Meet Mama Coumba Ndiaye.

Mama Coumba Ndiaye

Mama Coumba Ndiaye, a 56-year-old, married mother of three children, is the pioneer and founding member of the Coki Epicenter. She was elected mayor by the municipal councillors of the commune of Coki in March 2021. She succeeds the late mayor Pape Diop, who died of the COVID-19 virus.

Mame Coumba Ndiaye has held a number of different roles at the local level - including animator, President of the Microfinance Committee, and President of the Board of Directors of the Rural Bank of Coki Epicenter. In 2012, she was appointed the President of the Republic as a member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Senegal, where she now holds the position of Vice President.

Mame Coumba Ndiaye is a proud member of the THP community for having benefited from several training courses, including leadership and personal development. At the recent self-reliance celebration of the Coki Epicenter, she declared, “I will make sure the epicenter can perpetuate its actions for the wellbeing of our community.”