Biography

Adji Anta Gaye DiopI is a Project Coordinator at CorpsAfrica/Senegal. A community development specialist, she is a young civil society actor deeply committed to women’s issues. Her journey with CorpsAfrica is driven by a long-standing passion. A former Cohort 3 Volunteer, she was deployed to the village of Agnam Lidoubé in northeastern Senegal. Faced with local challenges, she co-constructed innovative community-driven solutions: a preschool classroom attached to a permaculture space to raise young children’s awareness of environmental education, a structured community poultry project with support from WFP (World Food Programme) and Heifer International, as well as menstrual hygiene workshops that trained 145 women and young girls in making reusable sanitary pads. Building on this experience, she also co-founded the NAAFAS cooperative (GIE) with former volunteers, a social enterprise serving as a platform for local agricultural products.

Following her volunteer service, Adji Anta consolidated her institutional expertise for two years as a United Nations Volunteer (UNV) with UNFPA. There, she contributed to the implementation of the 9th Country Program, focused on maternal health, adolescent reproductive health, and gender equality. Her leadership has also led her to engage with the National Youth Alliance for Reproductive Health (notably on the NAFOORE project) and to advocate for accountability in GFF (Global Financing Facility) funding.

A graduate in Philosophy from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, with a specialization in Social Psychology, Adji Anta is now complementing her profile with another Master’s degree in Project, Program, and Public Policy Evaluation at CESAG (African Center for Advanced Studies in Management) in Dakar.

In parallel, she sits on the Youth Sounding Board of the European Union Delegation to Senegal, where she works toward better integration of youth and women’s priorities into international cooperation programs.