Incoming President’s Statement I am excited to be elected as the first black African President of WILPF during this historic Congress in Accra – our first Congress to be held in Africa in 103 years. This speaks to how global and diversified our movement has grown. It is also a reminder of the tasks that are set before us. I remain committed and firmly grounded in the vision of our founding mothers to push for an inclusive and just society. For the next three years, with your support and that of the newly elected IB, I will be steering this great and historic ship through the channels we have collaboratively decided on and which were forged by our founding mothers. Throughout the Congress, the need for stronger programmes and Sections collaboration has been reinforced, and this is an area that we will be focusing on in the coming years. We do have our International Programme and I look forward to the implementation across Sections and the sharing of experiences and lessons learnt during the process. Once more, thanks for your confidence in me and I look forward to walking with you on this path.
Call for Next Congress A call for volunteer Sections to host the next Congress was made. Propositions were made by Australia, Japan and Polynesia. Nominations remained open and the IB would send out a call for expression of interest before reaching a final decision.
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