ABOUT

Umbrella association

Vienna Institute for the African diaspora – VIAD

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:

 

Role within VIAD Name Responsibilities for AEWTASS
Chair Ms. Mag. Aquea Lamptey Project lead of AEWTASS
Deputy chair Laetitia Temper Outreach officer for Austria
Cashier Mr. Mamadou Kone, M.E.S Accounting
Deputy cashier Mr. Mag. Henry Udoetuk Controlling

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

Graf-Starhemberggasse 1a/3

1040 Wien

ZVR-Nr: 1756601688

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

  Board Members

Mag. Aquea Lamptey

Chair

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,

DEPUTY CHAIR

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.

Mamadou Kone, M.E.S 

CASHIER

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.

Mag. Henry Udoetuk

CASHIER DEPUTY CONTROLLING

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.