Africa Coordination Group members 

 

Cleopadia Mohlaodi (South Africa)

Currently serving as the National Coordinator for IofC South Africa. She is also IofC Africa webmaster, Programme Manager for the Trustbuilding Programme as well as the programme manager for the Creators of Peace.  She has been involved in IofC South Africa for 12 years.  Cleopadia successfully planned and managed the Creators of Peace/Inner Healing Programme for over 500 women and men under the auspices of the City of Johannesburg between 2018 and 2020.  She also served as dining room manager at Caux for several years.

Cleopadia brings to the ACG her skills to build strategies and mechanisms for better cohesive team work across Africa. She also committed to improve communication, encourage effective programme designing and cultivate a culture of care ad accompaniment.

Marienne Makoudem Téné (Cameroon)

Marienne Makoudem Tene Researcher in Economics by profession, Marienne is a professional Peacebuilder by passion. Her path crossed that of IofC in 2014 when she took part to the Caux Internship Programme. She then participated to the Caux Volunteers Programme and the Caux Scholars Programme in 2018. She did a lot of volunteering work both at the national level and the international level including the organisation of the conference Towards an Inclusive Peace in 2019 and the conference Healing the Wounds of the Past in 2023.

Marienne is the formal national Coordinator of th Creators of peace Cameroon and she has launched the CoP Africa Working Group. She is at her second term as a member of the International Committee of CoP where she is in charge of the capacity building Portfolio. Since January 2023, she coordinates the Trustbuilding Project in Cameroon.

Marienne is a coach, a mentor, a trainer and a facilitator. She practices her public speaking skills at Toastmaster International.

 

Julius Opara (Nigeria)

Julius was introduced to IofC in Secondary School and since then have been involved in IofC Nigeria for over 20 years. He is a chattered corporate financial administrator and is currently the Administration Manager of IofC Nigeria. He has a degree in Accounting and a qualification in project management. He has also done a variety of courses in conflict resolution and ethical leadership. Julius has been part of many IofC conferences and programs in Africa and international including Harambee Africa Leadership training programme, Caux among others. He is a Managing Partner at July-6 Ventures, an education consulting company, and writes on educational issues for the Guardian newspaper in Nigeria.

Julius is married and brings to the ACG his skills of good people management and the skills to establish good database management in IofC Africa.