| Luther Bois Anukur brings to the ICCA board a wealth of over 26 years’ experience in managing and leading non-governmental international organisations. 18 years were in international child centred protection and development organisations Luther served as Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa with Plan International; Country Director World Vision International and Programme Director with Child Fund International where has extensive experience in programme development and management, operational research and applied policy work on governance, organizational development, institutional capacity building, public policy formulation and advocacy across a range of sectors engaging widely with diverse groups of practitioners and policy makers.
He is a winner of the British Council Professional Service Award 2006. He is also a Senior Fellow with Synergos, which brings together distinguished international civil society and business leaders committed to address the underlying causes of poverty and inequality by promoting and supporting collaborations among business, government, civil society and marginalized communities.
Luther’s educational background includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Economics and Social Administration from Makerere University in Uganda.
Luther Bois Anukur is currently the Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESARO) for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which comprises of 24 countries in the Horn of Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.
Luther feels excited and at same time challenged to be the founding board chairperson of ICCA. He knows how enormous the task ahead is but is very optimistic that the vision bearers and the team he is working with will only increase his resolve to dedicate whatever available time he can to ensure ICCA gets the policy guidance and resources it requires to deliver on its mission. |
