Vienna Institute for the African diaspora, is a non governmental institution, that came into existence in September of 2020.
It serves as the umbrella association under which the initiative Advancing Equality Within The Austrian School System, (established in 2019) operates. VIAD provides the necessary organizational structure, management and administrative support for the implementation of AEWTASS´s mission.

Vienna Institute for the African diaspora – VIAD

Organizational structures:
The appointed board members are as follows:

The main goal of VIAD is to optimize the socio-political realities of Black people and people of African descent in Austria, by helping to dismantle the structural, systematic and institutional racism.

Impressum:

Vienna Institute for the African Diaspora

Lassallestraße 20/3

1020 Wien

ZVR-Nr: 1756601688

Kontaktinformation:
E-Mail: Office.Aewtass@gmail.com

Ms. Lamptey, holds a master degree in economics, she is based in the private sector in the area of product management. Since 2019, she also serves as project manager for the AEWTASS project she initiated and developed. In this role, she is responsible for the organization structure of this, generating fundings, and the team lead. In addition, she organizes various panel discussions with ArtSeeks Communications including the “Who Speaks For Whom” series.

Laetitia Temper, MPH, is a public health specialist with expertise in health systems and
policy. She has extensive experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and
crisis management. With her strong research background, she has made significant
contributions to policy development. Laetitia excels in project coordination, stakeholder
engagement, and crisis management.

Nyamadzawo Sibanda is a PhD candidate at the Institute for International Development at the University of Vienna, researching return migration and integration. His academicbackground and interests focus on public policy analysis, local governance, international migration, and the evaluation of development projects. Nyamadzawo has extensive work experience both in academic settings and with civil society organizations. Additionally, Nyamadzawo Sibanda has been
involved in consulting for monitoring and evaluation in South Africa, specializing in socioeconomic and regional development programs. Furthermore, he brings five years of
teaching experience in higher education at the Durban University of Technology in South Africa, where his focus was on student development, academic education, and local governance.

Mr. Udoetuk holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Vienna. He is currently a London based consultant in an international software company, providing risk management and accounting solutions for financial institutions. In his spare time, he works with Crosslight Advice to help alleviate poverty through the provision of holistic, end-to-end debt advice, money education and budgeting support.

Mamadou Kone, M.E.S Cashir Mr. Kone is a consultant in an international cooperation, Honorary Consul of Mali, Official Representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali in Europe. He is a trained language teacher, lecturer and project manager. He specializes in development strategies in the fields of education, health and human rights. In 2007, he developed sustainable projects in Mali for clubfoot treatment and is currently a consultant on sustainable strategies for some non-governmental organizations in Austria.