Kathryn Hauwa Hoomkwap

Kathryn Hauwa Hoomkwap was a Nigerian Catholic political activist. She was involved in Nigerian politics in various capacities and is renowned for her work on women's rights and the family from the Catholic Church's perspective.

She was an International board member of the World Youth Alliance and was appointed a Founding member of the Wawel Club, a foundation for the promotion of Culture in the city of Krakow Poland. She was appointed along with twenty two other women from different parts of the world including Margaret Thatcher of Britain by the Premier of the Polish Government. Kathryn was also elected as a Board Member of the World Union of catholic Women Organization at its General Assembly in Guadalajara, Mexico and served at the World Board from 1991-1995. She is a member of the Board of Advisers, Human Life Protection League (Pro Life Movement) and has represented the Vatican in various UN International Conferences:

1. Head of the Holy See Delegation to the Special General Assembly of the United Nations on Beijing Plus 5
1. United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China in 1995.
2. United Nations Conference on Habitat II in Istanbul, Turkey in 1996

In 1979, Chief S. D. Lar, Governor of Plateau State appointed her as the first female Commissioner in the history of the state. She also became the first female President of Christian Health Association of Nigeria in 1998. CHAN is the oldest and largest Non Governmental Organization in Nigeria founded in 1973 by Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria, Chrisitan Council of Nigeria and Northern Christian Council of Nigeria as the umbrella organization of Mission Health Institutions in Nigeria. She also performed several important national assignments, Member 1998 Nigerian Constitution Review Committee; Chairperson, Plateau State Board of Internal Revenue

Mrs. Hoomkwap received a papal award and on January 26th 2008 was invested by Most Reverend Ignatius A, Kaigama, Catholic Arch bishop of Jos as “Dama Dell’s ordine Di San Gregorio Magno” (Dame of St. Gregory the Great), one of the church’s highest honors. She was also a recipient of the Member of Order of Niger given by the Nigerian Government.