Inspiring Workers: Kumar Sapkota
Chet Bahadur Sapkota, also known as Kumar Sapkota, is one of the two member-auditors of the StreetNet Executive Committee. He has been a political activist all his life who has always upheld his convictions even under threats of violence.
Inspiring Workers: Jamaladdin Ismayilov
Jamaladdin Ismayilov, also known as Jamal, is the current StreetNet International Secretary. From his youth as an informal economy worker to becoming a trade unionist advocating for street and market vendors’ rights, Jamal has always remained a devoted family man with strong work ethics.
Inspiring Workers: Angélique Kipulu Katani
Angélique Kipulu Katani is a current Member-Auditor of the StreetNet’s Executive Committee. She emerged as an accomplished women leader in the trade union movement and a fierce advocate for women’s rights in her home country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond. Her main priority now is the defense of the rights of […]
Inspiring Workers: Annie Diouf
Annie Diouf is currently a member of StreetNet’s Executive Committee. She holds the position of Treasurer, which should not be surprising considering that Annie is an experienced accountant who turned to the informal economy to support her family. She then flourished as an accomplished leader of women street vendors in Senegal.
Inspiring Workers: Alberto Santana
Alberto Santana currently holds the position of StreetNet’s Vice-President. A life-long labor rights activist, he is passionate about social protection inclusive of informal economy workers and fostering the participation of young people in the trade union movement.
Inspiring Workers: Lorraine Sibanda
Lorraine Sibanda, also known as Lorraine Ndlovu, is the first women President of StreetNet International. Being the first woman leader in an organization is not news for Lorraine – she has been a trade unionist since her early twenties, and she tore down boundaries for women everywhere she went. A kind of superwoman with a […]
