Board Members

Nur Hidayati Handayani (CHAIR)
Indonesia

Handa has been a dedicated member of WGNRR since 2010. Her advocacy journey began at the age of 18 when she volunteered for a sexual and reproductive health and rights organization. This experience ignited a lifelong dedication to human rights. Handa seamlessly integrates her academic knowledge with practical expertise to uphold WGNRR’s values of feminist leadership, justice, and intersectionality. She holds a Master’s in Counselling from Auckland University and an MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care from Oxford University. As a trained mental health counselor, she specializes in supporting marginalized communities within humanitarian settings and serves as a program specialist addressing gender and SRHR-related issues.

Alexa Johns
Alexa is the Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA), Thailand. She has years of experience in coordination, advocacy, knowledge, and programme management. She is an expert in advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender, and accountability and engages in the regional and global political processes including Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), and the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA).

Alexa earned her master’s in International Relations from the International School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Easter John Mwanjesa
Tanzania/Representing WGNRR Africa Board

Easter is well experienced in executing and facilitating projects in the areas of community development, SRHR, resource mobilization, and youth development. Communicates fluently in English and Kiswahili. She has gained experience from working with the Family Planning Association of Tanzania (UMATI) a Member Association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung with different positions ranging from Advocacy, Communications, Public Relations, and Project Coordinator. In addition to that, she had an opportunity to engage in advocacy work with Policy and decision-makers at the national, sub-national, and international level such as Members of Parliament of Tanzania, German Parliament, EU parliament/ EU Commission, EU Delegation in Tanzania, and being part of Post 2015 development agenda.

Kathy Mulville
United Kingdom/Philippines

Kathy is currently the Business Partnerships Director at Investing in Women and is responsible for the establishment and continuing development of the Business Coalitions (BC) in the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar. The BCs support business leaders in the 4 countries to drive gender equality in their workplaces, and to lead by example in their supply chains, countries, and beyond. A leading advocate for women’s empowerment, Kathy has over 20 years of experience in establishing and leading networks and coalitions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to reduce inequalities and drive sustainable development. Prior to joining Investing in Women, Kathy was formally Executive Director of Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR).

As CEO of the Telephone Helplines Association, Kathy led the development of the first Quality Standard for telephone services and established a Training and Consultancy Unit, providing services to National Governments and the private sector, both within the UK and abroad. Kathy studied in London, gaining her BA and MA in Social Legal Studies.

SanneMarjie Van Keimpema
The Netherlands/Philippines

Currently, Sanne is leading the Procurement, Grants, and Contracts Unit of Investing in Women (IW), a multi-faceted development program, that catalyzes inclusive economic growth in Southeast Asia. As a well-rounded legal and procurement specialist, she manages all contractual aspects of the IW program, providing end-to-end contract and grant management and legal advice for projects in the field of impact investing, women’s economic empowerment, and gender norms advocacy. Prior to joining IW, Sanne served as a senior legal advisor and legislative counsel for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Netherlands. She worked on various multi-disciplinary energy, infrastructure, and agriculture projects. Sanne supported WGNRR during her time at the Ministry.

As a board member of WGNRR she manages WGNRR’s registration and functions as a soundboard for compliance and legal matters. Sanne holds two Masters of Law, LL.M in Tax Law and LL.M in Civil Law, with a minor in Psychology from the VU Amsterdam.