Mali-born Fatoumata Haidara has 18 years of experience in community development, women and children’s rights and humanitarian work. She is a mentor of the Aspire Foundation and received national recognition from the Knights of the National Order of Mali in 2009. She was country representative in Mali for WaterAid from 2006 to 2013 and is now country representative in Zambia. Previously she worked with Oxfam. She is fluent in French and English.