The Habitat International Coalition’s Board is pleased to announce the designation of Mrs Meena Menon as Observer to the Board for Asia and Mrs Geneviève Drouin as Observer to the Board for NAM.
An Observer to the Board is not a formal or representative role, and does not contribute to decision-making or voting. The aim of this voluntary position is to contribute regional perspectives and priorities to Board discussions and to support strengthening the HIC Asia Member network in the region and the HIC NAM Member network in the region, so that elections for a regional Board Representative can be held, once there are enough HIC Members in the region.
About the New Observers/representatives
> Observer to the Board for Asia: Mrs Meena Menon
Meena has been working in social movements for 50 years at global, regional, national and city level. She is the current President of the Working People Charter in India and will be representing the membership for two years. Being activist for urban transformation, she feels part of social and political transformation, firmly anchored in working with the urban poor, with a clear commitment towards advancing feminist principles. Her main areas of work have been housing, urban sustainability and the labour movement.
> Observer to the Board for North America and CAnada: Mrs Geneviève Drouin
With more than 20 years of experience in international development, including in housing and human settlements, Geneviève Drouin is the current Executive Director of Rooftops Canada – Abri international, an organization dedicated to affordable housing and sustainable development, a HIC Member for decades, actively engaged in the coalition’s initiatives and contributing to collective efforts to promote equitable and sustainable housing and habitat solutions globally. She will be representing the NAM membership for two years.
Please contact the HIC General Secretariat in case you wish to get in touch with Meena and with Geneviève, we will be delighted to provide you with her contact details.
We warmly welcome Geneviève and Meena and wish them the best luck !
