Mrs. Rhodes-Vivour was appointed as a board member of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA), an institution committed to the growth of arbitration in Africa. Launched in June 2018, the AfAA seeks to promote African arbitration and African arbitrators, and to coordinate activities regarding capacity-building, technical assistance and the provision of on-line resources on the continent. The institution also aims to promote, encourage, facilitate and advance the use of international arbitration within the African continent.