The Guiding Group of
Champions - Leading
the Movement
As a global movement, SheDecides aims to be diverse and inclusive so that it brings together political and other leaders (from diverse countries and regions) with young people; leaders from gender equality, SRHR, HIV and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs); parliamentarians; artists; people from the professions, private sector and academia; and activists and other interested individuals.
The Guiding Group of Champions is the principal decision-making body in governance processes for SheDecides. The Guiding Group comprises Champions who elect the Chair and Vice-Chair, and a representative from the organisation that hosts the SheDecides Support Unit.
Mariela Belski, Executive Director of Amnesty International, Argentina, is Chair of the SheDecides Guiding Group. Jona Turalde is Vice-Chair.
Current members of the Guiding Group are:
Sonali Silva
Activist and Social Media Influencer, Sri Lanka
Sylvia Hamata
Young Midwife Leader, International Confederation of Midwives
Memory Zonde-Kachambwa
Executive Director, FEMNET African Women’s Development and Communication Network
Tamara Kreinin
Director of Reproductive Health, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Mariela Belski
Executive Director, Amnesty International Argentina
Lilianne Ploumen
SheDecides Founder and Co-Chair; Dutch Member of Parliament, Labour Party (PvdA)
Jona Turalde
SheDecides Guiding Group
Tikhala Itaye
Co-Founder Her Liberty
Lina Abirafeh
Executive Director, The Arab Institute for Women; SheDecides Guiding Group
Karina Gould
Minister of International Development, Canada
Alvaro Bermejo
Director General, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF); SheDecides Guiding Group
The Guiding Group is responsible for the Governance of the movement. Read more about how they do this in the SheDecides Governance Manual