Meet the members

Valérie Duval-Poujol, France

Valérie is a French Baptist theologian, who holds a doctorate in the history of religions at the Sorbonne and exegesis at the Catholic Institute of Paris. She is vice-president of the Protestant Federation of France, and is also a “fraternal delegate” to the extraordinary Catholic synod on the family at the Vatican.

Author of numerous books, Valérie is committed to raising awareness of spiritual and sexual abuse to the Christian public and to issues related to the place of women in the Church. In this context, she founded the association Une place pour Elles.

Rev Domnic Misolo, Kenya

Domnic is a priest in the Anglican Church of Kenya, and the founder of the Institute for Faith and Gender Empowerment (IFAGE), a faith-based organisation advocating for gender justice and equality in Kenya and East Africa.

Amal Sarah, Pakistan

Amal Sarah works for the Women Development Services, Diocese of Raiwind, Church of Pakistan. Established in 1989, WDS works to empower women and build a just community.

Asun Quintana, Spain

Asun is a conference speaker and contributor of articles for the digital periodical ‘Protestante Digital.’ She is also President of the working group ‘Mujer y sociedad de la AEE’ (Woman and society of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance), as well as the founder and President of the Seneca Falls Platform, whose objective is to work on behalf of women in every area, especially equality, in society, and in the church. She has been working on matters to do with equality and gender violence for more than twelve years, and is pastor of the Asamblea Cristiana de Madrid church, a position she has occupied for 20 years.

Richard Procter, United Kingdom

Richard works as the Leading Co-ordinator for World Without Orphans Europe, which is part of the global World Without Orphans movement.

World Without Orphans is pursuing a world where every child is cared for in a safe and loving family, knows their Heavenly Father, and reaches their God-given potential.

Erika Sebestyén, Romania

An ophthalmologist and mental health professional, motivated by her deep love for Jesus and an ardent passion to build a better world for girls and women, Erika perseveres in speaking up against domestic violence, emphasising the role each of us has in preventing this societal disease. She is relentless in her pursuit to raise awareness and mobilise the Christian Church in this work. Her ministry is called erinTes (the Hungarian word for ‘touch’), expressing the challenges of building healthy relationships and also the complexity of the healing process for survivors of abuse and violence – a journey that is brought to fullness only by the redemptive, gentle touch of Jesus.