Glynnis Cummings-John

Glynnis Cummings-John is the Deputy Country Director at Restless Development Sierra Leone, a development INGO powered by young people. Restless Development has offices across Africa, Asia and America, and is currently driving grassroots change across all 16 districts in Sierra Leone. Glynnis holds a BSc International Relations & Politics, and an MSc Children, Youth and International Development.

For over a decade, Glynnis has committed her professional career to addressing the needs of vulnerable groups through designing and delivering programmes and influencing policy. Over the years, her career has championed inclusion, good governance and transparency through her work with the government of Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ethiopia and other African nations. She is the author of Sierra Leone’s first National Ageing Policy which champions inclusion, and was endorsed by the government in 2019. She has trained and provided technical expertise to over 200 government officials and civil society organisations on effective inclusion of all genders, ages, and disabilities in their policies and programmes across East and West Africa.

Glynnis is determined to continue championing inclusion for marginalised groups across Africa so that people of all ages, genders and abilities can economically thrive and not just survive. Glynnis is also the founder of She Can. We Can. an organisation equipping young innovative women for leadership across Africa.

Glynnis is a member of the OGP Civil Society Steering Committee.