Appointment of Mr. Assan Golowa-Phiri as Executive Director

The Board of Directors of ActionAid Malawi is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Assan Golowa Phiri as the organisation's Executive Director effective 15th April, 2019.

Mr. Golowa-Phiri is a Malawian national with over 18 years local and international experience in the development sector. He worked in World Vision International initially as an Operations Director (Southern Malawi) and later as Southern Africa Programme Effectiveness Specialist covering 9 Country Offices. He later joined Concern Worldwide in Sudan as Programme Director. Assan has just concluded his assignment in Tanzania as Country Director for BRAC International.

Assan holds MBA in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University (USA), an MA in Rural Social Development from Reading University (UK) as well as Bachelor of Public Administration from the University of Malawi. He is a member of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, the Africa Evaluation Association and holds membership to several associations and Networks both locally and internationally. Additionally, he is a Master Gender Trainer.

The Board congratulates Mr. Golowa-Phiri as he assumes this challenging but fulfilling position. The Board believes Assan’s qualifications and career credentials will significantly help to the achieve AAM promises set out in AAM Country Strategy Paper(V), Action for Social Justice.

Once again, AAM Board wishes to thank Government of Malawi, donor community, Civil Society Organisations, the Media and general public in advancing for a just, equitable and sustainable Malawi together.

                                                           Signed by

                                               ActionAid Malawi Board Chairperson

                                                    Professor Address Malata