Betty Ogwaro
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Betty Achan Ogwaro is a South Sudanese politician in the government of South Sudan. Betty Achan Ogwaro was the former and the first minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Republic of South Sudan
Education
[edit]Ogwaro holds a bachelor's degree in animal science with honors from the University of Juba. She also earned a master's degree in veterinary science from the University of Edinburgh. She has also worked towards degree in a microbiology at the University of Wolverhampton, in the United Kingdom.[1]
Career
[edit]Betty Ogwaro served as Director of Animal Production for the Government of Southern Sudan until 1995 when she went into exile in the United Kingdom.[1] She was the chairperson for the Sudanese People Liberation Movement (SPLM) chapter office in the Midlands from 1999 to 2005,[1] and is one of the women leaders who successfully negotiated the inclusion of 25% minimum women representation at all levels of governance as part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.[2] Ogwaro is a founder of "Windows for Sudan", an NGO which seeks to promote the participation of Sudanese women in development and elevate their status in society.[3] She has also consulted for UNIFEM on women's issues.[4]
is a member of the mediation team negotiating peace settlement between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda,[5] and the first Sudanese woman to challenge Joseph Kony, the LRA's top leader, face-to-face for the group's atrocities in the Sudan and their lack of commitment to the peace process.[2] In 2007, Ogwaro served as president of the Southern Sudanese Women's Parliamentarian League, which advances the participation of Sudanese women leaders in politics and decision making.[1] She was also the chair of the Southern Sudanese Women Caucus, where influential women's organizations work to respond to the needs of Sudanese communities.[1] She was a member of several committees, including specialized committee for Gender, Social Welfare, Youth and Sports.[1] She combines her parliamentarian work with promoting women in agriculture.[3]
In 2007 Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed her State Minister for Agriculture, Animal Resources, Forestry, Cooperative and Rural Development in Eastern Equatoria State.[6] progressing to become the Government of The Republic of South Sudan National Minister for Agriculture and Forestry in 2011.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Crossing Conflict Lines to Promote Good Governance in Sudan, Meeting with Sudanese Women Leaders" (PDF). brookings.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b "War, Peace, and Women in South Sudan: Q&A with Betty Ogwaro". IPI Global Observatory. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ a b Kuyok, Kuyok Abol (4 September 2015). South Sudan: The Notable Firsts. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504943468.
- ^ Kamaldien, Yazeed (2 February 2008). "Betty Achan Ogwaro - Inclusive Security". Inclusive Security. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Uganda: Kony Meets Machar, Denies Atrocities; Statement from Ugandan". www.iccnow.org. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ South Sudan Kiir reshuffles Eastern Equatoria government Archived 24 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Sudan Tribune, 9 August 2007
- ^ "GoSS - Agriculture and Forestry". Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011., Government of The Republic of South Sudan, 6 December 2011
External links
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- Living people
- Acholi people
- Lord's Resistance Army
- African women in war
- Women in 21st-century warfare
- Sudan People's Liberation Movement politicians
- People from Eastern Equatoria
- Government ministers of South Sudan
- Women government ministers of South Sudan
- 21st-century South Sudanese women politicians
- 21st-century South Sudanese politicians
- University of Juba alumni
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton