Freedom Nyamubaya

Her right She has the right, A right to say what she is, A right to say her dreams. She should not have to choose, The right that she is. She is what she is, She is what she will be. She is alive, breathes, She thinks, cries, She feels, hears, and sees, She is […]


Jessica Horn

Jessica Horn

Jessica Horn currently works as the Director of Programmes for African Women’s Development Fund and acts as the AWDF liaison with the AFF Working Group. She is a writer, women’s rights activist and founder of Akiiki Consulting (www.akiiki-consulting.org). As a consultant and activist She has worked for over 15 years with NGOs, progressive donors, the […]


Usu Mallya

Usu Mallya is a Tanzanian feminist activist and coach. An experienced and capable facilitator, Usu has a particular strength in linking macro to micro level issues and analysis, from a transformative feminist perspective, and in perceiving the implications of these issues for policy, advocacy, and movement building grounded in grassroots activism. Usu has played a […]


Sarah Mukasa

Sarah Mukasa

Sarah is the Deputy Director of Open Society Institute East Africa. She previously worked as the Director of Programmes at The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and as Progammes Manager for East Africa at Akina Mama wa Afrika. Sarah has a BA in Business and Management from the University of East London and an MSc […]