Mukomeze is run entirely by volunteers (there is thus no renumeration for anyone). In addition to the board that carries out the day-to-day tasks, there is an international advisory board that we can turn to with questions. Our ambassadors also help to bring the Mukomeze Foundation to the attention.

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Anne-Marie de Brouwer (Chair)
Anne-Marie is co-founder and chair of the Mukomeze Foundation. Anne-Marie is also affiliated with IMPACT: Center against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict and Bèkske: Rwandan Empowerment Coffee.

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Antoinette van der Kaa (Secretary)

Antoinette is a social worker in the women and youth care. Besides secretary of Mukomeze, she is also team member of Bèkske: Rwandan Empowerment Coffee.

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Freek Dekkers (Treasurer)
Freek is co-founder and treasurer of the Mukomeze Foundation. Freek works as a self-employed administrator in the Breda /Tilburg region.

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Marjan Luijben (Sponsorships)
Marjan is retired. She used to work as a spiritual counselor and pastor. Marjan is in charge of the sponsorship programme of Mukomeze.

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Lia Kleuskens (Projects)
Lia has a background in Psychology, Conflict Studies and Human Rights. Since her studies, she has been primarily involved in policy and research focusing on refugees, gender and mental health. She is project coordinator at Mukomeze.

Internationale adviesraad

Patrick Cammaert (Major General (off duty))

Sandra Ka Hon Chu (Co-Executive Director with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network)

Usta Kaitesi (Senator / author ‘Genocidal Gender and Sexual Violence (Intersentia 2013)’)

Denise Uwimana (Genocide survivor / Founder Iriba Shalom)

Eefje de Volder (co-founder Impact: Center against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict / Advisor labor exploitation CoMensha / co-owner Bèkske: Rwandan Empowerment Coffee)

Pinar Okur (Fellow Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF) / Humanitarian and Development Advisor Upinion)

Ambassadeurs

Rianne Letschert (President Maastricht University)

Patrick Cammaert (Major General (off duty))

Lauren Jackson (Sportswoman and women’s rights ambassador)

Previous board members of Mukomeze: Vanessa van der Sommen (secretary, 2008-2010), Nicolle Sommers (general board member, 2008-2010), Marieke van Eik (general board member, 2008-2010), Marie-José Hoefnagel (general board member, 2008-2016), Annemarie Middelburg (secretary, 2010-2015), Eefje de Volder (general board member projects, 2010-2019), Pinar Okur (general board member communication, 2011-2019), Lela Saou (general board member, 2012-2014), Anke Vroomen (secretary, 2015-2017), Martine van den Heuvel (secretary, 2017-2019), Karin van Hirtum (general board member communication, 2020-2021), Marielle van de Weijenberg (general board member fundraising, 2021-2022), Manouk Weerts (general board member communication, 2023-204), Christine van Noort (general board member sponsorships, 2017-2025). Murakoze cyane for all your efforts!

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