Charity Hanene Nchimunya
Charity Hanene Nchimunya | |
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| Executive Secretary of the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Adolphe Lawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charity Hanene Nchimunya 9 March 1971 Zambia |
| Spouse | Habadu Chrispin Nchimunya |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Governance and Anti-corruption expert |
Charity Hanene Nchimunya (born 9 March 1971 in Ndola) is a Zambian governance and anti-corruption expert who was appointed to the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption (AUABC) since 2016.[1] [2][3][4] The AUABC is one of the Organs of the African Union.[5]
Early life and education[edit]
Charity was born on 9 March 1971 in Ndola, a town on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. She is the first of nine siblings, who did her primary and secondary education in the same city at the then Kanini Primary School and Fatima Girls Secondary School respectively. Charity holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the Copperbelt University and master's degree in governance and development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), at the University of Sussex under a joint scholarship by the then Canon Collins for Southern Africa and the prestigious Chevening Scholarship under what was known then as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
She also holds a post-graduate certificate in corruption studies from the school of professional and continuing education at the University of Hong Kong (HKU-SPACE).
Career[edit]
Charity is the first female executive secretary to be appointed to the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption, an organ of the African Union. [6]Prior to this, she held various senior leadership positions with the ZCCM Investments Holdings formerly (Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines) and Zambian Anti-Corruption Commission. Charity also worked for the GIZ zambian office as an advisor. Charity has spearheaded ratification of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption of forty-eight (48) State Parties in Africa.[7][8] Among the most recent instrument targets compating the Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs)[9]
Personal life[edit]
Charity is married to Habadu Chrispin Nchimunya with five children. She is a devoted Seventh-day Adventist Christian, a Master Guide and a board member of the Arusha International Seventh-day Adventist Church. She is also an avid player of amateur lawn tennis and loves farming.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE | How AU ABC is helping African countries fight corruption - Charity H. Nchimunya". African Newspage. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "AU anti-corruption board meets Namibian civil society". The Namibian. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Oviedo de Valeria, Jenny (2 August 1994). "chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://www.revista-educacion-matematica.org.mx/descargas/vol6/vol6-2/vol6-2-5.pdf". Educación matemática. 6 (2): 73–86. doi:10.24844/em0602.06. ISSN 2448-8089.
- ^ cfeditoren (14 July 2021). "Fighting corruption hazardous, complicated- AU". Tanzania. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Aragawu, Adimasu (19 May 2022). "AUABC Transited into African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Secretariat". African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "African Union launches push for universal ratification of anti-graft convention-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "AU agency seeks 100% ratification on anti-corruption convention | Business Times". businesstimes.co.zw. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Adeeso, Adejumoke (17 June 2023). "Globalising African Voices On Illicit Financial Flows, Asset Recovery". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Stewardship". AIC. Retrieved 26 June 2023.