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Global Learning Forum 2-6 February 2026

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  • Senegal

Mame Ngoné Guilet Mbodj

  • Country project team

Mame Ngoné Guilet Mbodj

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Senegal, Dakar
Organisation:
  • Nutrition International, FPF II
Job title:
  • SPO Adolescent Health

Role in the programme:

Country project team

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

Share and learn from other projects.

What I can share or contribute

Share my learnings so far.
  • India

Manisha Gupta

  • Country project team

Manisha Gupta

Type of participant:
Location:
  • India, New Delhi
Organisation:
  • Start Up!, ACT Indore
Job title:
  • Founder and CEO

Role in the programme:

Knowledge Partner

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

I hope to deepen understanding of good practices that have led to making government players responsive to adolescent and youth voices. I am also keen to learn how adolescent and youth narratives can be shaped and scaled for recognition.

What I can share or contribute

I can share our experiences of managing multiple coalitions and alliances on adolescent and youth wellbeing.
I’m quick on my feet and can design impromptu fun workshop games!
  • Switzerland

Marcus Jenal

  • Funder

Marcus Jenal

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Switzerland, Basel
Organisation:
  • Fondation Botnar
Job title:
  • Strategic Learning and Evaluation Lead

Role in the programme:

Funder

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

Learn about HCA-II achievements and lessons learned.

What I can share or contribute

Fondation Botnar’s approach to learning and evaluation.
  • Ghana

Margaret Appiah

  • HCA Global Team

Margaret Appiah

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Ghana, Accra
Organisation:
  • Ecorys
Job title:
  • Project Office Manager

Role in the programme:

Event Coordinator

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

I hope to learn how different HCA cities are ensuring adolescent voices remain central in local decision making after the programme ends, cross-country collaboration and knowledge sharing.

What I can share or contribute

Insights on designing inclusive, well-organised convenings that foster meaningful engagement and learning.
I enjoy making plans run smoothly and staying calm when things change at the last minute.
  • Senegal

Margot Niane

  • Youth representative / peer educator

Margot Niane

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Senegal
Organisation:
  • Nutrition International, FPF II
Job title:
  • Peer Educator/ Student

Role in the programme:

My role as a peer educator is that of an individual trained to pass on knowledge and skills to peers, generally within the same age group or a similar social group. This role is crucial because it is based on mutual trust and understanding, enabling more effective communication and a positive impact on young people’s behaviour.

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

Strengthen my leadership in implementing the Healthy City Programme. Learn from other young people from the countries involved in the project.

What I can share or contribute

Share our best practices.
  • Ecuador

María Cristina Durán Escudero

  • Country project team

María Cristina Durán Escudero

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Ecuador, Cuenca
Organisation:
  • Huasipichanga, ATV
Job title:
  • Project Manager

Role in the programme:

Advocacy Partner – Project Manager

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

Learn from other countries’ experiences, especially how they connect with adolescents.

What I can share or contribute

Our learning experience in Ecuador: advocacy in public spaces through placemaking and urban pedagogy.
I sneeze when I look at the sun (photic sneeze reflex).
  • Ghana

Mottey Grace Fafali

  • Youth representative / peer educator

Mottey Grace Fafali

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Ghana, Ho
Organisation:
  • Node Eight, Y&S
Job title:
  • Student

Role in the programme:

Y-radio show host

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

I am looking forward to learning from others’ experiences and sharing my own knowledge to support others.

What I can share or contribute

I can contribute my advice and perspectives, particularly on issues relating to adolescents.
I love reading and listening to good music.
  • Ecuador

Nadia Atala

  • Country project team

Nadia Atala

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Ecuador, Quito
Organisation:
  • LAB-XXI, ATV
Job title:
  • Executive Director

Role in the programme:

Director

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

I want to understand different experiences that have enabled project mechanisms to become sustainable. I also want to learn what advocacy looks like across different projects and countries.

What I can share or contribute

The importance of coherence between how an organisation works internally and how a project is implemented, including creating spaces for co-design, creativity, and mental health. The contributions and challenges of working through mechanisms such as a Nucleus Group or an Adolescent Advisory Group.
I love art in all its forms!
  • Ecuador

Nahomy Marianny Chico Guillen

  • Youth representative / peer educator

Nahomy Marianny Chico Guillen

Type of participant:
Location:
  • Ecuador - Quevedo
Organisation:
  • LAB-XXI, ATV
Job title:
  • I hold a technical high school degree and am currently studying Psychopedagogy at the Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo.

Role in the programme:

Member of the Quevedo Nucleus Group for the Alza Tu Voz Project

I hope to learn or explore at GLF

I hope to gain a deeper understanding of the local cultures and the individuals I will be sharing this experience with, while fully embracing the knowledge offered at this meeting.

What I can share or contribute

I hope to provide necessary and relevant information about the Alza Tu Voz project in my beloved Quevedo, as well as share our learning process, the positive impact it has had on our city, and how we are not only a team, but how constant work and a shared goal have turned us into a family.
I really enjoy socialising and laughing a lot.