Aïssata Lam

Aïssata Lam (born in October 1986) is a Mauritanian Development Professional .[1]

She is the cofounder and president of the Youth Chamber of Commerce of Mauritania (JCCM) and has a background in microfinance and agricultural finance. She works in climate finance and is very involved in youth and women empowerment on the African continent, specially in Mauritania.

She was appointed in 2019 by Emmanuel Macron to the G7 council on gender equality.[2][3][4]

In 2019, she was listed among the BBC's 100 Women.[5][6] and has been awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite” in 2020 by the Mauritanian Government.

References
  1. "Mauritanie : rencontre avec Aïssata Lam, présidente de la Jeune Chambre de commerce". 11 July 2019.
  2. "The 51% - The bride trade". France 24. 10 May 2019.
  3. "Emma Watson Wears Alexa Chung's Label For First G7 Equality Meeting In Paris". British Vogue.
  4. Ford, Liz (8 March 2019). "Emma Watson, Keira Knightley among stars urging better protection of women" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?". 16 October 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  6. Ba, Diarry Ndiaye (17 October 2019). "BBC 100 WOMEN : une mauritanienne parmi les 100 femmes inspirantes". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2019.


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