Eveline Rodrigues is an international lawyer and project manager specialized in African countries. Committed to development issues on the African continent, she is a member of the International Network of Africanist Lawyers and the Vice-President of Initiative For Africa, an NGO working in the field of entrepreneurship and leadership. She believes that change in the economic doctrine should be based on placing the economy at the service of people, redefining the principles and values on which the economy is based, inclusion of women and disadvantaged groups, the search for the satisfaction of all human needs (intellectual, social, cultural…) and environmental preservation.a