{"id":130,"date":"2013-04-13T20:11:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T20:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:12:35","slug":"development-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/development-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Board and Affiliate Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- ============ INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ============ --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: #1c2b27; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #2f6f5e; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px;\">International Development Board<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 3px; width: 64px; background: #b08d3f; margin: 0 0 28px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit,minmax(300px,1fr)); gap: 26px; margin-bottom: 56px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-left: 4px solid #2f6f5e; border-radius: 6px; padding: 22px 24px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px;\">Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b08d3f; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px;\">Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0 0 4px;\">Past President of the Commonwealth Medical Association<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0 0 4px;\">Former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0;\">President, Global Union of Scientists for Peace, Ghana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-left: 4px solid #2f6f5e; border-radius: 6px; padding: 22px 24px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px;\">Professor Elizabeth Ardayfio-Schandorf<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b08d3f; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px;\">Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0;\">Emerita Professor of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-left: 4px solid #2f6f5e; border-radius: 6px; padding: 22px 24px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px;\">Professor Daniel Munge Mukunya<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b08d3f; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px;\">Kenya<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0;\">Chair, Board of Directors, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, Nairobi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-left: 4px solid #2f6f5e; border-radius: 6px; padding: 22px 24px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px;\">Abdul Karim Mbengue<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b08d3f; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px;\">Senegal<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0 0 4px;\">Consultant<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0;\">Former Executive, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fff; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-left: 4px solid #2f6f5e; border-radius: 6px; padding: 22px 24px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px;\">The Hon. Erinah Rutangye<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b08d3f; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px;\">Uganda<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.96rem; color: #5a6b66; margin: 0;\">Member of Parliament, Mbale District, Uganda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ============ AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS ============ --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #2f6f5e; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px;\">Affiliate Organizations and Institutions<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 3px; width: 64px; background: #b08d3f; margin: 0 0 28px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 56px;\" role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding-right: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Africa PTSD Relief<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>David Lynch Foundation<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Joaquim Chissano<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">Mozambique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>International Foundation of Consciousness-Based Education<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Maharishi Institute<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">Johannesburg, South Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Maharishi School<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">Mbale, Uganda<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding-left: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Maharishi University of Management<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Maharishi Vidya Mandir School System<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">India<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Partners for World Peace<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Seeds of Heaven Foundation<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>Stichting Global Country of World Peace<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">The Netherlands<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0 0 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e0dd; font-size: 0.98rem;\"><strong>World Federation of Traditional Kings<\/strong> \u2014 <span style=\"color: #5a6b66;\">Geneva, Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ============ DONATE ============ --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 56px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/donate\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(28,43,39,0.18);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Info.jpg\" alt=\"Donate \/ More Info\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- ============ FEATURED AFFILIATES ============ --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; 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padding: 16px 18px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.98rem;\">Maharishi Institute \u00b7 Johannesburg, South Africa<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; color: #2f6f5e; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miu.edu\/\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #eef4f1; height: 170px; overflow: hidden;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; padding: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/385mum.jpg\" alt=\"Maharishi International University\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; padding: 16px 18px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.98rem;\">Maharishi International University \u00b7 USA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; color: #2f6f5e; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maharishividyamandir.com\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #eef4f1; height: 170px; overflow: hidden;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; padding: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/385Vidya-Mandir.jpg\" alt=\"Maharishi Vidya Mandir\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; padding: 16px 18px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.98rem;\">Maharishi Vidya Mandir School System \u00b7 India<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; color: #2f6f5e; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlynchfoundation.org\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #eef4f1; height: 170px; overflow: hidden;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; padding: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.excellenceafrica.org\/excellenceafrique\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/385DLF.jpg\" alt=\"David Lynch Foundation\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; padding: 16px 18px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.98rem;\">David Lynch Foundation \u00b7 USA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; color: #2f6f5e; border: 1px solid #d8e0dd; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalcountry.org\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #eef4f1; height: 170px; overflow: hidden;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; 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