Betty Ogwaro

Betty Achan Ogwaro (Hon. Dr Betty Achan Ogwaro) is a parliamentarian in the government of Southern Sudan (GOSS).

Betty Ogwaro

Education

Ogwaro holds a bachelor's degree in animal science with honors from the University of Juba. She also earned a master's degree in veterinary science from the University of Edinburgh. She has also worked towards degree in a microbiology at the University of Wolverhampton, in the United Kingdom.[1]

Career

Betty Ogwaro served as Director of Animal Production for the Government of Southern Sudan until 1995 when she went into exile in the United Kingdom.[1] She was the chairperson for the Sudanese People Liberation Movement (SPLM) chapter office in the Midlands from 1999 to 2005,[1] and is one of the women leaders who successfully negotiated the inclusion of 25% minimum women representation at all levels of governance as part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.[2] Ogwaro is a founder of "Windows for Sudan", an NGO which seeks to promote the participation of Sudanese women in development and elevate their status in society.[3] She has also consulted for UNIFEM on women's issues.[4]

is a member of the mediation team negotiating peace settlement between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda,[5] and the first Sudanese woman to challenge Joseph Kony, the LRA's top leader, face-to-face for the group's atrocities in the Sudan and their lack of commitment to the peace process.[2] In 2007, Ogwaro served as president of the Southern Sudanese Women's Parliamentarian League, which advances the participation of Sudanese women leaders in politics and decision making.[1] She was also the chair of the Southern Sudanese Women Caucus, where influential women's organizations work to respond to the needs of Sudanese communities.[1] She was a member of several committees, including specialized committee for Gender, Social Welfare, Youth and Sports.[1] She combines her parliamentarian work with promoting women in agriculture.[3]

In 2007 Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed her State Minister for Agriculture, Animal Resources, Forestry, Cooperative and Rural Development in Eastern Equatoria State.[6] progressing to become the Government of The Republic of South Sudan National Minister for Agriculture and Forestry in 2011.[7]

References
  1. "Crossing Conflict Lines to Promote Good Governance in Sudan, Meeting with Sudanese Women Leaders" (PDF). brookings.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. "War, Peace, and Women in South Sudan: Q&A with Betty Ogwaro". IPI Global Observatory. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. Kuyok, Kuyok Abol (4 September 2015). South Sudan: The Notable Firsts. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504943468.
  4. Kamaldien, Yazeed (2 February 2008). "Betty Achan Ogwaro - Inclusive Security". Inclusive Security. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. "Uganda: Kony Meets Machar, Denies Atrocities; Statement from Ugandan". www.iccnow.org. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. South Sudan Kiir reshuffles Eastern Equatoria government, Sudan Tribune, 9 August 2007
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Government of The Republic of South Sudan, 6 December 2011
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