The Secretariat
The AGIP Secretariat provides critical project leadership and management, such as driving strategy implementation; governance processes; member development; and financial sustainability. The Secretariat coordinates AGIP’s diverse stakeholder groups, engagements, and events to ensure adolescent girls, members, the Board, partners, and donors are enabled and empowered to advance AGIP’s overall mission and ambition.
The Secretariat contributes with technical advice – specifically in the areas of Meaningful Girl and Youth Engagement (MGYE) and safeguarding – and facilitates, shares, and promotes AGIP’s best-practice in appropriate external spaces. We are happy to serve as your first point of contact for all AGIP enquiries.

Olivia Burns
Programme ManagerAll my work is rooted in a belief that we can make real positive change through combining our global efforts and passing the mic to those who are most impacted. I am motivated by gender equality and meaningful engagement with young people, especially girls, to co-create a more equitable present and a more sustainable future.
My background in media, communications and culture has allowed me to follow my fascination with the power of words to shift the status quo. I’m excited to put this passion towards achieving AGIP’s advocacy ambitions, alongside a brilliant intergenerational team.

Pooja Singh
Youth Engagement and Advocacy SpecialistI work with and for adolescent girls and young people to ensure we can claim our rightful space in the decisions regarding our lives. While doing so, I especially like to ensure that safety and wellbeing is given utmost priority.
I am passionate about centering and supporting young people’s leadership in a way that can lead to shared power, intergenerational leadership, and collective care.
You can contact me for power shifting and safeguarding agendas that centre adolescent girls and youth – both within and beyond AGIP.

Asha Mukanda
Communications and Membership OfficerI believe that as a communicator and storyteller, my role is to amplify voices that too often go unheard especially those of girls standing at the heart of change in their communities.
My work is driven by the belief that when we tell stories rooted in truth, courage, and possibility, we create space for transformation in policies, in communities, and in mindsets.
At the Adolescent Girl Investment Plan (AGIP), I channel this passion into building meaningful engagement with our members and driving campaigns that elevate girls’ leadership.