Alzira Sequeira Freitas dos Reis

As Chief Executive Officer for Alola Foundation, an organisation committed to the promotion and advancement of women and children’s rights in Timor Leste, Alzira oversees and guides the implementation of the organisation’s 5-year strategic plan. Her responsibilities include; formulating policy accordingly with Timor-Leste regulation, actively increasing dialogue and partnerships with relevant institutions and organisations for capacity-building and increased community participation and dialogue in the promotion of these rights. She has worked on many projects, some of which include the Enactment of Human Trafficking Law and Gender Responsive Budgeting for which she managed the overall co-ordination and implementation of National Action Plan’s. She has had extensive training, having attended leadership and project management sessions and UN workshops across the Asia-Pacific and in the utilisation and implementation of CEDAW legislation in human rights practice. Alzira believes this program will improve her skills in diplomacy, attain an evolved understanding of international legal standards and learn best practices for improving HRD’s interventions in women’s rights.