ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gorden Simango (DTL), is an experienced and accomplished human rights, governance, peace, and humanitarian transformational leader with an adherent passion to bring voices from the margins to the centres of power and decision-making, including through enhancing the capacities of local partners in advocacy and policy influencing to promote sustainable development, peace, resilience, and social cohesion. He has worked globally, impacting development policy, international human rights discourse, and humanitarian advocacy and relief. A Zimbabwean, Gorden holds a Bachelor of Arts (double major i. Development Studies ii. Public Administration) from the University of South Africa, a Master of Arts in Leadership and Management from the University of Zimbabwe through the Africa Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA), Post Graduate Certificate, Post Graduate Diploma & a Master of Laws (LLM) Degree from the University of London. He earned his Doctor of Transformational Leadership in Entrepreneurial Organizational Transformation with Honors from Bakke Graduate University in the USA in March 2023. At the time of publishing this book Gorden was serving as Director for the African Union Office & Advocacy at the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, changed with promoting cooperation with the African Union and its component institutions, the diplomatic community, the United Nations, other international actors and civil society, including advocacy capacity strengthening of AACC members.