GNRC Coordinators and Contact Persons
The work of the GNRC is facilitated through the efforts of many GNRC Coordinators and Contact Persons, each of whom has stepped forward to offer his or her experience with children’s issues, passion for the well-being of children and coordination skills to assist GNRC members in developing interfaith cooperation projects, working for and with children and young people.
Ms. Sandrine Nkurunziza
Contact Person, GNRC Burundi APDEJ Turashoboye
Mr. Alexander Gwanvalla
Contact Person, GNRC Cameroon. Community Green Engagement Cameroon
Mr. Akim Said M’changama
Coordinator, GNRC Comoros. Director, Conseil de la Paix
Mr. Jonas Habimana
Contact Person, GNRC DR Congo Bureau d’Informations, Formations,’’BIFERD’’
Ms. Yvette Munyerenkana
Contact Person, GNRC DR Congo
Mr. Eyob Yishak
Contact Person, GNRC Ethiopia Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus
Mr. Emmanuel Ametepey
Contact Person, GNRC Ghana Youth Advocates, Ghana
Sh. Ramadhan Aula
Coordinator, GNRC Kenya Director, Centre for Sustainable Conflict Resolution (CSCR)
Mr. Belall Maudarbux
Contact Person, GNRC Mauritius
Mr. Muhammad Yassine
Contact Person, GNRC Mozambique
Ms. Natasha Kanguatjivi
Contact Person, GNRC Namibia
Sr. Agatha Chikelue
Contact Person, GNRC Nigeria
Ayoub Nsanzintwali
Contact Person, GNRC Rwanda Umbrella for Vulnerable
Mr. Ba Abdoul Aziz
Contact Person, GNRC Senegal. Movement for Peace and Harmony, Senegal
Ptr. Peter Alfred
Coordinator, GNRC Sierra Leone Christian Outreach Justice Mission Sierra Leone
Mr. Abdiweli Waberi
Contact Person, GNRC Somalia. African Youth and Child network for Human Rights
Ms. Saydoon Nisa Sayed
Coordinator, GNRC South Africa
Bishop Martin Mogga Ifoga
Contact Person, GNRC South Sudan, Hands of Grace
Ms. Joyce Mdachi
Coordinator, GNRC Tanzania
Geoffrey Omony
Coordinator, GNRC Uganda Youth Leaders for Restoration and Development
Ana de Medio
Coordinator, GNRC Argentina Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI)
Rabbi Pablo Berman
Coordinator, GNRC Brasil Comunidade Judaica do Paraná
María José Ananías
Coordinator, GNRC Chile Asociación Chilena de Diálogo Interreligioso
Luis Alberto Rubiano
Contact Person, GNRC Colombia Iglesia Luterana
Alicia Sevila
Coordinator, GNRC Cuba Fraternidad de Iglesias Bautistas de Matanzas
Cándido Heredia
Coordinator, GNRC Dominican Republic Muchachos y Muchachas con Don Bosco
Mr. Marco Laguatasi
Coordinator, GNRC Ecuador
Larry Madrigal
Coordinator, GNRC El Salvador
Lorena Coy
Coordinator, GNRC Guatemala
Sr. Diana Garcia
Coordinator, GNRC Mexico
Azucena Lopez
Coordinator, GNRC Nicaragua
Isis Navaro
Coordinator, GNRC Panama
Esperanza Principiom
Coordinator, GNRC Peru
John Hamilton
Coordinator, GNRC Uruguay
Ms. Ismeta Begic
Coordinator, GNRC Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Director, ”UZ” Mozaik
Ms. Ana Žnidarec Čučković
Contact Person, GNRC Croatia Nansen Dialogue Centre
Ms. Natalia Seriakova
Contact Person, GNRC Germany Founder and Director, JuBuK
Mr. Dragi Zmijanac
Coordinator, GNRC Macedonia, and Director, First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi
Ms. Angela Chicu
Coordinator, GNRC Moldova. Association of Professional Women from Moldova
Ms. Sabra Decević
Contact Person, GNRC Montenegro Djeca Crne Gore-Children of Montenegro
Ms. Laura Molnar
Coordinator, GNRC Romania Education For Change
Mr. Srdjan Vlaskalic
Coordinator, GNRC Serbia Sombor Educational Center
Ms. Sonia de la Puente
Contact Person, GNRC Spain
Dr. Reham Abdullah
Contact Person, GNRC Egypt Al Azhar University Observatory
Ms. Evi Guggenheim Shbeta
Coordinator, GNRC Israel Neve Shalom Wahat al Salam
Mr. Khaled Batarseh
Coordinator, GNRC Jordan. Arab Woman and Child for Training and Development
Mr. Jameel Hassan Faraj
Contact Person, GNRC Iraq. Human Healing Organization
Fr. Abdo Raad
Coordinator, GNRC Lebanon Annas Linnas
Mr. Rojer Salameh
Coordinator, GNRC Palestine Arab Educational Institute
Ms. Marian Iskander
Contact Person, GNRC–Sudan St. George International School, Sudan
Mr. Tariq Al Amri
Coordinator, GNRC Yemen Charter for Compassion Yemen
Dr. Fozia Alvi
Contact Person, GNRC Canada President, Humanity Auxilium
Rabbi Diana Gerson
Coordinator, GNRC USA Associate Executive Vice President of the New York Board of Rabbis (NYBR)
Sage Williams
Contact Person, GNRC USA Project Manager, Religious and Spiritual Advisory Panel, All The Children
Mr. Phurba Sonam Waiba
Coordinator, GNRC Bhutan Young Writer’s Society
Mr. Gopal Vijayaragavan
Coordinator, GNRC India Shanti Ashram
Ms. Nerlian Gogali
Coordinator, GNRC Indonesia Mosintuwu Institute
Dr. Shazmin Rafeeq
Coordinator, GNRC Malaysia I CAN Malaysia
Ms. Fathimath Afiya
Contact Person, GNRC Maldives. Maldivian Network for Empowering Women
Dr. Chintamani Yogi
Coordinator, GNRC Nepal Peace Service Centre
Mr. Iftikhar Mubarik
Contact Person, GNRC Pakistan Director, Children’s Advocacy Network
Mr. David Paul
Contact Person, GNRC Pakistan St. Mary’s Public School
Bai Rohaniza Sumundad-Usman
Contact Person, GNRC Philippines Teach Peace Build Peace Movement
Ms. Lakshman Sashikala
Coordinator, GNRC Sri Lanka Sarvodaya Movement
Country Coordinators are expected to fulfill the following roles and responsibilities:
- Coordinate all GNRC activities within their respective countries;
- Design relevant programs, send regular programs proposals, advise on the level of programs priority, facilitate programs implementation, ensure compliance to GNRC rules and regulations, report achievements;
- Publicize GNRC programs in local media, update GNRC activities on the GNRC website and make regular posts on the GNRC’s social media platforms;
- Recruit new members, forge working partnership with other NGOs or CSOs, promote GNRC youth participation in GNRC activities and programs;
- Submit an annual budget proposal for their respective countries to the GNRC Secretariat;
- Communicate and update the GNRC Secretariat regularly.
Special appreciation is also due to the former GNRC Coordinators, who played very important roles in the development of regional initiatives for the GNRC, and remain actively involved as GNRC members:
- Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali – Africa, and Former Secretary General, African Council of Religious Leaders and Religions for Peace Representative for Africa
- Dr. V.S. Ariyaratne – South Asia, Executive Director, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka
- Ms. Evi Guggenheim-Shbeta – Israel, Psychotherapist, Clinical social worker and Conflict Moderator
- Ms. Marta Palma – Europe, Former Advisor on Children’s Issues to the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches
- Ms. Mercedes Roman – Latin America and the Caribbean, Former Associate/Representative for UN Issues, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
- Rev. Archimandrite Prof. Dr. Qais Sadiq – Arab States, President, Ecumenical Studies Center, Jordan
- Ms. Dorit Shippin – Israel, Former Coordinator of “Doumia~Sakinah,” the Pluralistic Spiritual Center of Neve Shalom~Wahat Al Salam
- Ms. Razia Sultan Ismail – Central Asia and the Caucasus, International Convenor and Charter Member of the Women’s Coalition for Peace and Development and Former President of the World Young Women’s Christian Association
- Sr. Jean Pruitt – East and Southern Africa, M.M., Founder, Dogodogo Street Children’s Trust, Tanzania
- Mr. Fady Yarak – Arab States, Former Executive Director, Rene Moawad Foundation, Lebanon
