Carine Mambou
Programme Manager
Carine Mambou is a Journalist, Author, AU/CIEFFA Alumni and Ambassador for the #AFRICAEDUCATESHER campaign in Francophone Africa, Focal Point of the United Nations Migration Agency in Ireland, Member of the Advisory Committee of the County Clare Women's Network, Community Health Ambassador, Alumni Emerging leaders Common Purpose, Carine is a multi-award-winning in entrepreneurship and for her determination in the fight against child rape in particular and gender-based violence in general in Europe and Africa.
Carine is a Gender Expert, Founder of MEMA Group (WIHIA News, CAD Agency, CAD AID Foundation, CAD Publishing) and Co-Founder of the agricultural company AGRIMAD SARL.
Carine fights energetically against gender-based violence in general and child rape in particular and she is a supporter of gender equality and promotes the education of young girls and the empowerment of women with a focus on Africa.
Email: programmes@africacentre.ie
Abisola (Abi) Faronbi-Lynch
Youth Intercultural & Wellbeing Educator
Abisola Faronbi-Lynch – is a Nigerian diaspora living in Ireland. She is a certified wellbeing coach and the founder and CEO of Mind Emotional Nurturing. Her primary goal is to help individuals from an Ethnic Minority background improve their standard of living by developing life skills and attitudes. A significant part of this involves teaching people how to cope with stress and anxiety while dealing with the challenges of daily living in the Republic of Ireland.
Abi studied at De Montfort University, United Kingdom (UK), and successfully attained an Undergraduate Degree in Health Studies and a Postgraduate Degree in Personnel and Development. She spent a further two years completing an Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management and was also awarded an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) qualification. Abi is an active member of the Association for Coaching (AC) following the completion of her Diploma in Coaching qualification in 2019.
She worked as a Human Resources (HR) professional for one of the UK’s leading Retail Banks for five years. Abi currently works as Projects Officer here in the Africa Solidarity Centre Ireland, Dublin Office. She uses her vast range of experiences, coaching skills, and knowledge to inform, educate, and encourage young people to live and lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
While actively collaborating with young people, Abi aims to help them build confidence by strengthening their minds and emotions. By doing so, they can develop the courage to speak out about the issues, barriers, and other inequalities they might be experiencing within society.
Email: youth@africacentre.ie
Bim Oyediran
Bim Oyediran is a Nigerian-British woman who first moved to Dublin as a student. She has a B.Sc. Science Education from DCU. After several years away she returned in 2023. She desires to see the African diaspora flourishing and empowered.
She is a community health worker who works with new communities in Dublin's inner city. She has facilitated community programmes such as healthy food courses, cancer screening initiatives and coffee mornings and enjoys connecting with people and their stories.
She has worked in administrative roles in hotel and project management for several years.
She has a love for photography and uses it as a way to document and create art.
Bim hopes to use her knowledge and experience to support the African community here in Ireland.
Flore Nancy Moigny
Fundraising and Events Manager
Hello my Name is Flore.
Born in Africa, more precisely in Brazzaville, Congo, I moved to Europe at 8 years old.
I lived and studied in France where I got a Master’s in Foreign Languages Applied to International Trade.
I started my professional career in France before a family move to Ireland in 2005.
Since then, we are settled in Dublin and I have been working for different international companies such as Vodafone, PayPal, or Citibank where I am currently working.
I have also worked in the Republic of Congo for a couple years in transport and agricultural in the late 2010s.
Multilingual in European languages: French, English, Spanish and German. I can also speak some of my native languages.
Big communicator, I enjoy interacting with people. I also enjoy helping, coaching, or mentoring people.
Creative, open minded, hard worker and determined, I take challenges to improve, progress and learn.
Naturally skilled in Dance and a music lover, I enjoy sharing these knowledges to children or adults.
I was a singing member of Glory Gospel choir for several years as well religious choirs in France in my Teenagerhood and young adulthood.
I played as a winger and left back in Dublin Astra Handball Club for almost 10 years from 2006.
I played Olympic handball in France from 9 up until my 1st years in university and my highest level is National league 2 with CLB BLOIS Club.
I am a sports lover and practiced different sports such as Athletics, swimming, basketball, and tennis.
I also enjoy a bit or gardening and is a science lover. I am a photography lover and wish to improve in that field in the coming years.
Skills and competencies:
Account Management, Team Improvement, Process improvement, Communication, Co-operation, Negotiation Analysis, Problem solving, Banking management, Teamwork, Team Building, Team Leadership. Coaching, Mentoring, Performance Management
Music, Dance, Photography, Sports.
Email: events@africacentre.ie
Diana Jugroo
Community Participation Programme Officer
“A proud multi-lingual individual who comes from a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic island called Mauritius".
Diana Jugroo is currently an MSc Project Management student at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Ireland. She also have a bachelor's degree in Politics, Human Rights, and International Relations.
Diana Jugroo has worked in the insolvency department of a consultancy firm called “Ernst & Young Ltd” and as a Training Coordinator for an NGO called “Global Rainbow Foundation”.
She is fluent in English and French and has a passion for swimming and is a foodie. Diana Jugroo aims to share her project management knowledge and help to educate people and promote the organisation’s mission, vision, and goals to the benefits of the wider communities.
Email: community@africacentre.ie