
Anne-Claire de Liedekerke, President of MMM
President: Anne Claire de Liedekerke (Belgium)
Secretary-General: Marie-Liesse Mandula (France)
Treasurer: Anne del Marmol (Belgium)
Vice-President: Valérie Bichelmeier, Head of Advocacy at the UN (Switzerland)
Vice-President: Johanna Schima, Head of Advocacy at the EU (Belgium)
Laurence van den Abeele, MMM in Belgium
Aliette Abraham, President, Otitsara (Madagascar)
Farah Arabe, Representative to the UN in New York; Founder of itotheN | Intergenerational Impact (USA)
Françoise Cardoso, Expert in Sustainability, Health & Planet, Social Innovation & Inclusion, Women empowerment & CSR (France)
Alain Englebert, President, En Avant les Enfants – EALE (Belgium/DRC)
Jean Bolly Kouassi, President, AJAD (Côte d’Ivoire)
Stephania ter Hark (Spain)
Roland Vaxelaire, Consultant (Belgium)

Afaf Abounouadar, Executive Director

Marie-Liesse Mandula, Secretary General

Shahnaz Pakravan, Communications Manager

Angela Garcia Romero, Project Director

Ariane de Liedekerke, MMM Network Coordinator

Marie-Liesse Mandula

Brigitte Marais
Read about the advocacy work of the UNESCO Team here

MMM Brussels team – from the left: Angela Romero Garcia (Project Director), Anne-Claire de Liedekerke (President), Johanna Schima (EU Advocacy Team Leader), Véronique de Vaumas (EU Team), Sarah Krimi (Former Network Coordinator) – Missing: Anne-Michelle de Mathelin (EU Team)
Read about the advocacy work of the EU Team here
In New York:

Jacqueline Leduc

Farah Arabe
+ Aurélie Cole
In Geneva:

Valerie Bichelmeier, UN Advocacy Team Leader

Karen Thorsen

Mélanie Nédelec
In Vienna:

Irina Palffy
→ Read about the advocacy work of the UN Delegation here

Laurence Vanden Abeele Bosteels, MMM in Belgium

Jocelyne Le Pivain, MMM in France

MMM teams – Brussels January 2024
27.05.26
Make Mothers Matter is proud to be a partner of the EU Collaborative, a pan-European initiative led by Tanya's Dream Fund, committed to preventing unnecessary family separation and supporting children and famil
20.05.26
Across Europe, rising housing costs, homelessness, insecure rentals, and poverty are placing increasing pressure on families — especially women, single mothers, and children.
20.05.26
The European Commission has published a new Communication on Breaking the cycle of child poverty: Strengthening the European Child Guarantee — alongside its first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Together, thes
19.05.26
Policymakers, researchers, and civil society organisations gathered at the European Parliament to discuss how stronger support for families can help tackle child poverty and inequality across Europe.
19.05.26
Together with partners from the Alliance for Investing in Children, MMM co-organised an event at the European Parliament during European Mental Health Week, organised by Mental Health Europe. The event, ho
19.05.26
The European Commission has launched the first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy— a landmark initiative, aimed at reducing poverty and social exclusion across all stages of life, from early childhood to old age.