Caroline Kouassiaman
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Caroline Kouassiaman (also known as B. Caroline Kouassiaman) is a feminist activist and grantmaker of Ivorian and African-American heritage.[1] She directs the Initiative Sankofa d'Afrique de l'Ouest (ISDAO), an organisation that funds feminist, LGBTQI, and social justice movements in francophone and anglophone West Africa.[1][2][3]
Education
Kouassiaman holds a B.A. in Economics and Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College, and master's degrees in Public Administration and International Relations from Syracuse University.[1][4]
Career
Kouassiaman served as Programme Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Global Fund for Women, coordinating grantmaking to women's rights organisations across the region.[5][6] She worked at the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) as Senior Programme Officer for Sexual Health and Rights[7] Kouassiaman currently serves as Initiative Sankofa d'Afrique de l'Ouest's (ISDAO) executive director.[8][9] In 2025, Leading Ladies Africa listed Kouassiaman as one of "19 Influential African Women in International Development", alongside Jessica Horn, Hafsat Abiola, and Tsitsi Masiyiwa.[10]
Publications
- Kouassiaman, B. Caroline (2022). "Aujourd'hui, c'est aujourd'hui: Navigating power and speaking up as a West African activist-led fund". In Speaking Back, Speaking Black.
- Okanlawon, Kehinde; Oguaghamba, Akudo; Kouassiaman, Caroline; and Armisen, Mariam (2012). Struggling Alone: The Lived Realities of Women who have Sex with Women in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria. Queer African Youth Networking Center (QAYN).
References
- 1 2 3 "Caroline Kouassiaman". Voice Global. Archived from the original on 12 July 2026. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "The state of feminist funding in Francophone West Africa". Alliance Magazine. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Robertson, Dylan (9 December 2024). "French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap". Town & Country Today. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Personnel – ISDAO". Initiative Sankofa d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "Move afoot to protect women around the world against violence". New Pittsburgh Courier. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "All Events". University of Michigan LSA Women's and Gender Studies. University of Michigan. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gender Lens: Sustainable Solutions in Global Health". Pulitzer Center. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Funding unchained: an activist approach to unlocking LGBTQI leadership in West Africa". The Baring Foundation. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Caroline Kouassiaman". Global Philanthropy Project. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "19 Influential African Women in International Development". Leading Ladies Africa. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.