OWSD Regional Members to the EB elected for 2021-2025
July 05, 2021
We are very happy to announce that results have come through for the four positions of Regional Members on the Executive Board of OWSD for the period 2021-2025. One Regional Member was elected for each of the four OWSD Regions (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Arab Region and Latin America and the Caribbean).
One of these positions had only one candidate, and the result was uncontested. For this reason,
Fortunate Farirai (Zimbabwe) is the new Regional Member for Africa, automatically appointed.
Elections were held for the Regional Members of the Arab Region, the Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, with full, active OWSD members in those regions casting their votes among the eligible candidates in their respective regions.
In the Arab Region, 162 out of 717 OWSD active full members cast their vote: 58 votes were for Sara Abdelsalam; and 104 for Shymaa Enany. For this reason,
Shymaa Enany (Egypt) is the new Regional Member for the Arab Region.
In the Asia Pacific, 375 out of 1,252 OWSD active full members cast their vote: 174 votes were for Sharmin Parveen; and 201 for Hasin Anupama Azhari. For this reason,
Hasin Anupama Azhari (Bangladesh) is the Regional Member for the Asia Pacific Region (for a second term).
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 409 out of 1,086 OWSD active full members cast their vote: 55 votes were for Sumbal Saba; and 354 for Patricia Castillo-Briceno. For this reason,
Patricia Castillo-Briceno (Ecuador) is the new OWSD Regional Member for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Congratulations to all four new Regional Members and a heartfelt thank you to all full OWSD members who took the time to cast their vote during these very first online elections in OWSD history: we are very proud of your commitment and trust that the newly-formed Executive Board will represent your wishes and support you in building an even stronger conmunity of members.
Thank you to to those Members who stood for election but were unsuccessful. We appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to OWSD and hope thet you will continue to engage with the Organization. We also encourage you to submit applications in the next elections, which are due to take place in 2025.
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