Suwilanji Newa

Suwilanji is an accomplished administrative professional with over four years of international experience. She brings a strong background in secretariat functions, operational support, and administration. She has supported multicultural and cross-regional teams, worked closely with high-level board members, managed governance structures, and facilitated engagement processes.

Her experience across non-profit and donor-funded organisations has given her a solid understanding of the sector. She has also contributed to annual work planning and stakeholder reporting requirements for funded initiatives.

Suwilanji joins DE Africa from her role as Program Assistant for the USAID Feed the Future Initiative at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Zambia. She is already familiar with DE Africa and has been following our work closely.