Alinane Alinafe Antonio

Alinane Alinafe Antonio

Thyolo Active Youth Organization (TAYO)

Thyolo, Malawi

Alinane is the Field Officer at TAYO and is part of their Go Girls Initiative. She utilizes her background in HIV/AIDS counseling by creating dialogues between peer educators, girls, and their parents to discuss the importance of encouraging girls to raise their voices and fight for their rights. She is a brilliant advocate who firmly believes in advancing girls’ rights by promoting SRHR and helping end child marriage in her community. Her passionate and empathetic approach to girl-centered advocacy is mobilizing girls and community leader to take action and protect the rights of girls in their community.

Rise Up Cohort: ENGAGE – 2018