Geneviève Kaninda

Geneviève, born in Belgium, is of Congolese origin and holds a Masters degree in International Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

For the past seven years, she has been working on issues of racial injustice against people of African descent with the Collectif Mémoire Coloniale et Lutte contre les Discriminations, where she served as Co-coordinator and Communications Officer.

Geneviève has also worked on issues of gender equality for six years with Aire de Femmes Expertise Afrique-Europe, a non-profit organization that brings together the expertise of African and European professional women to promote the fundamental rights of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in accordance with United Nations Resolution 1325.

Prior to joining AfaLab as Advocacy and Policy Officer, Geneviève was working as a Parliamentary Assistant for the Green Party in Belgium.