Biography
Mabel van Oranje is a serial entrepreneur for social change, committed to advancing equality, freedom and justice. She has founded, led and advised numerous network organisations, campaigns and initiatives promoting international human rights and development.
Most recently, she has played a catalytic role in the global movement to end child marriage, including the creation and growth of three backbone organisations: the Girls First Fund, Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, and VOW for Girls.
An experienced movement-builder, Mabel has worked on a wide range of issues – the 1990s Balkan wars, international criminal justice, independent media, HIV/AIDS prevention, natural resource transparency, European enlargement and foreign policy, drug policy reform, girls’ education, and democracy innovation.
Mabel is currently a board member of Fondation Chanel, More in Common, and VOW for Girls (Chair). She is an advisor to Apolitical Academy Global, Co-Impact’s Gender Fund, Global Witness, and the Graça Machel Trust. Mabel is also a co-founder and Chair Emeritus of the European Council on Foreign Relations. In 2014 Mabel became a Skoll Awardee for her work with Girls Not Brides.
Expertise
Clean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationHealthHealth DeliveryHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsPeacePeace and Human RightsSanitationSecondary EducationStandardsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Regional Focus
Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
