Elhadji Maki Amadou, Niger
Aicha Maki has over 10 years of experience in the field of community development, particularly in peacebuilding. She currently works as a volunteer in the USAID project, PDEV II, where she has already overseen more than 200 youths in mobile cinema facilitation techniques in favor of peace. At the same time, she has directed documentary films on taboo issues, questioning women’s status within Nigerien society, and giving a wider perspective on female and motherhood issues. After gaining her master's degree in Sociology at the University of Niamey, she obtained another master's in Creative Documentary Directing at the Université Gaston Berger in Senegal. After her return from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Aicha plans to open a youth training firm focusing on social mediation techniques for peace through film.