Our principles
As a network, SAFIN is designed to be partner-led in all its activities, and to have a flexible agenda that responds to emerging priorities and opportunities. Partners engage with each other based on the following principles:
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Equality
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Inclusiveness
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Active listening and respect
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Proactive sharing of knowledge and information
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Mutual accountability
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Leveraging and adding value to existing initiatives
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Commitment to making a tangible difference towards the SAFIN vision.
Partners are led by a Steering Committee that represents the diversity of actors involved in the network and the broader ecosystem. The Committee provides overall direction, monitors progress, and advises and supports the Secretariat on resource mobilization.
A Secretariat housed at IFAD plays a convening, facilitating, and championing role for the network and for the Steering Committee.

Our Steering Committee

Ayodeji Balogun
Chief Executive Officer
AFEX Commodities Exchange

Esther Penunia
Secretary General
Asian Farmers Association

Thouraya Triki
Director, Director, Sustainable Production, Markets and Institutions Division
IFAD

Amanda Fernandez
Director, Natural Resource Finance Facilities
Palladium

Patricia Richter
Senior Technical Officer
ILO's Social Finance Programme

Norbert Tuyishime
Programme Officer
East African Farmers Federation

Hernan Manson
Head, Inclusive Agribusiness Systems
International Trade Centre

Claude Torre
Project Manager for Agriculture and Rural Development
Agence Française de Développement

Panos Varangis
Principal Agriculture Finance Specialist
International Finance Corporation
Our Secretariat

Frank Rubio
Senior Coordinator,
Ad-Interim

Michael von During
Technical Specialist

Emily Kitongo
Knowledge Management Analyst

Julia Zaremba
Administrative Assistant