Members' Council

Peter Ohligschläger is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia, and has worked in the field of international cooperation and global partnerships for more than 25 years. He has worked as a lecturer in Southern Africa, as facilitator for global ministries and as head of the Institute for Mission, Ecumenism and Global Responsibility.

Since the early 1980s he has been committed to Oikocredit and has served in the West German Support Association as board member and in various other roles, at present as a public speaker.

Aglaë Hagg is vice president of Oikocredit’s Austrian Support Association and has been involved with the support association since 2013. She draws on her past work on social impacts in various countries and uses her communication skills in promoting Oikocredit, in serving on the support association board and, since 2021, also in the Members’ Council.

Aglaë has participated in social as well as church related activities for many years and has a strong commitment to Christian values. As a long-time supporter of microfinance, she founded a rural cooperative for women that undertakes inclusive finance work in Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana.

Malu Padilla was an Oikocredit International staff member from 2012 to 2021, starting as Capacity Building Programme Officer and later becoming Senior Operations Officer. She also served as chairperson of the Oikocredit Works Council for four years. As chair, she facilitated professional and respectful collaboration with the management in upholding Oikocredit's mission during consultations and negotiations regarding staff welfare and organisational changes. Malu has more than 40 years of experience and accomplishments in the international development sector; on international migration, gender and development; and in the ecumenical movement. She holds a degree in industrial and management engineering and earned credentials as a trainer in diversity management; gender, migration and development; and intercultural communications.