Fatoumata Djiré is an economist specializing in gender and development, with over ten years’ experience in governance, project management and advocacy for the rights of women and girls in West Africa.

Currently President of the Board of Directors of ROAJELF-Mali and Vice-President of ROAJELF Régional, she works to strengthen the leadership of young women in the 15 ECOWAS countries through empowerment, political participation and crisis resilience programs.

She is also a program coordinator, a resource person for Mali’s National Youth Council, and a strategic player in several initiatives in favor of peace, human rights and social justice. Committed to environmental and climate issues, she is a member of the network of French-speaking women climate negotiators set up by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

Her approach combines professional rigor, feminist advocacy and pan-African commitment in the service of sustainable, inclusive change.