African Action on AIDS is not a membership organisation. It is made up of a Board of Directors, an International Advisory Board, and operates through its Centres of Excellence and Secretariat some of which are listed below.

Ruth Bamela Engo-Tjéga: Founder/President and Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

H.E. Theo Ben Gurirab , President, 54th UN General Assembly: Honorary Chairman

Ms. Mildred Robbins Leet , President Trickle-UP Program: Chairman

Ms. Hope S Miller , Development Consultant for UNIFEM: Vice Chairman

Ms. Loris Crawford , President Savacou Gallery: Treasurer

Mr. Takao Shibata , Former Consul General of Japan and former Assistant President of IFAD: Director of International Relations

Dr. Elisabeth Scheper , Fellow, Harvard Center of International Affairs and former Director of East and South Asia Department of NOVIB: Director of Community-driven development projects

Dr. Hanifa Mezoui , Chief NGO Section, UN/DESA: Director of Relations with the United Nations

Ms. Laraine Lippe : International Trachoma Initiative: Secretary

Ms. Suzanne Engo: President, Girl Behind the Camera Productions: Head Representative of AAA to the United Nations www.africa101project.org

Dr. Herta Kaschitz : Former UN Official: AAA Representative in Vienna

Dr. Hanifor Mezoui: UNNGO Section

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD (in formation):

Dr Ricardo Diez-Hochleitner , Honorary President of the Club of Rome

Dr. Eberhard von Koerber , Chairman of the World Scout Foundation,Vice President of the Club of Rome

Dr. Ashok Khosla , Chairman, Development Alternatives, India

Dr. Harold Robles , AAA European chapter, Netherlands

Ms. Mieko Ikegame , United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

Dr. Claire Fulcher , Business and Professional Women – USA

Ms. Mary Power , Baha'i Community – USA

Prof. Victor Anomah Ngu : Research Centre (HIV/AIDS, CANCER), Yaounde – Cameroon

Prof. Peter Ndumbe , Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Biologiques, Yaoundé – Cameroon

Mr. Yon Simon: Director, MIFED (www.mifedcam.org)

Marlene Melton , President of African Ventures, Inc.

Mr. Tom Hennes , President Thinc Design , USA

Dr. Andreas Heinecke , Director General, Consens Ausstellungs GmbH , Germany (www.dialog-im-dunkeln.de)

Dr. Elizabeth Bowen , Morehause School of Medecine, Department of Health and Preventive Medecine, Atlanta , GA

Mr. Simon Yon , Director, Microfinance et Développement, (MIFED), Cameroon

Representatives of AAA Centres of Excellence

Representatives of AAA co-founders

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

MIFED - CECA - CVECA

Benin : Maitre Sadikou Alao , GERDDES, Afrique

Tanzania : Dr John Rutayuga, Ukimwi Orphans

Cameroon : Teclaire Ntomp, GICPAB

Guinea : Dr. Saran Daraba Kaba, Aide à la Famille Africaine

Senegal : Alpha Ibrahim Ndiaye, ANBEP, Yeumbeul

Sierra-Leone : Remi Saunders, Nenneh's Preparatory School, Freetown ,

Mali : Danioko Fanta Traoré, CEFODAP, Bamako

Burkina-Faso : Maria Lougue, Pag-La-Yiri, Zabre

Burkina Faso : Christelle Kadidia Sall, COFAL, Ouagadougou

New York : Cindy Newton, Michael Spiegelman VIP-CSS Day Program, Brooklyn

Ethiopia : Sister Jember Teferra, CBISDO, Addis Ababa

Gabon : Yvette Ngwevilo Rekangalt, Sauvegarde de l'Enfance SOS

SECRETARIAT

Ruth Bamela Engo – Tjega : Executive Director

Nyemb Kotna Paul: Driver