grassroots cultural resistance. A dedicated scholar-activist, Toyin researches structural violence and algorithmic discrimination while advocating for and implementing inclusive, antiracist practices across academia, local government, museums, and the NHS.

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Rahel W Sebhatu

Treasurer

Rahel is a PhD Candidate in Global Politics at Malmö University, Sweden. An Eritrean Pan-Africanist and feminist, Rahel has been a board member of the Pan-African Movement for Justice for the past 3 years.

Rahel has 10+ years of experience in youth/student work, foreign affairs, peace-building and Pan-African work.  

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Sedra Arab

Board member

She is an anti-racism facilitator and trainer based in Austria. Her academic and social worker background, combined with her lived experience, allow her to support collective healing for BIPoC communities while understanding the structures of oppression.

She is a member of Dokustelle and is involved with Pushback Alarm. 

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