Unbound: Twitter Thoughts for the Heart and Mind

About the author.

Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo is an author, international strategist and public policy, diplomacy professional who recently served as Director for Leadership Engagement and Partnerships at Women Political Leaders. Verlaine previously served at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Executive Office on Global and Africa Strategic Priorities and Lead Public Engagement Adviser of the Generation Equality Forum. She devotes her efforts to building cross-sectorial partnerships and multi-stakeholders’ strategic engagements.

Her work is rooted in policy, human rights, women and youth empowerment, inclusion, diversity, equality and social justice. Verlaine has deep experience in the field of movement and community building for gender equality and women’s empowerment, including service as founding Coordinator of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), the joint African Union-UN Women initiative established to scale up women’s leadership in Africa and beyond. Verlaine served on the Advisory Panel of Women in Power of the 73rd President of the UN General Assembly, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés.

She is actively involved in advancing young women’s rights and is the founder of the impact initiative “Zahara’s Dream Inc.”, which supports young women from vulnerable and/or low-income communities empowering themselves by tapping into their full potential. Zahara’s Dream Inc. is on a mission to donate 100,000 Power Jackets by 2030 to rising young women as part of professional attire support across the world. Verlaine was recognized in 2018 in the Top 100 list of Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) in the Politics and Governance Category, and in 2019 in the Top 100 Influencers on Gender Equality and Diversity by Onalytica reaching women and youth in Africa and across the world.

Verlaine is the author of “UNBOUND: Twitter Thoughts for the Heart and Mind” (Ed. 2022).