Godel SEFU

Description

WUSME AMBASSADOR IN NEW ZEALAND

Former United Nations Ambassador for Grassroots Consultations, Southern and Eastern African Regions at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2014, Godel Sefu is passionate about disability issues and refugee rights.

He founded the Disabled Refugees Projects in South Africa, a Non-Profit Organization which evolved into Redeeming Hope for the Disabled (RHD) and which provides sanctuary and care for disabled refugees as well as providing skills training and advocating for disabled South African and refugee rights.

Godel is multi-lingual, being fluent in English, French and Kishwahili and worked as a student journalist whilst completing his degrees in Philosophy and Theology as well as later managing a language translation department, all in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Back in South Africa, Godel completed numerous trainings at various credible institutions including the University of Pretoria. He has increased and improved his skills set through certification in Disability Rights, Competence in Leadership, Good Governance and Civil Society as well as Addiction Recovery Coaching, Gender Reconciliation, AVP, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence prevention and response as well as IT, Communication, Databases and Project Planning.

Godel has volunteered for ManKind Project South Africa (part of the global ManKind Project) holding the position of African Liaison in the National Council. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Ron Hering Award for Mission of Service in the World, 2012.

From 2023 Godel moved to New Zealand where he co-created EPHATA INITIATIVES TRUST to raise awareness of mental health issues and disabilities in general in the refugee background communities of New Zealand. He also serves at national level as a Member of the Ethic Advisory Committee (EAG) of the English Language Partners New Zealand (ELPNZ) to help improve settlement experience of refugees in the country.